News Archive

Building on the successful expansion of the free summer meal program for youth, Mayor Ray O’Connell announced this afternoon that the City of Allentown and its partners are extending the program to Firehouse Fridays after school.

The Allentown Health Bureau will offer naloxone for a limited time on Thursday, December 13 as part of Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week.

Mayor Ray O’Connell and the City of Allentown are seeking public participation as the city embarks on updating its comprehensive plan.

Are there expired or unused prescription and over-the counter medicines in your home? Then bring them to the National Take Back Day drug collection events in Allentown on Saturday, October 27. 

Mosquitoes capable of carrying West Nile virus will be under attack tonight in Allentown and South Whitehall Township.

A skunk picked up this week in the 600 block of N. Tacoma Street in the city of Allentown has tested positive for rabies. It is the second such incident in the last three weeks.

Allentown will receive a $125,000 competitive grant and 18 months of technical assistance from the National League of Cities (NLC) and the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) to expand after school and out-of-school meal programs.

The City of Allentown’s Bureau of Health and Animal Control are reminding pet owners to keep their animals up to date on rabies vaccinations.

Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell today announced the opening of five new “OPEN” sites in the city which will offer free summer meals for youth age 18 and under through the federal nutrition program.

Allentown is one of 14 cities selected by the National League of Cities (NLC), in partnership with Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), to attend the CHAMPS: Cities Combating Hunger Leadership Academy in Kansas City, Missouri next month.