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Townships push for Route 222 improvements

South Whitehall Township is exploring a multimillion-dollar traffic signal improvement project along Hamilton Boulevard and Cedar Crest Boulevard, while neighboring Upper Macungie Township has joined a regional effort urging the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to prioritize upgrades along the Route 222 corridor. The initiatives, discussed during separate township meetings Nov....
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Classical View: Allentown Band, “Americans We” salutes veterans, first responders; Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra, “La...

“This year on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Allentown Band’s annual ‘Americans We Tribute to Veterans Holiday Concert’ will also honor first responders,” says Ronald Demkee, Allentown Band Conductor. The Allentown Band presents “Americans We Tribute to Veterans and First Responders,” 3 p.m....
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Pennsylvania officials, business leaders break ground on $3.5B pharmaceutical plant

FOGELSVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania officials joined business leaders in the Lehigh Valley to break ground on a massive economic development project Thursday. Eli Lilly and Co. is building a new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant near Allentown. It is a $3.5 billion project that state officials say will create at least 850 permanent new jobs and […]
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Foodie: New Haaz’s Restaurant Gets Ready; PAA Kitchen Relocates; Chicken Salad Chick Set to...

In this edition of Pottstown Foodie, Bethlehem-based Haaz’s Restaurant is preparing to open in Pottstown on North Charlotte Street. PAA’s Kitchen has relocated and reopened on South Hanover Street, also in Pottstown. Chicken Salad Chick plans a Nov. 18 grand opening in Collegeville. Haaz’s Restaurant Expands from Bethlehem...
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From breaking news to museum exhibit: Former 69 News live truck finds a new...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — For years, it traveled across the Lehigh Valley, bringing breaking news, live reports, and the people who delivered them into viewers’ homes. Now, one of WFMZ-TV’s former live trucks has a new assignment. The Ford E-350 is on display at the America On Wheels...
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New Pa. License Plates Still Causing Wrong E-ZPass Charges

Pennsylvania’s patriotic new license plates are ringing up more than freedom, as months after the problem first surfaced, the redesigned tags are still triggering E-ZPass charges for trips drivers never took, writes Cheryl Mettendorf for 6abc. Introduced in June 2025 to mark America’s 250th anniversary, the plates feature the...
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New documents detail apparent miscues by PECO ahead of deadly Bucks County nursing home...

According to a new trove of documents, including interview transcripts, released by the NTSB on the deadly explosion, the gas meter valve was more than 80 years old, and PECO techs sent to the scene weren't trained to handle the situation.
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New Jersey compounding pharmacy working to pick up where another has left off in...

GREENWICH TWP., N.J.- A compounding pharmacy with operations in Warren County is working to get essential medicines back inside hospitals. In September, Quva Pharma announced it had acquired a range of medications from Central Admixture Pharmacy Services (CAPS), a B. Braun subsidiary that has exited the 503B compounding business. Quva,...
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New Allentown VA Clinic Doubles Space, Targets Summer 2029 for First Patients

The Department of Veterans Affairs has signed a lease for a new outpatient clinic in Allentown, a facility nearly double the size of what currently serves the region's veterans. The clinic, planned for 935 Blue Barn Road in Upper Macungie Township, is expected to see its first patients in summer 2029, with the VA aiming to complete construction and facility preparation by winter 2029.
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PECO tech encountered unfamiliar gas valve before deadly nursing home blast

A PECO technician responding to a gas leak hours before a Bucks County nursing home exploded last December told federal investigators he had never encountered the type of valve involved before, according to newly released documents. The NTSB released more than 3,200 pages of documents as part of its investigation...

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