Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure said the county's financial health is strong, as he highlighted some of the administration's achievements and future priorities during his seventh State of the County address, which was held at the State Theatre in Easton Tuesday.
About 40 new bus shelters have been installed by LANTA since January 2022, with 11 more scheduled to be installed by the end of this year.
Beaver County Rep. Rob Matzie (D-16) said he is redoubling his efforts to get the Safer Rails, Safer Communities Act passed by the state Senate and signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro.
A significant step was taken toward understanding what caused a train derailment to occur in Lower Saucon Township earlier this month with the release Wednesday of a preliminary report prepared by National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials. However, many questions regarding what led to the accident remain.
While Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22, the Lehigh University community has been recognizing the spirit of the occasion by promoting sustainability and other green initiatives throughout the month of April as well as all year round.
It will be harder for some Lehigh Valley residents who depend on the Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority's (LANTA's) bus service to get around the area Monday, after LANTA announced the cancellation of some Jan. 3 trips on its routes due to what it said is "a high level of absences among bus drivers due to COVID 19."
A stage coach stop was located on Main Street in Hellertown in front of the former Park Hotel. At the hotel's station, fresh teams of horses were exchanged for ones that were exhausted.
In 1897, it was big news that a new trolley line would connect Hellertown to South Bethlehem, effectively making it much easier to travel between the two communities.
Planners from PennDOT are seeking public opinion on their plans to build a second, partial bridge to the east of Bethlehem’s Hill to Hill Bridge.
This week host Josh Popichak is joined by Jessie Shappell, Executive Director of ITNLehighValley, a nonprofit organization which provides affordable transportation services to seniors and visually impaired adults in Northampton and Lehigh counties
