{"id":199724,"date":"2026-05-22T10:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/199724\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:48:14","slug":"the-valley-ledger-its-all-about-the-lehigh-valley-482","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/199724\/","title":{"rendered":"The Valley Ledger | Its All About The Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149544\" 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\/05\/hnl-lab.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"HNL Lab Medicine Receives 2026 Boomi Innovation Award for Advancing Integration and Automation in Healthcare\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ALLENTOWN, Pa.\u2014May 21, 2026\u2014 HNL Lab Medicine has been named a recipient of the 2026 Boomi Innovation Award, a national recognition honoring organizations that are using data, integration,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149544\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149541\" 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\/05\/ready-set.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania\u2019s Ready, Set, Graduate! Celebrates Over 100 Students in Two Ceremonies\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: Friends Gather in their Caps and Gowns at Ready, Set, Graduate! (image provided courtesy of CIS of Eastern PA)<\/p>\n<p>The graduation ceremonies included scholarship presentations,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149541\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149538\" 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\/ssca.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sixth Street Shelter to Celebrate Staff and Community\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sixth Street Shelter Celebrates Staff and Community <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">ALLENTOWN, PA\u2014 The Sixth Street Shelter, a program of Community Action Lehigh\u00a0Valley, will host Sixth Street Shelter Day on \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149538\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149536\" 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\/1779446893_279_county-of-Lehigh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Despite early issues, Lehigh County\u2019s elections come off smoothly\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Allentown\u00a0\u2013 Lehigh County\u2019s election system, unexpectedly tested by a clerical error in the weeks leading to the May 19 primary, worked as designed and ensured all voters had their\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149536\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149528\" 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\/enetech-orfield.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Entech Establishes Permanent Lehigh Valley Office, Cementing Growth and Regional Leadership Since 2020\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: Tori Morgan, LO, leads the team at the Lehigh Valley office.<\/p>\n<p>Reading, PA \u2013 Entech has officially opened a permanent office in the Lehigh Valley at 2239 PA Route 309, \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149528\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149521\" 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\/schools-out.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scream and Shout, School\u2019s Out Bash in Upper Saucon Returns!\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The countdown to summer is nearly over, and the celebration begins now! The Southern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce, in proud partnership with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149521\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149519\" 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\/coleman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Coleman Announces More Than $244,000 Awarded to Lehigh County Community Projects\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HARRISBURG \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/senatorcoleman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/senatorcoleman.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1779376170964000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qBuEaoyoyLyLMPBqnk1bf\">Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16)<\/a>\u00a0announced today seven Lehigh County community projects will benefit from more than $244,000 in state grant funding from the Local Share\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149519\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149516\" 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\/blue-mnt-biker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"BLUE MOUNTAIN RESORT\u2019S BIKE PARK REOPENS FRIDAY, MAY 22\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PALMERTON, Pa. \u2013 Pennsylvania\u2019s only lift-served mountain bike park is back in action.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skibluemt.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.skibluemt.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1779376170951000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1K3Z21P664jjWxNdtrmEYw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Mountain Resort<\/a>\u00a0officially opens its Mountain Bike Park for the season on Friday, May\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149516\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149513\" 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\/dorney-smiles.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dorney Park Helps Deliver Smiles Through Donation of Approximately 5,000 Squishmallows\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 May 20, 2026 \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.Tc-2F6febIbNyrBA3ozPTr5-2BSWtDcR4bOZh-2FG5OCMD6VE-2BVrHEkA5n4DfjRZuGkK0FXFvu_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2FowKeyGuHOmmLSKuyC34P7aJlst1UEUbNDIMEhHDS0QNKKLD00iwGURMzdWDuqWwioqwzvh0gXcF3Rz2nKehSRAR-2Bk3uz-2Bewolp6snWYYRWd69AhqqorGnd9ZyMyMf-2FsMqH5ocGNZ3zlFC-2Bgo57R5pc0bW-2FMlJ0iWVhylS8pUBt43exlbJAyrwP6Pm2SEpcQOMvJ0u-2Fv1LNO1rgYxEO5-2FJ7Rc9vdmG662sBZK3iOmYR6ScQxhCL5na3URAb2UYySeUUMRfd2wrO8ylMIuvhJxyUhpGk0-2FqCbPTbCXTErdinxwJCbPx0HSH1F3sCKobEs3D1JGLbDMge7Ev7AUA6R6AcGHKL9IfqbTAvemDIe6auQ-3D-3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dorney Park &amp; Wildwater Kingdom<\/a>\u00a0recently partnered with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.Tc-2F6febIbNyrBA3ozPTr52h-2BdO2CTEYi-2FlNn1g1P8kS3GmIpt7tJlTajYiaywfp7Wy23Xz0CEMjeUDPH-2FtPc-2FQ-3D-3DvOiD_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2FowKeyGuHOmmLSKuyC34P7aJlst1UEUbNDIMEhHDS0QNKKLD00iwGURMzdWDuqWwioqwzvh0gXcF3Rz2nKehSRAR-2Bk3uz-2Bewolp6snWYYRWd69AhqqorGnd9ZyMyMf-2FsMqH5ocGNZ3zlFC-2Bgo57R5pc0bW-2FMlJ0iWVhylS8pUBt43exlbJAyrwP6Pm2SEpcQNDukN6FG64twoWzMbymowyaOxCVshiBLXODqPVvsZ6cXniP4t3BKXPlhS4vlSqUdj-2FsDSZc-2FsbmCn-2FbmO0-2FoFof6araZy6FaHHSbVhIfhIlas746XNNr6ph8vg0UVWaCVSyyIj-2FmMVPxGNmFCI2ArO2j9C5UopZo5z-2FDGzVYEygA-3D-3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emily\u2019s Hug Mee Drive<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.Tc-2F6febIbNyrBA3ozPTr52h-2BdO2CTEYi-2FlNn1g1P8kTTj-2BTP5-2FbuZ73EwqUj9fzwa8pk_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2FowKeyGuHOmmLSKuyC34P7aJlst1UEUbNDIMEhHDS0QNKKLD00iwGURMzdWDuqWwioqwzvh0gXcF3Rz2nKehSRAR-2Bk3uz-2Bewolp6snWYYRWd69AhqqorGnd9ZyMyMf-2FsMqH5ocGNZ3zlFC-2Bgo57R5pc0bW-2FMlJ0iWVhylS8pUBt43exlbJAyrwP6Pm2SEpcQOnzBwGMnxAOBxVQi1IoTCfwOF1vbCvGAzQRHRJnFNxQBTxsBi-2FvLz-2B8ljL1IsKgE4QfdeKi-2FXWvlt56SJT51wzdqS5uGdy-2BZRM449pgMaZs2cYXAydp7PeLEhGtKA0Nokh1d-2FrLvGEAhk8SbEzW57WfqHmxGmVk7VQXUPVSRsiHw-3D-3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HeroBuds Lehigh Valley<\/a>\u00a0to donate approximately 5,000 Squishmallows\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149513\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149510\" 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\/scam-jam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Coleman Welcomes Residents to Sign Up for Quakertown Scam Prevention Event\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>QUAKERTOWN \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.senatorcoleman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.senatorcoleman.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1779376170914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0vtPVy25UroIFXU6j807CG\">Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16)<\/a>\u00a0invites area residents to attend his Scam Jam event on May 28 where presentations and a financial scam expert panel will be provided to help\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149510\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN, Pa.\u2014May 21, 2026\u2014 HNL Lab Medicine has been named a recipient of the 2026 Boomi Innovation Award,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-199724","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\/199724","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=199724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}