Phil Gianficaro

1 week ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Phil Gianficaro

WHITEHALL, Pa. — Girls wrestling could be coming to Whitehall High School. Zephyrs Director of Athletics Bob Hartman on Monday asked Whitehall-Coplay School Board to approve a club team. “Club [teams] in PIAA language operates like having an interscholastic team,” Hartman told the board. “We’re not there yet; we want this for growth.” “Incrementally it will grow under a club designation. The boys wrestling coaches will coach them. It’s low-cost. This is a pragmatic approach.

1 week ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Phil Gianficaro

WHITEHALL, Pa. — The proposed 2025-26 budget for Whitehall-Coplay School District may result in another tax jump for property owners and possible staff reductions. School District Business Manager J. Michael Malay Jr., presented the school board’s Finance Committee with a proposed budget Monday. Following Monday’s meeting, Malay confirmed a real estate tax increase of 5.3% is possible. By law, a school district cannot assess an increase of more than 5.3%.

1 week ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Phil Gianficaro

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Whitehall Township Mayor Joseph J. Marx Jr. knows the what, but not the when. The "what" is the mayor’s publicly stated intention to temporarily close Water Street in the Darktown section of the township while a long-term traffic safety plan is developed to address the decades-long problem of speeding vehicles on the unusually narrow street. Exactly when that closure may take place, however, is undetermined.

1 week ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Phil Gianficaro

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lunchtime was approaching. To the smiling kindergartener cutie rocking a Nashville Music City T-shirt, that was music to her ears. “Is it pizza today?” an excited Lilyanna said Friday at Sonia Sotomayor Dual Language Immersion Academy. “I hope it’s pizza!”It was pizza. "By having these resources, we’re able to engage in meal enhancements, so our students have a variety of different options of meals that are healthy." Carol D.

2 weeks ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Phil Gianficaro

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — During Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania’s 100th anniversary luncheon, Jeffrey Heisey was thrilled to talk about his handicap. In golf — it’s a seven. At Lehigh Country Club on Wednesday, a day before celebrating his 50th birthday, Heisey tossed bouquets to all those responsible for addressing his challenges from cerebral palsy. The disorder affects movement, balance and posture and is caused by damage to the developing brain before, during or shortly after birth.