News Archive

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk announced today that Leonard Lightner has joined the Mayor’s Office as Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective Monday February 14.

The Advanced Mentoring Enrichment Network (A.M.E.N) Initiative will be holding an information session on its upcoming Midnight Basketball season.

Starting this month, the City of Allentown is authorizing the contracted trash collector, to enforce trash rules regarding the maximum size for cans used for curbside trash collection.

We want to thank all who attended and tuned into Allentown's 2022 State of the City address. You can find the full speech on our website. 

The City of Allentown has partnered with TD Bank to launch a new automated lockbox feature that will impact the 2022 City Real Estate Property Tax Bills.

Mayor Matt Tuerk is announcing Connor Corpora as the newest member of the Mayor’s Office team to serve as Executive Secretary to the Mayor starting January 24.

The former Irving Pool and bathhouse will be replaced by a Class D activity pool with a beach front entrance, three-foot deep wading area, water features, amenities, whirlpool-type feature, swim lap lanes and a bath house.

The City of Allentown along with the Allentown Police Department (APD) is deeply saddened to announce the death of one of its own. 

Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell delivered his proposed 2022 city budget to City Council this afternoon. The $124.8 million spending plan holds the property tax rate stable at 7.31 mills.

Negotiators for the City of Allentown and the Lehigh County Authority (LCA) have reached a tentative settlement ending years of disputes and litigation and solidifying their partnership on the concession lease of Allentown's water and sewer utility system...