
Lehigh Valley, the day so far


Larry Holmes to join Allentown Rescue Mission’s drive-thru food drive at Josh Early Candies

Celtic Classic ends after 39 years as Bethlehem nonprofit shuts down
The Celtic Cultural Alliance, which has run Bethlehem's Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival since 1988, announced Wednesday that it is shutting down, making last month's festival the last.
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Bethlehem Area School District to host listening sessions on school boundaries as enrollment falls
Parents and residents of the Bethlehem Area School District can weigh in on how the district uses its school buildings and draws attendance boundaries at five community meetings Wednesday, Nov. 4, through Friday, Nov. 6.

Stroudsburg rally to back Jane Doe in Cornell case
An "I Am Jane Doe" rally from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, outside the Monroe County Courthouse will show support for the former Cornell University student whose sexual assault allegations are now under a state special prosecutor's investigation.

Thieves are stealing radar sensors from behind Honda emblems in Bethlehem, police say
Bethlehem police said Thursday that thieves have been stealing radar sensors from behind the Honda emblem on newer Honda vehicles, most often in Center City.

Palmer Township church donates Bethlehem’s Christmas tree; crew cuts it Nov. 4
A tree from the grounds of Bethel Memorial Baptist Church at 715 Chestnut Lane will be Bethlehem's city Christmas tree this year, with a rigging crew due about 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, to cut it down.

WDIY brings its “Hollywood” Squares game show back to Easton’s State Theatre on Oct. 27
WDIY 88.1 FM is bringing back its Lehigh Valley "Hollywood" Squares, a live game show fundraiser with local leaders in the celebrity squares, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, 453 Northampton St.

Allentown council livestream outage tied to global PHP software flaw
The city said in a notice that "a widespread technical issue affecting Granicus" caused the council's livestream service to go offline. It said the meeting would go ahead as scheduled and that it planned to post a recording as soon as streaming returned.

Disabled artists, city and LANTA leaders to talk art and access at Bethlehem library Saturday
The library's event page lists Janine Santoro, the city's director of equity and inclusion, as its contact. Santoro organized a panel at the library in July 2025 as the city marked the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and raised its first Disability Pride flag, and three of Saturday's speakers were listed as panelists then.

School cellphone ban heads to Shapiro’s desk after 47-3 Pa. Senate vote
Only three of the Lehigh Valley's 17 school districts, Allentown, Easton Area and Whitehall-Coplay, have posted rules barring phones during the school day in every grade. The rest would have to change theirs by the 2027-28 school year.




