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Work has begun on the Hamilton Connector project in the 600 block of Hamilton Street.

Mayor Ray O'Connell and members of the Department of Community & Economic Development officially opened the Allentown Vision 2030 Community Engagement Hub today.

The 40 winners of the City of Allentown’s “Catch a Young Person Doing Something Right” campaign were honored at a reception on Thursday, February 28 in the lobby of City Hall.

Allentown Vision 2030, the update to the City’s comprehensive and economic development plan, is opening a Community Engagement Hub in downtown Allentown.

The 40 winners of the City of Allentown’s “Catch a Young Person Doing Something Right” campaign will be honored at a reception on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 5:00pm in the lobby of City Hall.

The City of Allentown is in receipt of a check for $132,363.00 from Cigar Factory, LLC for demolition costs incurred by the city following an October 7, 2018 fire that destroyed a former warehouse at 418 N. Franklin Street.

The City of Allentown is providing $725,000 of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds to assist Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley to develop eight single-family attached twin homes on a 1.07 acre lot at 640 Tacoma Street.

The second of four community collaboration meetings for Allentown residents to engage in Allentown Vision 2030, the update to the city’s comprehensive plan, will be held on Thursday, February 7 from 6:00pm-to-8:00pm at South Mountain Middle School.

For the eighth consecutive year, the City of Allentown is looking to recognize outstanding young persons across the city.

Hamilton Street in the City of Allentown will be closed from 9th Street to 8th Street on Thursday, December 6 beginning at 2:00pm for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at PPL Plaza.