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'Small price to pay': Hellertown Council approves 1.5-mill tax increase to give fire company 'breathing room'
Hellertown Borough Council has approved a budget for 2026 that marks the first tax hike in the borough since 2019.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem’s Steel Ice Center presents updated plans for facilities expansion Thursday
On Thursday, representatives of Steel Ice Center will be back before city planners with the latest on an expansion for the site at the intersection of East Second and Polk streets, west of SteelStacks.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem welcomes newest edition of City Council, 1st-ever elected African American member
While incumbent Councilwomen Rachel Leon and Hillary Kwiatek, both Democrats, were poised to have their positions back for another four years, the panel also saw the addition of account executive Jo Daniels and local educator Justin Amann, also Democrats.
Bethlehem
No criminal charges in Five10 Flats apartment fire, police say
A former tenant tied to a massive fire at their South Bethlehem apartment building will not face criminal charges, according to city police.
Non-Profit
13 Lehigh Valley agencies get $400K grant to fight homelessness
One of Bethlehem's previous ESG application process in 2024 came on behalf of 12 area organizations, such as New Bethany, Third Street Alliance, VETBEDS and Valley Youth House.