Hayden Mitman
Lehigh County reporterI’m Lehigh County reporter for LehighValleyNews.com. A graduate of William Allen High School in Allentown and Moravian College in Bethlehem, I was born and raised in the Lehigh Valley. I joined Lehigh Valley Public Media in 2018 and have more than 15 years of experience as a reporter working in television, radio and newspapers. I’m an avid fan of local sports, sci-fi movies, comic books and video games. But my favorite pastime is being a dad and spending time with family.
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Allentown City Council has banned the practice of declawing cats—unless it is for a therapeutic reason—and has authorized a $500 fine for anyone who performs the procedure. -
Allentown School District Acting Superintendent Carol Birks joined the city's mayor, Matt Tuerk, for a conversation on issues facing the school district and plans for the future.
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Allentown's police chief, Charles Roca, is looking to grow the number of officers patrolling city streets, add new vehicles to the city's fleet and is investigating the possibility of installing gunshot detection equipment in neighborhoods across the city.
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Lehigh County's chief clerk of elections said the vote tally went quickly and smoothly for the county's 158 precincts.
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As votes roll in, Siegel atop the race for the empty seat in the 22nd District.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk of Allentown joined state representatives Peter Schweyer and Mike Schlossberg in calling for patience as it may take a few days for all votes to be counted following Tuesday's elections.
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The Pa. Supreme Court has ruled that mail-in ballots that are missing a date or have a date written incorrectly will need to be set aside by county election boards.
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A look at the candidates vying for the newly redistricted 22nd District in the state's House of Representatives.
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A change to the state's corporate net income tax, will allow Pennsylvania to woo new businesses and help create jobs, local business leaders say.
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Lehigh County's election drop boxes were the focus of a case that could have reverberated throughout the state, and may have had ramifications over how the rest of Pennsylvania handles election drop boxes. This is a deeper look at what happened in the courtroom during that hearing.
