A new “tool and seed library” is giving Bethlehem residents the opportunity to grow their gardens by providing ready access to gardening tools and seeds this summer.
Bethlehem mayoral candidates trade shots, but also find common ground in pre-election debate
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Bethlehem City Councilman J. William Reynolds and former city administrative employee Dana Grubb are vying May 18, 2021, for the Democratic nomination for city mayor.Courtesy photos | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Despite very different political profiles, the two Bethlehem mayoral candidates took a number of similar positions on issues including affordable housing, policing and community diversity at a debate Thursday evening, five days before Pennsylvania’s primary election.
J. William Reynolds and Dana Grubb are vying for the Democratic nomination for this year’s Bethlehem mayoral election. They squared off in the PBS39 studio in an event hosted by PBS, WLVR 91.3, lehighvalleylive.com and the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley.
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Reaching vaccine holdouts brings Pa.’s acting health secretary to Lehigh Valley
Updated Apr 07, 2021;
Posted Apr 07, 2021
Pennsylvania Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam speaks Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital-Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown about vaccine hesitancy among minority groups across the state.Courtesy photo | For lehighvalle
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It’s no secret that demand for coronavirus vaccines continues to outpace supply, nearly four months after the first shots went into Lehigh Valley arms in mid-December.
But as eligibility opens this week ahead of April 19, when all Pennsylvanians 16 and older can get the vaccine, the state’s acting health secretary on Wednesday visited Allentown to help win over those who are hesitant to join the ranks of the inoculated.
1K COVID vaccine appointments available at Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley clinic
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Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley is holding an appointment-only COVID-19 vaccination clinic from Wednesday through Saturday in Bethlehem.
Over four days, 1,000 vaccines will be administered by Rite Aid pharmacists, according to a news release. The clinic at 520 E. Fourth St. on Southside Bethlehem is being hosted by the center, Capital BlueCross, Rite Aid and St. Luke’s University Health Network.
To make an appointment, call the center at 484-635-1341. A volunteer will answer the call or return a voice message within 24 hours, organizers say.
Pennsylvania is currently vaccinating people in Phase 1A and Phase 1B of its vaccine rollout.