Mayor Ray O’Connell today appointed Jim Wehr interim chief of the Allentown Fire Department. He succeeds Chief Lee Laubach whose retirement is effective tomorrow.

The City of Allentown will push back the scheduled closing dates of Mack and Jordan pools and will close Cedar Pool for the season due to flooding.

Work associated with a pair of construction projects will result in traffic delays downtown.

Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the city of Allentown’s A3 General Obligation debt rating, but revised its outlook to negative from stable.

Floodwaters from Cedar Creek are forcing the closing of Allentown’s Cedar Beach Pool for the second time this summer.

The non-profit Arbor Day Foundation is recognizing Allentown as a Tree City USA for the 39th year!

Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell today nominated Meloney J. Sallie-Dosunmu to be Director of the Department of Human Resources.

Allentown’s Cedar Beach Pool will re-open Friday, August 10 at 12 noon. The pool had been closed as a result of Cedar Creek flooding on Saturday, August 4 and the necessary clean-up and refilling that followed.

The City of Allentown Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking registrations for the 2018 Allentown Halloween Parade, scheduled for Sunday, October 14.

“The BC Combo” concert at West Park on August 11 as part of the Allentown Department of Parks & Recreation’s 2018 Saturday in the Park concert series has been postponed due to the inclement weather forecast.  No new date has been set.