{"id":188378,"date":"2026-05-10T01:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T01:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/188378\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T01:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T01:30:23","slug":"the-valley-ledger-its-all-about-the-lehigh-valley-449","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/188378\/","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=149252\" 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\/2025\/10\/wildlands.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wildlands Conservancy Community &amp; Educational Calendar of Events for June 2026\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June Community\/Education Events details are summarized below; but also check out \u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Registration\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149252\" 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=149248\" 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\/05\/Temple-St-Lukes-School-of-Medicine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Temple\/St. Luke\u2019s School of Medicine Celebrates Class of 2026 Commencement and Awards Day\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back-to-back days of celebration marked Awards Day and Commencement for the Temple\/St. Luke\u2019s School of Medicine Class of 2026 and the faculty who mentored them throughout their\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149248\" 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=149245\" 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\/05\/site-selection.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Carbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development Corporation Partners with Penn\u2019s Northeast for Educational Site Selection Lunch &amp; Learn\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carbon County, PA \u2013 The Carbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC), proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce an \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149245\" 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=149241\" 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\/05\/bridge-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Northampton County Bridge #15 Reopens in  \ufeffLower Saucon Township\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t[Northampton County, PA] \u2013\u00a0Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski joined Northampton County Public Works officials and community members on Friday morning to celebrate the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149241\" 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=149238\" 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\/05\/Joetta-family.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Olympian Joetta honored at Penn Relays\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: Joetta (left) is pictured with her siblings J.J. Clark and Hazel Clark, and her daughter Talitha (right) at the 2026 Penn Relays, where the Clark family was honored\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149238\" 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=149235\" 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\/05\/pocono-26-golf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Pocono Chamber Golf Outing is ALMOST HERE!\" 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, is teeing up for their Annual Golf Tournament! This event will be held on Wednesday,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149235\" 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=149233\" 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 Approved the Creation of New Department, Continuum of Care at Gracedale\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Northampton County, PA]\u2013\u00a0With a vote of 5-to-4, Northampton County Council tonight approved the creation of a new County Department, Continuum of Care at Gracedale, to serve as\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149233\" 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=149230\" 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\/05\/Jennifer-Cooke.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New Knee and New Lease on Life\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo caption:\u00a0Jennifer Cooke with her grandchild.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Cooke endured years of knee pain that made even basic tasks difficult. She called them the \u201csilly things,\u201d like bending\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149230\" 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=149227\" 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\/05\/subaru-dl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Faulkner Subaru of Easton\u2019s Share the Love Event Raises Over $10,000 for Trail Maintenance &amp; Programming\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EASTON, Pa. \u2014 Delaware &amp; Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc. 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Every data point represents a person navigating an increasingly complex \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149225\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"June Community\/Education Events details are summarized below; but also check out \u2026\u2026 Registration\u2026 Click here to read more&#8230;&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-188378","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\/188378","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=188378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188378\/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=188378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}