{"id":144872,"date":"2026-03-21T21:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T21:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/144872\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T21:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T21:16:19","slug":"the-valley-ledger-its-all-about-the-lehigh-valley-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/144872\/","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=148304\" 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\/03\/catty-grant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Congressman Mackenzie Announces $3.7 Million Investment in Catasauqua Redevelopment Project\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Photo credit: Office of U.S. Congressman Ryan Mackenzie)<\/p>\n<p>Catasauqua, PA \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, joined local officials\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148304\" 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=148301\" 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\/03\/Michael-Cardiges.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inside Match Day 2026: The Envelopes, Emotions, and Next Steps for Future Physicians\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caption: Michael Cardiges of Fogelsville, PA, with his parents. Michael\u2019s Match Day moment carried special meaning. Michael matched into the St. Luke\u2019s Internal Medicine Residency\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148301\" 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=148298\" 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\/03\/lisa-bodnar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"MUSICAL ARTISTS LISA BODNAR AND WHISTLEGRASS INVITE US TO TAKE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED IN THEIR STIRRING PRODUCTION Y411 AT THE ICE HOUSE\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bethlehem, PA \u2013 March 2026\u2014Lisa Bodnar and Whistlegrass launch their evocative multi-media production,\u00a0Y411\u00a0at the Ice House on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 8pm.<\/p>\n<p>Y411\u00a0is a live concert\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148298\" 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=148296\" 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\/03\/moravian-academy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Moravian Academy Announces New Full-Tuition Impact Scholarship for Upper School Students\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Two scholarships valued at $40,000 annually will support incoming students at the Merle-Smith Campus beginning Fall 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. (March 20, 2026)\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moravianacademy.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moravian Academy<\/a> has\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148296\" 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=148294\" 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\/11\/Pennsylvania-Treasury.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Treasurer Stacy Garrity: Spring into Action and Make it Rain Money with Unclaimed Property\u00a0\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than $46 million in unclaimed property is waiting for those with spring connections\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harrisburg, PA\u00a0\u2014 Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity is encouraging Pennsylvanians \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148294\" 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=148291\" 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\/03\/yap-26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pocono Chamber Youth Appreciation Ceremony!\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pocono Chamber of Commerce, a proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, invites the community to the Annual Youth Appreciation Ceremony<\/p>\n<p>presented by the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148291\" 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=148286\" 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\/03\/Maddie-Dilliard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Salisbury High School Senior Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarship to Cedar Crest College\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Elizabeth M. Meade with Maddie Dilliard (photo provided by Cedar Crest College)<\/p>\n<p>ALLENTOWN, PA (03\/20\/2026) Salisbury High School senior Maddie Dilliard has been awarded\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148286\" 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=148282\" 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\/03\/million-crayon-giveaway.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crayola Experience Million Crayon Giveaway to Feature the Official Return of Dandelion to the Crayola Color Pack\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Registration begins TODAY for the annual National Crayon Day celebration<\/p>\n<p>The Crayola Experience Million Crayon Giveaway is back, and so is the beloved Dandelion\u2014for good. The warm,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148282\" 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=148280\" 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\/11\/NC-Northampton.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Northampton County Council Votes \u201cYes\u201d on Non-Discrimination Ordinance and Plans to Establish a Human Relations Commission\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t[Northampton County, PA]\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Northampton County Council voted \u201cyes\u201d on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wo6djquab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001SY91kgHrfknzXoMqKvu-QKWi01rdTmLo-aqk1Xe4goian8Sx3hih9AeoGKKj29c71znrfpTl7KLw5gwqBPDnCb73bamy7BmEUS8kxTvnMWDAHy7tNgP0JLEWTtq69-UK9VSZ5T4e_PoogKstIcsIH_gUqvJGnNhzo-NjW4vxMCB0iVqxcqnql2cPGI2dhpqoGvauP1Gxy368gUBuPRETXummYeoNxuJYrHca3FahNuj6KIvKiqaSsVnb6TwOD-3-8n7Dg8V2Rfd5IMAhREd8viwFZWtC8MySgyTaqE9pXFMqTQPdKYf-36AnCfvCNZAY5_kn4jo5JxY5YUKD5qM8lA==&amp;c=CXTEF5cPYMFfsDW_skf3FVc5pMyo9zpi9QDhUf5-xNDNH4eplHn4WA==&amp;ch=mFj-TjvbhWlVHcyj9lsHqU5UP4Jpdk-JY-6pkb5bgXaWPvn6KiwJpA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wo6djquab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001SY91kgHrfknzXoMqKvu-QKWi01rdTmLo-aqk1Xe4goian8Sx3hih9AeoGKKj29c71znrfpTl7KLw5gwqBPDnCb73bamy7BmEUS8kxTvnMWDAHy7tNgP0JLEWTtq69-UK9VSZ5T4e_PoogKstIcsIH_gUqvJGnNhzo-NjW4vxMCB0iVqxcqnql2cPGI2dhpqoGvauP1Gxy368gUBuPRETXummYeoNxuJYrHca3FahNuj6KIvKiqaSsVnb6TwOD-3-8n7Dg8V2Rfd5IMAhREd8viwFZWtC8MySgyTaqE9pXFMqTQPdKYf-36AnCfvCNZAY5_kn4jo5JxY5YUKD5qM8lA%3D%3D%26c%3DCXTEF5cPYMFfsDW_skf3FVc5pMyo9zpi9QDhUf5-xNDNH4eplHn4WA%3D%3D%26ch%3DmFj-TjvbhWlVHcyj9lsHqU5UP4Jpdk-JY-6pkb5bgXaWPvn6KiwJpA%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1774056983085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ko5nBHvhMpPb7ggb__v0M\">non-discrimination ordinance<\/a>\u00a0that promotes the rights and opportunities of all persons to participate\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148280\" 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=148277\" 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\/03\/NMIH.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hands-On History in Action: National Museum of Industrial History Hosts Museum in Motion &amp; Crank-In on March 21st  and 22nd, 2026\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bethlehem, PA \u2014 The National Museum of Industrial History invites the public to experience history in motion during two dynamic events taking place on Saturday and Sunday, March \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148277\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo credit: Office of U.S. Congressman Ryan Mackenzie) Catasauqua, PA \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh&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-144872","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\/144872","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=144872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144872\/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=144872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}