Evan Jones

6 days ago | mcall.com | Evan Jones

A 20-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension in the Poconos will be closed early Sunday morning. Both directions of Interstate 476 between Pocono (exit 95) and Wyoming Valley (exit 115) will be closed between midnight and 5 a.m. Sunday to allow work crews to erect steel beams as part of bridge construction for the Wilkes-Barre interchange (exit 105). The following detours will be place:Northbound:I-80 west, 16.

6 days ago | mcall.com | Evan Jones

The National Park Service said Friday that it is closing all access points in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area because of rising water levels on the Delaware River. The river itself is also closed for all activities. The NHS said the closure will be in effect until the river level at the gauge at Montague, New Jersey is below 15 feet. The river is expected to crest at 17 feet on Saturday night, but could rise higher depending on precipitation amounts and location.

6 days ago | mcall.com | Evan Jones

Joseph P. Clark, 75, a longtime developer and businessman who owned numerous properties in Allentown, including the former Crocodile Rock Cafe concert venue on Hamilton Street, died Wednesday. His daughter, Melissa Sterner, said he died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. She said her father brought her into the family business at an early age. “I was proud to work alongside my father, a true town legacy, in all his business ventures from the time I was 8 years old,” Sterner said.

1 week ago | mcall.com | Evan Jones

The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone saw a modest increase in state and local tax revenue in 2024, but it was still a record. The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority said Wednesday that businesses in the city’s one-of-a-kind tax subsidy zone generated $103.5 million in tax revenue last year, about a 6% increase from the $102.9 million generated in 2023. Executive Director Steve Bamford said he expects revenue to fluctuate annually, but is happy to see any increase.

1 week ago | mcall.com | Evan Jones

Even though a thunderstorm came through shortly after the ribbon was cut for its newly renovated building on Tuesday, there was still a spirit of celebration at Gross McGinley LLP in downtown Allentown. The law firm at 33 S. Seventh St. just completed work to preserve the historic building and keep the firm anchored just off of Center Square.