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How would you make Bethlehem’s Broad Street safer? City officials want to know
Bethlehem officials are asking for input on making Broad Street safer for pedestrians and cyclists and they’re hoping the public weighs in during informational sessions this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. → Read More
Allentown raising pay for lifeguards as Lehigh Valley scrambles with shortage that is jeopardizing pool openings
As the region faces a lifeguard shortage that is affecting the opening of some pools, Allentown is raising the starting pay of lifeguards 17% to meet staffing requirements for the June 19 opening of Cedar Beach Pool and Mack Pool. → Read More
New mobile market coming to South Bethlehem on Wednesday
The Kellyn Foundation is opening another mobile market in South Bethlehem as part of the Greenway Farmer’s Market this Wednesday. → Read More
Bethlehem officials working to get 90-year-old Bethlehem Rose Garden on list of National Register of Historic Places
Bethlehem officials want to highlight the Bethlehem Rose Garden's important history by getting recognition from the National Register of Historic Places. → Read More
Bethlehem’s redesigned Memorial Pool to open next week
Bethlehem's long-awaited Memorial Pool will open to the public next week. → Read More
Bethlehem’s yet-to-be-constructed South Side garage already has hundreds of parking spaces leased
The Bethlehem Parking Authority says more than 600 spaces are set to be leased in the yet-to-be-constructed Polk Street Parking Garage, with authority members on Wednesday approving the largest lease agreement that will fill about half of those spaces. → Read More
Advocates push for Bethlehem officials to use pandemic relief money for permanent homeless shelter
Now, more than ever, Bethlehem is in need of a permanent shelter, said homeless advocates who have asked city officials to allocate pandemic relief money to the cause. → Read More
Primary election shakes up Bethlehem City Council, elects longtime council member as Democratic challenger for mayor
Bethlehem residents elected longtime Councilman J. William Reynolds as the Democratic challenger for mayor, while shaking up City Council with the addition of three newcomers, unseating longtime Councilman Bryan Callahan. → Read More
J. William Reynolds has big lead, appears to defeat Dana Grubb in Bethlehem mayoral primary
Bethlehem City Councilman J. William Reynolds had a 1,295-vote lead late Tuesday night over former City Administrator Dana Grubb in the race to become the city’s next mayor. → Read More
Bethlehem’s Democratic candidates for mayor face off during live debate
Days ahead of the May 18 primary election, PBS39 hosts a debate with Bethlehem's Democratic candidates for mayor. → Read More
Lafayette College president takes new job as leader of liberal arts college in Minnesota
Lafayette College President Alison Byerly is leaving her post this summer to take a job as the next president of Carleton College, a liberal arts college in Northfield, Minn. → Read More
Owner of Stefano’s Restaurant in Bethlehem to sell land to developer for apartment complex and smaller restaurant
Facing a tax increase and the toll of the pandemic on his business, Stefano Lombardo, owner of Stefano’s Restaurant on Linden Street, had some tough decisions to make. → Read More
Here’s how much money the Bethlehem mayoral Democratic candidates have raised
Bethlehem’s two Democratic mayoral candidates raised $75,276 in the weeks leading up to the May 18 primary election, but the vast majority of that money was raised by City Councilman J. William Reynolds whose bid has been endorsed by current Mayor Robert Donchez and several City Council members. → Read More
Pennsylvania coronavirus update: Lehigh Valley’s seven-day case rate below state average for first time in five months
Lehigh Valley case rate below statewide average for first time in 5 months → Read More
Former Ahart’s Market in Bethlehem to become ‘Ideal Food Basket’
Ahart’s Market in south Bethlehem will become an “Ideal Food Basket” after being purchased for $2.3 million last week by Juan Diaz of 410 Bethlehem Realty. → Read More
Ahart’s Market in Bethlehem sold for $2.3 million with plan to keep it a grocery store
A buyer has closed on the former Ahart’s Market in south Bethlehemat 410 Montclair Avenue, paying for $2.3 million for the property with the intent of keeping it a grocery store, confirmed a listing agent and Bethlehem officials confirmed on Friday evening. → Read More
Bethlehem principal known for his ‘compassion and grace’ selected as Pennsylvania Secondary Principal of the Year
Harrison Bailey III, Principal of Liberty High School, has been named the Pennsylvania Secondary School Principal of the Year by the PA Principals Association. → Read More
Can schools control student speech outside class? Supreme Court weighs Schuylkill County cheerleader’s case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard the first arguments today in a case that asks whether Mahanoy School District officials overextended their authority over student speech when they punished a cheerleader for an F-bomb-laden Snapchat she shared with a few hundred followers while off school grounds and outside of school hours. → Read More
Lehigh University to require students to have COVID-19 vaccine this fall
Lehigh University students who wish to participate in on-campus activities this fall will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. → Read More
In final State of the City address, Bethlehem Mayor Robert Donchez recounts year upended by pandemic
Mayor Robert Donchez gave his final “State of the City” address Friday, recounting a year that was upended by the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More