Allentown Area

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk met up with his counterparts from Scranton and Williamsport on Wednesday as part of a tour to highlight projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

Allentown saw almost 500 crashes where a pedestrian was hurt in the past five years, eight of which killed people. Federal funding is contributing $312,000 for a study to improve road safety.

Remember Hess's Strawberry Pie? As part of its City Series night on July 1, the IronPigs will honor Allentown and serve the famous pie during the game.

City Council members Ce-Ce Gerlach, Santo Napoli and Candida Affa finished as the top three vote-getters in more than a third of Allentown's precincts in their bids for re-election.

The free classes will take place at Cedar Beach and ArtsWalk parks through June, with the Cedar Beach sessions extending through the summer. The classes are a partnership between the yoga studios and the city's Parks and Recreation Department.

The program started with 60 students in 2019, but the numbers have fallen off in the wake of the pandemic.

Mothers from the Lehigh Valley reflect on the Mother's Day in the Dominican Republic.

The school board will develop and vote on a new dress and grooming policy next for the 2023-24 school year.

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Shapiro did not answer a question about whether he supports more Level Up money for the state's poorest school districts.