{"id":221237,"date":"2026-06-17T09:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/221237\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:43:13","slug":"the-valley-ledger-its-all-about-the-lehigh-valley-531","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/221237\/","title":{"rendered":"The Valley Ledger | Its All About The Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150011\" 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\/06\/mullin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Golebiowska, Saliby and Thor Awarded Allentown Rotary Club Scholarships\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Allentown, PA)\u2014Natalia Golebiowska from Allentown Central Catholic High School, Maya Saliby from Louis E. Dieruff High School and David Thor from William Allen High School were\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150011\" 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=150009\" 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\/06\/1781689391_593_NC-Northampton.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Northampton County Sheriff\u2019s Chief Deputy George Volpe Honored as CIT Officer of the Year During Crisis Intervention Team Training\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t[Northampton County, PA]\u2013Chief Deputy George Volpe of the Northampton County Sheriff\u2019s Department was recognized as the Northampton County Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150009\" 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:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150006\" 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\/06\/1781689391_228_purple-marlin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Purple Martins are Back at St. Lukes\u2019 Anderson Campus\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Purple martins have nested at St. Luke\u2019s Anderson Campus for the second straight year.<\/p>\n<p>The birds\u2019 return heralds the establishment of a new, perennial colony within the expansive\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150006\" 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=149999\" 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\/06\/1781689391_97_jefferson-a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"LVH\u2013Cedar Crest and LVH\u2013Muhlenberg, Part of Jefferson Health, Among The Leapfrog Group\u2019s Top U.S. Hospitals for Diabetes Care\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. (Jun. 16, 2026) \u2014 Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)\u2013Cedar Crest and LVH\u2013Muhlenberg, part of Jefferson Health, are among 37 U.S. hospitals recognized as Leaders in \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149999\" 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=149996\" 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\/06\/1781689392_817_russo-emcee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Turnstone Creative\u2019s Ashley Russo Serves as Emcee for United Way\u2019s 2026   Northeast Regional Conference and Panelist at Lehigh Valley Women\u2019s Summit\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The award-winning media entrepreneur led the three-day regional gathering of United Way leaders from 13 states and was a panelist at Women\u2019s Summit.<\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. (June 16, 2026)\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149996\" 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=149993\" 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\/06\/1781689392_873_gs-camp.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Girl Scouts of Eastern PA Debuts New \u201cGirl Adventure Place\u201d at Camp Mountain House\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149987\" 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\/06\/1781689392_105_vpcc-fireworks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Valley Preferred Cycling Center Celebrates America250 with Fireworks, Free Admission for First Responders and Upper Macungie Residents on July 3\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TREXLERTOWN, PA \u2014 The Valley Preferred Cycling Center (VPCC) invites the community to celebrate Independence Day weekend and America250 with an exciting evening of world-class\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149987\" 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=149984\" 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\/06\/1781689392_995_Samantha-Lurwick.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lehigh County Special Olympics Athlete Samantha Lurwick Inducted into the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Hall of Fame\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lurwick\u2019s\u00a0Induction was\u00a0Celebrated\u00a0at Special Olympics Pennsylvania\u2019s Summer Games<\/p>\n<p>(June 16, 2026)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/email.specialolympicspa.org\/c\/eJxsy7GOwyAMgOGngbEyxjEwMNyS9wDbaSLRS5RElfr2p-63_vo_rQKgQMlbDSkHDhEw-rV2xCXQBJlTS0iLNqBlWjhaj2CU_FYRkIEDB_yah2YuXVtsKFNBzY7gOky2NvbxeR2bXEd77OfTj7re93G5-ONwdjj_ezmc_Vm332V3BPdq7zaGfYbp086H7C9_V5HIJGZZCKbMyh1jtlxEtKVkwd_VaIrMEov2LO1blSiZFlDppaN_V_wLAAD__zBVTf8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Special Olympics Pennsylvania<\/a>\u00a0(SOPA)\u00a0recently\u00a0inducted Lehigh County\u00a0\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149984\" 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=149982\" 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\/06\/1781689393_89_nc-vote.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Official Results Certified for the May 19, 2026  \ufeffPrimary Election\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission Board met at a public meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 and signed the preliminary certification of the May 19, 2026 Primary Election. 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