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17 hours ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Jenny Roberts

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Following a special education audit, Allentown School District may consider adding a new assistant superintendent position to oversee such services. The district also will work with a consultant group to improve its infrastructure to better serve students who have disabilities. School directors approved on Thursday the continued partnership with Total School Solutions Consulting Services over the next three school years at a cost not to exceed $450,850.

1 day ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Jenny Roberts

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown School Board on Thursday approved its $483.4 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year while holding the line on taxes for the third consecutive budget cycle. That keeps the district's property tax rate at 22.6432 mills, meaning the owner of a home valued at $100,000 for tax purposes would pay an annual $2,264.32 in school property taxes.

2 days ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Jenny Roberts

UPPER SAUCON TWP., Pa. — Southern Lehigh School Board has approved a $78.9 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year with a 2.63% tax increase. School directors unanimously approved the spending plan Monday meeting, increasing the millage rate to 17.7130. “We’re in a very good position." Louis Pepe That will be the lowest millage rate in the Lehigh Valley as of the 2026 fiscal year, according to Southern Lehigh’s Director of Business Services Louis Pepe. The fiscal year begins July 1.

2 days ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Micaela Hood

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — This weekend, you can celebrate the contributions of the Puerto Rican community at ArtsQuest's ¡Sabor! Latin Festival. Now in its 14th year, the three-day celebration will be Thursday, June 26, through Saturday, June 28, on the SteelStacks campus. New this year will be a free movie screening of "Our Latin Thing," or "Nuestra Cosa," a documentary directed by Leon Gast.

3 days ago | lehighvalleynews.com | William Oliver

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Whether it’s giving ice cream its proper texture or testing the performance limits of a spacesuit, a broad range of industries manage liquids and gases using low-flow control technology. That’s why Bronkhorst High-Tech is expanding its facility space in Bethlehem to better serve its customers in the petrochemical, food and beverage and automotive industries among others, company officials said at a ribbon-cutting event on Tuesday.