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Property taxes stay flat in Bethlehem Township's proposed 2024 budget, and its general fund will carry over a healthy balance. But that's not likely to be the case in years to come.

City community development officials are preparing to submit an application, which is due by the end of the month. Another public comment period will take place Friday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m.

East Penn School Board candidates gathered Tuesday evening for a candidate forum hosted by the League of Woman Voters, fielding questions about school safety, transparency, and facilities expansion among other issues.

With a focus on infrastructure and keeping taxes under control, Forks Twp. supervisor candidates Dean Turner and Huntington Keim are focused on the everyday issues as hot topics.

The staff at the Moravian Archives is hosting Bethlehem Heritage Day on Nov. 11 to share with the public the same artifacts it shared with UNESCO World Heritage officials.

Easton City Council considered on-street parking increases to further alleviate the impending jump in sanitation fees during a 2024 budget hearing on Tuesday.

Lehigh County Commissioners' Human Services Commission will discuss the county’s Office of Children and Youth Services (OCYS) at its meeting on Wednesday.

A bill aimed at allowing nurse practitioners to practice on their own is being touted in the state capital. State Sen. Lisa Boscola was in Harrisburg Tuesday showing support for Senate Bill 25 which would allow Nurse Practitioners full practice authority.

Several sightings of black bears have been reported recently in residential areas of Bethlehem Township. Despite the animal not typically being aggressive toward humans, the Pennsylvania Game Commission advises not to approach or entice a black bear.

Blackstone Structures’ Gary Newman said he considered refurbishing or moving the buildings in lieu of knocking them down, but those projects were too expensive and infeasible.