Former Lehigh Valley Moravian church has a new congregation, with a key to the city

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The Bergen Irish Pipe Band competes in the Drum Major Competition on Saturday, Sept, 27, 2025, during the Celtic Classic festival. The festival, hosted by the Celtic Cultural Alliance, has been held annually at Bethlehem’s Highland Field since 1988 and draws around 180,000 visitors to the city for celebrations of Celtic culture including pipe band competitions, Celtic performers and a marketplace of Celtic merchandise. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Some popular Lehigh Valley fall festivals make their return this weekend, and a pair of Hollywood names bring theater for a cause to the region.

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PPL will receive tens of millions of dollars in federal funds to upgrade an important transmission line, a move the Allentown-based utility said could lower rates for customers.

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