K-12
Anonymous donor gifts $75K to support Bethlehem students, teachers
The anonymous donation will be used to support the teachers and students across the district, officials from the Foundation for the Bethlehem Area School District said.
Molly Bilinski
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Local News
‘Investing to protect our priceless land’: Lehigh County farm preserved from development
A crop farm in Lehigh County was included in the latest round of Pennsylvania's Farmland Preservation Program. Twenty-three other farms across the state were also preserved.
Bethlehem
10th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference focuses on conservation, restoration
In its 10th year, and led by the Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley, the conference theme was “Back to Basics,” and drew a sold-out crowd with about 180 people, including professionals and volunteers.
Local News
Allentown environmental panel urges city to reduce herbicide use
The Allentown Environmental Advisory Council on Monday unanimously approved a letter and draft resolution, urging city officials to use non-chemical methods to dispatch invasive plants.
Local History
Lehigh Valley 250 | The Walking Swindle: How a deceptive 1737 land-grab shaped the Lehigh Valley
The Walking Purchase, a 1737 land grab perpetrated by William Penn's sons, shaped the Lehigh Valley as residents know it today. But, the land wasn’t actually purchased, as the name might suggest — it was swindled from the Lenni-Lenape.