Good morning, Allentown.

The Great Allentown Fair opened Wednesday night on Sept.

2 with rides, games, livestock and live music, including a concert by The Four Tops with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. The event offers daily live shows (from Sept. 3 to Sept. 7).

Dorney Park will host the Summer Send Off Fireworks on Sunday, Sept.

6 at 8:30 p.m. Visitors can ride roller coasters, family rides + water park attractions for a festive Labor Day weekend.

A 58-year-old Easton man is staging a comeback after a hotel fire left him with nothing.

His caseworker helped him secure over $3,500 from the Disaster Recovery Assistance Program to cover essentials + prevent homelessness, following similar aid provided to others in past recovery efforts.

Chobani will invest $1.2B to open its first PA plant at the former Keurig Dr. Pepper facility in Upper Macungie Township, keeping 300 employees and adding 600 jobs over five years; a deal announced Tuesday boosts local dairy production — fueling growth.

DOE Assistant Secretary Katie Jereza visited PPL’s Walbert Training Center in South Whitehall Township on Wednesday to review a $100M infrastructure upgrade that is 50 percent complete with DOE grant funds — aiming to modernize the grid, reduce outages, and boost system reliability as part of an $8B plan.

The future Allentown Art Museum at 10th and Hamilton was approved for inclusion in the Neighborhood Improvement Zone on Wednesday.

This approval lets the project tap up to $9 million in state funds toward its $50-55 million rebuild, with demolition on the former police substation starting in October.

Gas prices in Pennsylvania have risen, with the average now at $4.215 per gallon, and Lehigh Valley prices reaching $4.106 early in the week.

AAA notes local gas costs increased by 5 cents+ while national averages fell slightly+ amid unchanged crude oil prices.

East Allen Elementary School opened on Aug.

24 with personalized classroom messages and inspiring hallway quotes in a new building (159,000 sqft) for K-5 students in the Northampton Area School District. Nearly 1,000 community members joined open houses on Aug. 21 and 22.

Forensic experts gathered at Cedar Crest College on Wednesday ahead of the 25th anniversary of Sept.

11 to share firsthand accounts of the response challenges at the World Trade Center - offering students valuable lessons in forensic work.

Allentown has been named the worst city for asthma by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, which noted that air pollution and older housing led to high emergency visits.

Health experts advise an asthma action plan as cases may rise into winter (with symptoms already spiking since September).

Boys soccer opened its season with a 5-0 win over Catasauqua, while the Whitehall girls soccer team lost 2-1 to Palmerton.

Field hockey dropped games to Parkland and Hazleton, and the golf team defeated Pocono Mountain West 447-503 led by Nik Christman (83).

Liberty’s girls tennis team wrapped up its inaugural week with a 6-0 win over Pleasant Valley on Aug.

28 — Corrine Mumma and her teammates secured strong singles and doubles wins, despite a loss to Stroudsburg two days earlier.