Allentown PA

At the Northampton Borough Council meeting Sept. 3, council approved a request to advertise ordinance 1244 that amends the borough zoning ordinance to define and add specific requirements for data centers and data center accessory uses and to provide provisions for uses not provided for in the ordinance. Data centers..

LONGSWAMP TWP., Pa. - On Wednesday morning around 9:45 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to Barclay St. for reports of a mental health incident. Upon arriving at the scene, troopers were made aware of a 39-year-old man who was allegedly having a mental health crisis, police say. Authorities say...

Bethlehem police are searching for a 33-year-old man they say repeatedly threatened his former girlfriend, forcing her to hide in an upstairs room with her two children while armed with a pistol. Scott Brockel, 33, of the 1400 block of West Liberty Street in Allentown, is charged with two counts...

ALLEN TWP., Pa.- A third party logistics company is closing a warehouse in Northampton County. According to a notice filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Kenco Logistic Services will cease operations at 150 Cesanek Road outside

NORTHAMPTON CO. (WOLF) — More than 50 workers will be affected by the closure of a logistics facility in Northampton County, according to a newly filed Pennsylvania WARN notice. Kenco Logistic Services, LLC notified the state that it will close its facility at 150 Cesanek Road in Northampton. The...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The SouthSide Arts District will hold its 30th annual ChiliFest on Saturday, Oct. 17, from noon to 5 p.m., with local restaurants and businesses competing for awards decided by festivalgoers and a panel of local celebrity judges, the district said. The post SouthSide Arts District marks 30 years of Ch

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Northampton County reported during the week of Aug. 24. There were 77 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,088-square-foot property on Freemansburg Avenue in Bethlehem that sold for $350,000.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Allentown Planning Commission reviewed an amended preliminary/final land development plan for a data center Tuesday afternoon at city hall. The application involves the conversion of a 224,000-square-foot warehouse into an 80-megawatt data center use, adding an electrical substation, sound attenuat

An anonymous Allentown family has donated $750,000 to the Allentown Parknership to fund the restoration of the historic Tack Barn in Lehigh Parkway, the organization announced last week. The grant, described as a major milestone for the Allentown park system, will support structural stabilization, roof and masonry repa

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - ArtsQuest announced Tuesday that Oktoberfest returns to SteelStacks for its 16th year, bringing two weekends of German-inspired food, brews, live music, family-friendly fun, and some of the festival’s most beloved—and unconventional—competitions. The seasonal event kicks off on Friday, Oct. 2 through S