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Mackenzie to Host Special Needs Awareness Day April 13

April also marks National Autism Awareness Month EMMAUS – Rep.Ryan Mackenzie (R-Berks/Lehigh) encourages local families and individuals who are involved with children or adults with special needs to attend his free Special Needs Awareness Day on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at OAA …

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State Sen. Bob Mensch: Pa. faces public pension crisis

By State Sen. Bob Mensch More than five years after the sub-prime mortgage collapse, state and local governments and school districts across Pennsylvania continue to struggle with the impacts of the economic crisis. While revenues are slowly improving, the reverberations of the economic crisis are …

League of Women Voters

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LWV Running for Local Office Handbook

Thinking of running for local office this year? Circulating a petition to get on the ballot begins this Tuesday, February 19. To many, running for local office can be a daunting task. In order to assist candidates through this complex process, the League of Women Voters of Lehigh and Northampton …

Government

An Evening with Madeleine Albright at Zoellner Arts Center

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 8 pm Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center   This event is free and open to the public, no tickets required.   Lehigh University hosts Dr. Madeleine K. Albright. Albright was named the first female Secretary of State in 1977. She is a professor in the Practice of Diplomacy …

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Dean Browning Announces Bid For Lehigh County Executive

Dean Browning Announces Bid for County Executive Cites 30+ years of private sector business experience; Says responsibly balancing Lehigh County’s budget will be his top priority             Allentown, January 28, 2013 – Citing over three decades as a private sector, business executive in Lehigh …

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Green Party of Pennsylvania Endorses DEP Protests

The Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA) has endorsed regional protests of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) being planned for Earth Day, April 22, 2013. The endorsement, made by GPPA at its January 12th quarterly meeting in York, PA, underscores the growing recognition …

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Lehigh County Democrats Announce Inaugural Ball in Allentown

The Lehigh County Democratic Committee announces their First Inaugural Ball. Join us for an evening of food, friends and dancing! Monday, January 21, 2013 from 8-midnight The Cosmopolitan 22 North Sixth Street Allentown, PA Price: $30.00 To get your tickets, please click on this link: http://…

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Lehigh County Democrats Bus Trip to Inauguration

The Lehigh County Democratic Committee is sponsoring two buses to Washington D.C. on Monday, Jan. 21 to view the Presidential Inaugural activities; the swearing in, the parade and the musical performances leading up to the swearing in ceremony. The buses will be leaving from Allentown, and the …

Government

Ruckus Brewing Co. to Redevelop Old Neuweiler Brewery

Will bring mixed-use jobs and business incubation to Allentown   The Riverfront Master Plan will get another huge boost with the redevelopment of the old Neuweiler Brewery site, ‘Brewer’s Hill’. The site will be acquired by Ruckus Brewing Co., who will revitalize the historic brewery as well as …

Government

Lehigh County Authority Customers Now Receiving Water Directly from Allentown

Beginning around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, most Lehigh County Authority (LCA) water customers began receiving water from a new source – the City of Allentown.However, for most customers, the change was undetectable. LCA reports no significant changes are expected in water pressure, taste or quality…

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