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Mayor Ray O'Connell issued the following statement on the July 19, 2019 passing of David M. Howells Sr...

Three new firefighters are putting their skills to work in the Allentown Fire Department. They were among the graduates of the Allentown Fire Academy who were honored during a ceremony today at Scottish Rite Cathedral in Allentown.

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Allentown (RACA) will receive $200,000 for housing rehabilitation as one of 211 projects being awarded $51.2 million across the Commonwealth for the 2018/19 Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation E...

On Friday, June 28, the Allentown Police Department conducted an operation that focused on ATVs and dirt bikes being driven illegally on city streets.  

The City of Allentown is being awarded a $6,000 Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape 2019 Matching Mini Grant Award to support the riparian buffers in Cedar Beach Park and Lehigh Parkway.

The Allentown Police Department is proud to announce that the application process for the 2019 Citizen’s Police Academy will open Monday, July 1, 2019 and be accepted until 3:00 pm on Thursday, August 1, 2019.

Effective Saturday, June 29, the City of Allentown Department of Parks & Recreation will be closing several park restroom facilities due to a heightened level of vandalism incidents over the past several weeks.

Allentown EMS is being honored for the fifth consecutive year by the American Heart Association for its treatment of victims of a heart attack.

The City of Allentown is partnering with Cornell University and the Allentown Vision 2030 Comprehensive and Economic Development Plan to study noise pollution in the city. 

Mayor Ray O’Connell today announced a nearly 800% increase in the city of Allentown’s free summer meals program drop-in locations for youth age 18 and under!