Jason Addy
Allentown Area reporterI cover Allentown and have worked for news outlets in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Minneapolis since graduating from Penn State. It’s great to be much closer to home — I was born and raised in Lehighton — and I’m excited to help share Allentown’s stories. If you've got an idea, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jasona@lehighvalleynews.com.
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Lucinda Wright has served as Allentown's special events manager for the past four years. -
A package of changes to Allentown's parking ordinances could be approved by April 19 as officials look to address a wave of complaints from residents.
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The Liberty Bell Museum had its last visitors Saturday ahead of a move to the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum. Its guides aren't guaranteed to make the same move.
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The three-term Democratic representative spoke with Lehigh Valley residents Tuesday at Lehigh University during her second in-person town hall of the year.
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Linnette Ruiz-Perez said she hopes to welcome her first customers to Eminence Luxury Beauty Studio in May.
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The Allentown Parking authority is eyeing changes to its internal policies and is pushing the city council to update parking ordinances after months of complaints from residents.
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The first event of the the 2023 Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival showcased work from two dozen students at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts.
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The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum will soon house artifacts from Allentown's Liberty Bell Museum, according to officials.
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Congress eliminated emergency SNAP payments, which provided thousands of Lehigh Valley families with extra financial support amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lehigh County Commissioners are looking to offer up to $150 in property tax rebates to residents who serve in volunteer fire companies.
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The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office on Friday announced charges against two unnamed juveniles in connection with the inferno that started Wednesday night.
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More than two dozen people were displaced as the six-alarm blaze damaged seven rowhomes. But those numbers could've been much higher without crucial aid from other agencies, officials said.
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Emergency radio dispatches indicated the fire had escalated to a sixth alarm by shortly before 10 p.m., less than 90 minutes after it was first reported.
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President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie visited Mack Trucks' plant in Lower Macungie Township on Tuesday.
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City Council last week approved Bill 20, closing a gap in Allentown's zoning code to set specific standards on data centers.
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La política establece las obligaciones y responsabilidades de los empleados al tratar con autoridades federales de inmigración, dijo el martes Josh Siegel.
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The policy lays employees’ “obligations and responsibilities” when interacting with federal immigration authorities, Executive Josh Siegel said Tuesday.
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The first-term senator laid out his opposition to data centers and answered some of the “almost 100 questions” he said he received during a virtual town hall Wednesday night.
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The applicant requested the meeting be postponed, according to city officials.
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Los centros de datos dominaron más de tres horas de debate antes de que el Concejo Municipal de Allentown aplazara la votación sobre nuevas regulaciones.
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Data centers dominated discussion for more than three hours as Allentown City Council held a public hearing on proposed regulations before voting hours later to table them.
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La persona designada ocupará el cargo por cerca de un año y medio, hasta la próxima elección municipal, según establece el código de Allentown.
