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“The state of our city is strong and getting stronger,” said Mayor Ed Pawlowski as he delivered his 2015 State of the City address today to members and guests of the Allentown Rotary Club at the brand new Renaissance Allentown Hotel.

The City of Allentown has garnered a record-tying fifth gold medal in the Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC) competition.

The City of Allentown is seeking applications from community organizations for ten mini-grants totaling $7,500. The funds are to be used to beautify city blocks.

The Allentown Arts Commission is pleased to announce that nominations are now being requested for awards to be presented at the Allentown Arts Commission’s Annual Reception.

The meeting of the Allentown Zoning Hearing Board scheduled for 7 o’clock this evening in City Council Chambers has been cancelled.

The Snow Emergency in the City of Allentown was lifted effective at 6am on Tuesday, January 27, 2015.

The winners of the City of Allentown and the Allentown Presidents’ Council “Catch a Young Person Doing Something Right” campaign will be honored at a reception on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at LifeChurch at 1401 E. Cedar Street.

The City of Allentown will receive $250,000 in a Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP).

Mayor Ed Pawlowski announced today that Fire Chief Bob Kudlak has decided to retire and that Deputy Chief of Operations Lee T. Laubach Jr. is being promoted to interim fire chief.

The Allentown Police Department is sporting three brand new bicycles courtesy of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 375.