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The Bethlehem Area School District Board approved a new transportation contract with Teamsters Local No. 773 at its Oct.

19 meeting after district transportation employees ratified the agreement, ending the collective bargaining process. The district serves more than 12,000 students in 22 schools (Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Hanover Township, Freemansburg, and Fountain Hill).

ArtsQuest’s 34th Christkindlmarkt will run Nov.

13 through Dec. 20 at SteelStacks with twice as many heated private igloos, an expanded Holiday Pop-Up Artist Market in the new ArtsQuest Creative Factory, a holiday beer tasting, 200+ artisans from 18 states and Scotland, and free admission Fridays 5 to 8 p.m.

Jefferson Health broke ground on Lehigh Valley Hospital Coopersburg, a neighborhood hospital with 11 emergency beds, 10 inpatient beds and a full-service ER that will operate 24 hours a day; it will open in late 2027 on a new campus spanning Coopersburg Borough and Upper Saucon Township.

The school district is asking residents to weigh in on its District Design plan and will hold a community meeting on Nov.

4 at 6 p.m. at Northeast Middle School, with online surveys available in English and Spanish. The board also schedules a 6 p.m. Nov. 2 meeting and tour of the new Fountain Hill Elementary at the Education Center, 1516 Sycamore St.

Volunteers collected 621 costumes and 541 accessories and held a giveaway Oct.

3 (10 a.m. to noon) at the Bethlehem YMCA where every child left with a costume and a book. The Costume Project will keep collecting donations at events and accepts post-Halloween drop-offs in the YMCA lobby.

Health officials say flu cases have appeared in Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton counties and urge people to get the updated vaccine now so it protects you before flu peaks in December and January (vaccine recommended for everyone 6 months and older).

The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority approved a $55 million, five-level public parking garage at LVIA that will open by 2029 to add about 1,000 public spaces and ease current parking demand; construction will use the short-term lot and include an elevated pedestrian walkway and Parksmart certification (shuttle service will expand during work).

Ashley Russo, co-founder and chief community and culture officer of Turnstone Creative, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at ArtsQuest Foundation's (10th) Linny Awards on Oct.

15 at the Musikfest Café at SteelStacks. Russo was honored for 25 years of media work, mentorship, and community leadership, amplifying Lehigh Valley voices.