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Online tool shows impact of proposed tax raise in Allentown — with garbage fees to climb, too
Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk is asking council to raise the city's property tax rate about 4% and increase trash-collection fees by $140.
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Seminal hardcore band looking forward to making new memories in Allentown with Halloween night show
Biohazard plays Allentown's Archer Music Hall, with Swollen Teeth, Bayway and Onyx, at 5:30 p.m. today, Oct. 31. Tickets, at $59.50 for general admission standing, remain available at the Archer website and at the box office at 939 Hamilton St.
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Allentown man sentenced in fatal shooting at child's birthday party
Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Thursday that an Allentown man charged in a fatal shooting outside a child's birthday party last year has been sentenced. He will serve 11 ½ to 28 years in state prison in the death of an Alburtis man.
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Allentown City Council committees continue cruise through mayor’s 2026 budget proposal
Four Allentown City Council committees have reviewed much of Mayor Matt Tuerk’s budget since he introduced it this month, but members have shown little desire to make wholesale changes.
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'It's not a luxury. It's a necessity': The Give Back resource event offers food and essentials for 400 Allentown families
About 400 Allentown families came to The Salvation Army for The Give Back resource event Wednesday, where they received shelf-stable food, daily necessities, and more, just as federal assistance benefits are about to be cut off.
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