{"id":52879,"date":"2025-12-05T09:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/52879\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:47:19","slug":"the-valley-ledger-its-all-about-the-lehigh-valley-113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/52879\/","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=146492\" 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\/12\/allentown-rotary-club.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Allentown Rotary Foundation Awards $10,000 in Grants to Combat Emergency Food Crisis\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Four Local Organizations Receive Funding to Address Critical Community Need<\/p>\n<p>ALLENTOWN, PA \u2013 12\/3 \u2013 The Allentown Rotary Foundation today announced $10,000 in grant awards to four\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146492\" 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=146490\" 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\/11\/NC-Northampton.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Northampton County Continues Unprecedented Fiscal Stability\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Historic Eighth Consecutive Budget Without a Property Tax Increase Passes<\/p>\n<p>[Northampton County, PA]\u00a0\u2013 This evening, following Northampton County Council\u2019s approval of the 2026\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146490\" 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=146485\" 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\/12\/ASD-board.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Allentown School District School Board of Directors Swears in New Members, Selects New President &amp; Vice President\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos provided courtesy of Allentown School District<\/p>\n<p>Allentown, PA \u2013 (December 4, 2025) \u2014The Allentown School District is pleased to welcome new members to the School Board\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146485\" 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=146482\" 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\/12\/Rick-Franzo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Business Coach Takes Note of \u201cAmazing\u201d St. Luke\u2019s Culture That Saved His Life, Twice\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Award-winning business coach Rick Franzo woke up that Sunday in September with stomach pain, was doubled over in the emergency room by 5 p.m., and lay on an operating table at midnight.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146482\" 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=146479\" 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\/12\/holiday-for-hope.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Local Business Leaders Unite to Address Homelessness Crisis at \u201cHope for the Holidays\u201d Fundraising Event\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tricia Vermilya Aesthetics partners with Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering and Safe Harbor Easton to support Lehigh Valley\u2019s unhoused neighbors<\/p>\n<p>EASTON, Pa., Nov. 4, 2025 \u2013\u00a0As\u00a0the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146479\" 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=146477\" 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\/us-ryan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mackenzie Joins Colleagues in Calling for Extension of Expanded Healthcare Credits, Bipartisan Reforms\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in supporting a framework for \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146477\" 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=146473\" 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\/12\/jefferson-a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jefferson Health\u2019s Highly Specialized Nursing S.E.A.L. Team Expanding to the Lehigh Valley\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elite program to support Jefferson Health\u2019s Lehigh Valley hospitals and empower nursing talent\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(Dec. 3, 2025)\u00a0\u2013 Jefferson Health is expanding its successful Nursing S.E.A.L. Team\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146473\" 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=146467\" 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\/12\/evening-with-strings.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lehigh Valley Charter HIgh School for the Arts presents \u201cEvening with Strings\u201d- A Night of Harmony &amp; Artistry\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The acclaimed Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Music Department presents an \u201cEvening with Strings\u201d on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 7 PM.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146467\" 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=146464\" 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\/12\/unity-bank-food-drive.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Unity Bank Launches Holiday Food Drive to Support Local Food Banks\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All branch locations to collect non-perishable food items throughout December<\/p>\n<p>December, 2025 \u2013\u00a0Unity Bank is proud to announce the launch of its annual Holiday Food Drive, taking\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146464\" 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=146457\" 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\/12\/bethlehem-trees.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Trees of Historic Bethlehem\u2019 Exhibition Welcomes Visitors to the Christmas City\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: Scotland Tree \u2013 by Autumn Ford<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Popular Holiday Attraction Showcases Top Trees of Past 20 Years<\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, PA\u2014The popular \u201cTrees of Historic Bethlehem\u201d exhibition\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=146457\" class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four Local Organizations Receive Funding to Address Critical Community Need ALLENTOWN, PA \u2013 12\/3 \u2013 The Allentown Rotary&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":{"0":"post-52879","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allentown","8":"tag-allentown","9":"tag-allentown-headlines","10":"tag-allentown-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52879","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=52879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52879\/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=52879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}