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Gas prices stabilize in Lehigh Valley after recent spike
Gas prices in Pennsylvania stabilized this week at $3.942 per gallon, with the Lehigh Valley largely unchanged at $3.927 on March 30 (it was $3.928 one week earlier...
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Trusted Land Transfer opens Bethlehem office; Ron Donchez named Lehigh Valley market president
Trusted Land Transfer has expanded into the Lehigh Valley with a new office in the Ben Franklin Technology Partners complex in Bethlehem and has appointed longtime commercial banker...
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AARP: Pennsylvania family caregivers provide $40 billion in unpaid labor annually
AARP reports that 2.2 million Pennsylvanians provide 2.1 billion hours of unpaid care annually, a contribution valued at $40 billion at $19.05 per hour that helps keep many...
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St. Luke’s Older Adult Meal Program feeds seniors’ nutritional and social needs
St. Luke’s University Health Network serves weekday dinners to adults 65 and older at cafeterias on 10 campuses in Pennsylvania as part of its Senior Health Program, offering...
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GoggleWorks opens Thorn Alley Kitchen in downtown Reading
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts will open Thorn Alley Kitchen on April 10 at its downtown Reading campus, part of a plan to make the site a cultural...
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Senior Bonus Deduction gives retirees up to $47,500 in federal tax relief
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) implemented a Senior Bonus Deduction in 2026 that provides a $6,000 deduction per person ($12,000 for married couples) for taxpayers aged...
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Pa. providers, lawmakers rally in Harrisburg for human services funding
Members of the Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association and bipartisan state lawmakers gathered at the State Capitol Rotunda to call for stable rates, workforce investment and reduced administrative...
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Berks senior community uses AI to boost employee retention
Aspire for Well‑Being’s The Highlands at Wyomissing partnered with Arena to deploy an AI platform that analyzes applicant information and job history to prioritize candidates most likely to...
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Ben Franklin approves nearly $1.2M to support 11 regional companies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania said it approved nearly $1.2 million in investments during the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 to support 11 companies—seven early-stage...
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First Black-owned winery opens in the Poconos
Legacy Vines Winery, founded by husband-and-wife Shantelle and Brian Davis as an extension of their longtime business Willie Mae’s Place, has opened in Gilbert. The couple transitioned the...
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Phoebe Ministries CEO: Chestnut Ridge thriving after two years in Emmaus
Scott Stevenson, CEO of Phoebe Ministries, says Chestnut Ridge at Rodale is “really doing great” after the community recently celebrated CHEERS to 2 Years. The 126‑apartment senior living...
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Norman's Hallmark opens at Promenade Saucon Valley
Norman's Hallmark opened a 5,290-square-foot location at Promenade Saucon Valley in Center Valley, marking continued expansion in the Lehigh Valley. The employee-owned retailer operates 100 stores, traces its...
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Coca-Cola Park named Best Minor League Ball Park
Coca-Cola Park was voted Best Minor League Ball Park in USA Today's 10Best Reader's Choice Awards, with nominations curated by a panel of experts and editors and the...
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World’s largest cigar store coming to Bethlehem
Discount e‑retailer Cigar Page, founded in 2015 and the nation’s second‑largest online cigar seller, held a groundbreaking in Bethlehem for a 58,545‑sq‑ft headquarters and its first physical retail/bar/lounge,...
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Pa. House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15; Shapiro urges Senate to act
The Pennsylvania House approved House Bill 2189 to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour, marking the third time the chamber has passed such legislation...
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Winter weather slows February traffic at LVIA
Winter weather caused more than four dozen flight cancellations at Lehigh Valley International Airport in February, leaving passenger traffic essentially flat at 74,737 — a 0.3% decrease from...
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Catasauqua redevelopment lands $3.7M federal boost
Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) announced $3.7 million in federal funding to support infrastructure for the Crane Iron Company redevelopment on Catasauqua’s riverfront Front Street. The money will fund...
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Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom nominated in USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown is nominated in two USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Award categories for Wildwater Kingdom’s Runaway River lazy river and its wave...