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School board honors girls wrestling coach
Parkland School Board directors began their May meeting with recognition of Anthony Shave as Pennsylvania’s Girls Wrestling Coach of the Year. “We had a tremendous inaugural season,” High school Principal Nathan Davidson told the board. Shave guided the high school team to league, district and regional championships. He...
Northwestern hangs on to beat Wyomissing in its A-Town Throwdown opener
ALLENTOWN, Pa - The area's biggest Summer basketball tournament takes over Cedar Beach this weekend. Northwestern opened its A-Town Throwdown up with a 53-47 win over Wyomissing. Both teams trading blows throughout the opening round contest. The Spartans fought back from a double-digit deficit to tie things up at 30...
Christmas in July at the Lehigh Valley Zoo | PHOTOS
The Lehigh Valley Zoo is hosting a Christmas in July event on Thursday, July 25, 2024. The event will have opportunities to take photos with Summer Santa from 12 pm – 2 pm, a musical performance by Elsa and Anna at 2 pm, a meet-and-great at 3:30 pm with the Red Pandas, and lots of festive crafts and activities around the zoo.
Spain’s Single Walks Off Reading as Offense Comes Alive
MANCHESTER, NH — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (5-17, 35-55) won, 5-4, in thrilling fashion over the Reading Fightin Phils (10-13, 41-51) at Delta Dental Stadium Thursday. Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, center fielder Garrett Spain blooped a single into shallow center field which scored third baseman Cade Doughty and secured the win.
Court fight looms for Allentown officials after council hires attorney to sue mayor
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A rift between Allentown’s top officials grew deeper Wednesday night as city council hired an attorney to potentially sue Mayor Matt Tuerk. Six of seven council members voted to pass a resolution to engage Brown McGarry Nimeroff Attorneys. Councilman Santo Napoli was the lone vote against it.
Parkland Garden Tour features two unique stories
Parkland Garden Club celebrated its Silver Anniversary Garden Tour on July 13. Despite the hot weather, many visitors toured the various venues throughout the club’s presentations. The garden of Jean Hoopes, in North Whitehall Township, was included in the tour. Her daughter, Diane Mellen, grandson Matthew Mellen, and granddaughter...
Scott Kingery hits two home runs leading the IronPigs to victory in Rochester
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (50-47) and the Rochester Red Wings (52-45) played game three of a six-game series on Thursday morning from Innovative Field. Lehigh Valley starter David Parkinson (2-4, 5.52 ERA) was on the mound against Rochester’s Jackson Rutledge (4-6, 7.32 ERA). At the top of the first...
Reading's win streak is snapped in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, NH - Reading's win streak was snapped on Thursday night with the host New Hampshire finally earning a win in the series. The Fisher Cats walked it off with an RBI single for the 5-4 win. The Fightin Phils would score 3-runs in the second inning on a Leandro...
Allentown School Board to consider school director's resignation
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Allentown School Board will vote on the resignation of one of its school directors at its monthly meeting Thursday. School Director Daysell Ramirez plans to step down after six months on the job, according to a spokesperson for Allentown School District who confirmed the resignation plans earlier this month.
Allentown getting $35K to improve biking trails
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Allentown is getting a big financial boost to improve the city's biking paths. The city will receive $35,000 in state funding through the "WalkWorks" program. The grant money will go toward developing a comprehensive bike infrastructure plan for the city. A city official says the plan will...
Royals sign Prokop, Welsh
Reading, Pa. - The Reading Royals, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers and American Hockey League's Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that forwards Noah Prokop and Nolan Welsh have signed with the club for the 2024-25 season. Prokop, 24, signed a contract with the Toledo Walleye to begin...
Allentown City Council tables vote on bill to upgrade, retitle city positions
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Allentown City Council voted 6-1 Wednesday to table an ordinance requested by the administration to reconfigure about 30 positions in several city departments. The administration said upgrading and retitling the positions will allow various departments to operate at a level more in line with the job...
Murder charges brought against Pennsylvania couple in death of 12-year-old girl
WEST CALN, Pa. - Prosecutors on Thursday filed upgraded charges against a Pennsylvania father and his girlfriend who are accused of abusing and starving a 12-year-old girl whose body was "severely emaciated" when she died. Rendell Hoagland and Cindy Warren were charged in May with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, kidnapping...
Nonprofit works to preserve Allentown's architectural heritage
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Saving the past for the future. It's the mission of the Allentown Preservation League. The nonprofit has been busy and is on the move. "You have a durability and a rot resistance in older growth wood that you do not have in modern materials," said Adam Bond, while looking at old building materials inside an old Allentown warehouse.
Allentown City Council poised to sue mayor over racism probe
Allentown City Council on Wednesday voted 6-1 to hire a lawyer to represent them in a proposed lawsuit against Mayor Matt Tuerk in an ongoing dispute over an investigation into alleged racism at city hall. Santo Napoli, city council vice president, was the only member to vote against the hiring of Philadelphia law firm Brown McGarry Nimeroff. The proposed lawsuit stems from a disagreement ...
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