Mayor Ray O’Connell today announced the nomination of Seth O’Neill as Director of the Allentown Finance Department.

Three recent police academy graduates and the city’s newest hire received their City of Allentown Police Department badges during a brief ceremony this afternoon in City Council chambers.

Allentown Fire Chief Jim Wehr is retiring next month after completing nearly 27-years with the department.

The Allentown Department of Parks and Recreation is moving to a new recreation management software system.

Fake snow may look appealing on a Christmas tree, but it is not good for the mulch that the City of Allentown produces from those discarded trees.

Drive through tests for COVID-19 are underway at Coca-Cola Park.

Christmas trees and other yard waste will be collected in the city of Allentown during the weeks of Sunday, January 10 and Sunday, January 17.

A Boil Water Advisory issued on Sunday for a portion of the city following a massive Lehigh County Authority water main break on Devonshire Road has been lifted.

The City of Allentown is revising its Business Privilege Tax (BPT) regulations based on guidance from legislative acts and court decisions rendered since April 1996 when the last revisions were made.

The Allentown Health Bureau is now utilizing Survey Monkey to schedule appointments for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for qualifying healthcare staff in Lehigh County.