Good morning, Allentown.

Saturday night, community members gathered at Mountainview Youth Center on South Fifth Street to celebrate a reunion where residents from near and far reconnected with childhood friends and longtime neighbors (all sharing one message: We are one).

A scrapple-eating contest returned to the Great Allentown Fair Saturday, featuring the local dish that divides opinion.

The event is part of the fair's food celebrations, inviting residents to enjoy a unique local tradition.

Logan's Heroes Animal Rescue in Lehigh County welcomes new additions including kittens, a canine (and two caring humans) to its pack.

The group will help local residents meet these friendly animals and explore pet adoption opportunities.

Sheetz plans a new convenience store + gas station at the northeast corner of Hausman and Tilghman in South Whitehall Township.

The township planning commission will review the proposal on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 4444 Walbert Ave.

Palmer Township Planning Commission will review a proposal on Wednesday, Sept.

9 at 7 p.m. for a Dunkin’ and retail store at 400 Trolley Lane Drive in Chrin Commerce Centre near Route 33 (the plan reduces parking needs from a previous sit-down restaurant design).

A local nature observer noted overcast skies and a slip on a walnut as late-summer blooms emerged, with fragrant evening primrose opening at dusk and cultivated four-o’clock flowers spreading from garden beds.

Native jewelweeds (touch-me-not plants) and tropical elephant ear add color to local green spaces.

Lehighvalleylive.com has compiled a searchable chart using Pennsylvania Department of Health data that shows measles vaccination rates for local schools (kindergarten, seventh and 12th grades).

The tool comes amid rising measles cases nationwide and two reported in Lehigh County last month, aiming to help parents check local vaccination status.

Whitehall Plaza in Whitehall Township is getting a refreshed look under new owner Mishorim Gold Properties as renovations begin and tenants fill large spaces.

Forman Mills opens at 9 a.m. Sept. 24 on the former Bed Bath & Beyond site, with Lululand Adventure Park and Ziyad Market coming soon.