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'It was his civic duty': Former Allentown Mayor Bill Heydt remembered as successful businessman who felt the need to serve his city
'It was his civic duty': Former Allentown Mayor Bill Heydt remembered as successful businessman who felt the need to serve his city ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Bill Heydt, the two-term Republican mayor, who ...
Former Allentown Mayor William Heydt, 86, dies
William L. Heydt, 86, passed away Sunday, according to a news release from the city. Heydt served as the 39th mayor of ...
Opinion by Allentown mayor: Urban forestry projects a worthwhile investment in our cities
Opinion: The $1.35 billion awarded for urban forestry projects by the USDA supports America’s cities and towns ...
Allentown Art Museum to relocate to the site of police patrol station; police building will be demolished
The Allentown Art Museum will relocate to a to-be-constructed building on the site of the 10th and Hamilton Street police ...
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Allentown Art Museum announces plan to move, ‘reimagine’ role as cultural hub
The Allentown Art Museum submitted the winning bid for a property at 10th and Hamilton streets being sold by the city's parking authority.
Former Allentown Mayor Bill Heydt, who led city through tumultuous times and created Lights in the Parkway, dies at 86
Former Allentown Mayor Bill Heydt, who led the city from 1994 to 2002, died Sunday. He was 86. Heydt was the last Republican ...
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China deploys NGOs to quash criticism at U.N. organizations in Geneva
Matthew Brown, public information officer for the Human Rights Council, said, “We take seriously all allegations of intimidation and reprisals” and “do our utmost to prevent them from ...
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Allentown council designates its city a ‘safe haven’ for LGBTQ+ people
Allentown’s city council adopted a resolution (R48-2025) designating their city as a “safe haven” for LGBTQ+ people.