{"id":259277,"date":"2026-08-05T00:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259277\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:02:43","slug":"the-valley-ledger-its-all-about-the-lehigh-valley-576","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259277\/","title":{"rendered":"The Valley Ledger | Its All About The Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150405\" 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\/08\/ill-26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2026 Illumination Tickets on Sale Now!\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2026 Illumination Tickets on Sale Now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nightly Walk-Thru Holiday Lights Festival at Coca-Cola Park<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Returns this Winter with Nearly Two Million Lights!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Illumination will run November\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150405\" 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=150400\" 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\/08\/cms-staff.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Community Music School Announces Leadership Transition\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Photo Caption:\u00a0 Former CMS Executive Director Jeff Reed (L)\u00a0and incoming CMS Executive Director Dr. Deborah Justice (R).<\/p>\n<p>CMS Welcomes New Executive Director Dr. Deborah Justice\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150400\" 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=150384\" 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\/08\/1785888161_285_camp-via.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Camp Via Making A\u00a0Difference\u00a0\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cody Yanochko is usually a bit introverted and not always very eager to take part in new activities. The 15-year-old from Lehigh Township is on the autism spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Cody was younger,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150384\" 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=150381\" 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\/08\/1785888161_324_mowglv-ppl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley Receives $15,000 PPL Foundation Grant to Expand Access to Nutritious Meals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The grant will go toward the nonprofit\u2019s Meal Subsidy Program, which helps ensure homebound individuals receive nutritious meals regardless of their ability to pay.<\/p>\n<p>ALLENTOWN,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150381\" 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=150378\" 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\/08\/1785888161_146_mobile-health-vans.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Star Community Health Vans Deliver Reduced-Cost Care to People in Need\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On a rainy morning in June, a smiling preteen girl dressed in blue emerged from the white and blue Star Community Heath dental van parked behind Trexler Middle School, Allentown. She\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150378\" 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=150376\" 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\/08\/1785888162_607_Olivers-nannies.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR STRONG WITH OLIVER\u2019S NANNIES\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Premier nanny agency Oliver\u2019s Nannies provides a helping hand with reliable childcare for families, just in time for back-to-school.<\/p>\n<p>CENTER VALLEY, PA, July 2026 \u2013\u00a0The start of \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150376\" 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=150371\" 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\/08\/1785888162_349_unitedway-Members.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Strengthens Board of Directors with Three New Members\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The organization welcomes Laudy Allan, Harrison Bailey III, Ed.D. and Angela Connell to its Board of Directors, bringing leadership experience from business, education and health\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150371\" 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=150368\" 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\/08\/1785888162_831_third-eye-blind-Kim.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Third Eye Blind with Special Guest St. Lucia\u00a0 |  Review By: Janel Spiegel\u00a0\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured Image by: Kimberly Kanuck<\/p>\n<p>Review By: Janel Spiegel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Third Eye Blind with Special Guest St. Lucia<br \/>Wind Creek Steel Stage<br \/>Musikfest 2026<br \/>711 E. 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