Good morning, Allentown.

More than 1,700 corporate volunteers are supporting 72 local nonprofits during the United Way Day of Caring in the Lehigh Valley.

The two-day program ran Tuesday, Sept. 15 and today — with projects including painting community rooms and planting trees that will log 8,806 service hours valued at $318,249.

Allentown is set to celebrate its historic connection at the Liberty Bell Festival Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Downtown from 4th to 7th & Hamilton Street, featuring a reenactment, block party, live music and over 50 vendors.

Bethlehem-based Weathertrends360 launched its free app Sunny (an AI weather tool) today to deliver long-range forecasts that help local businesses and residents plan events and adjust inventories, and it is available on both iOS and Android.

Air Products, a Lehigh County-based industrial gas company, announced Wednesday it signed a long-term agreement to invest $250 million in Arizona and supply gases + build new infrastructure for a leading semiconductor manufacturer's expansion.

The company plans to design, build and operate gas systems and pipelines.

Lehigh University is hosting two exhibitions that explore America’s 250-year history using rare documents and art to examine ideas of liberty and identity.

Unfinished Chapter is at Linderman Library while This Land runs at the Art Galleries through Dec. 4.

Local dairy farmers celebrated Chobani’s $1.2 billion investment at the All-American Dairy Show held at the PA Farm Show Complex.

The planned facility will create 900 jobs and boost milk demand by 30% as officials noted.

Victoria Mankos took the vacant seat on the Catasauqua Area School District Board of Education as the board approved boundary & topographical surveys for the Sheckler Elementary School project during the Sept.

8 meeting.

William Allen and Dieruff High Schools joined the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program yesterday at Dieruff High School as the district expands students’ access to technology; about 4,800 internet-connected devices with data plans will be provided while teachers receive digital coaching for classroom instruction.

Allentown City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee met Wednesday to discuss a proposed bill that would require multifamily projects using public funding to include at least 25% affordable units for moderate-income households.

Council members said they will fine-tune details with developers — aiming to pass the ordinance by December.

Intercon Chemical Co. voluntarily recalled six hand soap products because they may be contaminated, according to an FDA report from Sept.

11. The soaps were available through wholesalers and a retailer in Pennsylvania and other states.

City Center Residential opened The Standard in downtown, offering studios at $1,300 and two-bedrooms at $1,800.

The building—set on the former Morning Call site and featuring a commemorative mural—began leasing two months ago with over 15% occupancy and strong local feedback, adding to Allentown's expanding housing market.

The 2026-27 archery season will begin Saturday, Sept.

19 in Lehigh Valley’s WMU 5C, WMU 5D near Philadelphia, and WMU 2B near Pittsburgh, with the statewide opener following on Oct. 3. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said bowhunters now take more bucks than firearms hunters in recent seasons.