{"id":112898,"date":"2026-02-13T08:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/112898\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T08:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:56:19","slug":"the-valley-ledger-its-all-about-the-lehigh-valley-201","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/112898\/","title":{"rendered":"The Valley Ledger | Its All About The Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147591\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rachael-Graham.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Innovative Program Saves Diabetics\u2019 Eyesight\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo caption\u00a0\u2013\u00a0From\u00a0left:\u00a0Rachael Graham, RN;\u00a0Jen\u00a0Shepard\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For people living with diabetes, the biggest threat to their eyesight often arrives with no symptoms. Diabetic \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147591\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147589\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jux.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"JuxtaHub launches new arts &amp; innovation summer camp\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> JuxtaHub launches new arts &amp; innovation summer camp<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">July\/August sessions now on sale for children ages 6-12<\/p>\n<p>[EMMAUS, PA, February 12, 2026]\u00a0\u00a0JuxtaHub, the Lehigh Valley\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147589\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a>\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147587\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/McNeill.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"McNeill appointed to Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HARRISBURG, Feb. 12 \u2013\u00a0State Rep. Jeanne McNeill announced today that she has been appointed to the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to be appointed to the Lehigh\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147587\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147583\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cay-Galgon-Life-House.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cay Galgon Life House Addresses Rising Maternal and Infant Homelessness\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: Several Cay Galgon Life House Residential Moms and their babies, who are in the process of moving from crisis to stability. \u2013 Photo Credit: Alyssa Armagost,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147583\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147578\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Shanthi-Project.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shanthi Project Welcomes New Board Leadership to Advance Mission\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Easton, PA \u2013 (February 12, 2026) Shanthi Project is pleased to announce several changes to its Board of Directors, including the appointment of Debora \u201cDebi\u201d Rice as President and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147578\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147575\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teen-writers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aspiring Teen Writers thrive in Literary Arts Program at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo Caption: Students of the Literary Arts Publications Course produce a variety of professional publications including a literary magazine, RUCKUS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Write It. Film It. Publish\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147575\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147572\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/demintia-carbon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monroe County Dementia Coalition Expands Community Support with February Events\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 2026 \u2013 Monroe County, PA\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0The Monroe County Dementia Coalition, a grassroots group of professionals, caregivers, advocates, and\u00a0community members, is strengthening\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147572\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147569\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shaping.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Regional Partners Invite Employers to \ufeff \ufeffJoin Virtual Workforce Dialogue\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShaping the Future Workforce\u201d Launch Meeting Scheduled for March 6<\/p>\n<p>Carbon County, PA \u2014\u00a0The Carbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) and the Pocono Counties\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147569\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147567\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nccc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"NCC to Welcome Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Annette Gordon-Reed\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, PA\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Acclaimed historian, author, and Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University, Annette Gordon-Reed,\u00a0will be the keynote speaker for Northampton\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147567\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147564\" aria-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hearts-of-hope.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cCreating Love and Light for Healing\u201d  |  By: Vicky Alercia-Casella LPC\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Article by: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/therapists\/vicky-alercia-casella-easton-pa\/170423?utm_campaign=TD_SHA_1_1&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_source=TDE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vicky Alercia-Casella LPC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">February 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCreating Love and Light for Healing\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDarkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate;\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147564\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo caption\u00a0\u2013\u00a0From\u00a0left:\u00a0Rachael Graham, RN;\u00a0Jen\u00a0Shepard\u00a0 For people living with diabetes, the biggest threat to their eyesight often arrives with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-112898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}