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Rep. Wild Announces, Applauds $1.16+ Billion Investment in Pennsylvania Broadband Internet Projects

By Lehigh Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

On June 26, Congresswoman Susan Wild announced and applauded $1,161,778,272.41 in federal funding for Pennsylvania broadband internet projects, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equality, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

Irving Pool Groundbreaking

By Lehigh Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

On June 26, the City held a goundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction on Irving Pool.

Rep. Matt Cartwright Introduces Serve Act

By Lehigh Times Report | Jun 26, 2023

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08), along with U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) and U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that students who serve in the National Guard and Reserve will be guaranteed readmission to their schools following a deployment.

Rep. Wild Announces New American Rescue Plan Investment in Pennsylvania Workers’ Pensions

By Lehigh Times Report | Jun 26, 2023

On June 29, Congresswoman Susan Wild joined Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to the President and American Rescue Plan Coordinator; Gordon Hartogensis, Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey; and John Shinn, International Secretary-Treasurer of the United Steelworkers to announce new Special Financial Assistance.

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Lehigh Times area weekly mass times

By Lehigh Times | Jun 24, 2023

The following parishes in the Lehigh Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Recycling Update

By Lehigh Times Report | Jun 21, 2023

The 20- and 25-gallon green recycling bins are back in stock at the Recycling Office at 641 S. 10th St. in Allentown.

595 inmates in Lehigh County are White in May

By Lehigh Times | Jun 19, 2023

White is the most common ethnicity among inmates in Lehigh County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

Rep. Susan Wild Stands Up for Right to Contraception

By Lehigh Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

Today, Congresswoman Susan Wild helped reintroduce the bicameral Right to Contraception Act: legislation to codify the right for Americans to access all forms of FDA-approved birth control into federal law.

Lehigh County is home to 393 Black inmates in May

By Lehigh Times | Jun 18, 2023

White is the most common ethnicity among inmates in Lehigh County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

Lehigh Times area weekly mass times

By Lehigh Times | Jun 17, 2023

The following parishes in the Lehigh Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

How many inmates of unknown ethnicity were incarcerated in Lehigh County in May?

By Lehigh Times | Jun 17, 2023

White is the most common ethnicity among inmates in Lehigh County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

New: Rep. Susan Wild Appointed to Congressional-Executive Commission on China (Cecc)

By Lehigh Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

Congresswoman Susan Wild will serve on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) for the 118th Congress, joining a bipartisan panel of lawmakers and Executive Branch officials in monitoring human rights and the development of the rule of law in China.