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It’s not just the winter blues. Seasonal affective disorder can hit in the summer, too

It's not just the winter blues. Seasonal affective disorder can hit in the summer, too, doctors say.

Seasonal affective disorder, most common during the winter, can also happen in the summer, doctors say. (Dreamstine/TNS)

Emmaus High School exterior, June 17, 2019. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

East Penn puts school realignment plan on hold — for now. Here’s what happens next

An artist’s rendering envisions a segment of bike and walking trail between Allentown and Whitehall Township that is part of a $55.6 million Riverside Drive project. (Lehigh Valley Planning Commission/Contributed image)

New traffic controls, timetable set for Riverside Drive, connecting Hamilton Street to Whitehall Township.

The Black Keys perform Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at Musikfest’s Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Rain-free Musikfest 2025 sets records for attendance and ticket sales, bringing nearly 1.5 million people to Bethlehem

Officials of the Resurrected Life Community Church host a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Allentown for a new early childhood learning facility. The project will allow for the renovation of the building currently housing the church’s child care center, Freedom School, STEM school and preschool program. The new building will host expanded education programs, employment opportunities, family support initiatives and food programs. It’s expected to be finished by June 2026. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)

Prominent Allentown church and nonprofit breaks ground on $7 million child care, learning facility

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Rain-free Musikfest 2025 sets records for attendance and ticket sales, bringing nearly 1.5 million people to Bethlehem
Rain-free Musikfest 2025 sets records for attendance and ticket sales, bringing nearly 1.5 million people to Bethlehem
Chick-fil-A submits plans for a new Lehigh Valley restaurant. Here’s where
Chick-fil-A submits plans for a new Lehigh Valley restaurant. Here’s where
Prominent Allentown church and nonprofit breaks ground on $7 million child care, learning facility
Prominent Allentown church and nonprofit breaks ground on $7 million child care, learning facility
For first time in history, Lehigh Little League baseball team caps off memorable run with East Region championship
For first time in history, Lehigh Little League baseball team caps off memorable run with East Region championship
Best of Musikfest 2025 | PHOTOS
Best of Musikfest 2025 | PHOTOS
Historic Allentown building that was once the site of a Revolutionary War POW camp to get apartments
Historic Allentown building that was once the site of a Revolutionary War POW camp to get apartments
Parkland school mascots are getting an upgrade, with help from artificial intelligence. Take our poll on the new designs
Parkland school mascots are getting an upgrade, with help from artificial intelligence. Take our poll on the new designs
Man charged in shooting at Bethlehem restaurant that injured 2
Man charged in shooting at Bethlehem restaurant that injured 2
Pennsylvania football preseason rankings: Northwestern Lehigh starts at top in 3A; Parkland, Emmaus earn 6A spots
Pennsylvania football preseason rankings: Northwestern Lehigh starts at top in 3A; Parkland, Emmaus earn 6A spots
East Penn puts school realignment plan on hold — for now. Here’s what happens next
East Penn puts school realignment plan on hold — for now. Here’s what happens next

Local News

Head and shoulders of Dr. Erwin EJ Antoni III speaking at a microphone.

Montgomery County graduate tapped by Trump to lead labor statistics agency

A 2006 Lansdale Catholic graduate has been tapped by President Donald Trump to be commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Sports

Emmaus High School’s Richmond-bound defensive lineman Robert Edwards III practices Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Emmaus. Finishing the regular season last year at 10-3, the Green Hornets reached the District 11 6A championship game before losing to Parkland. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)

Emmaus football preview: Expectations high for the Green Hornets in 2025

Emmaus made a memorable run to the district finals last year and now hopes it can get over the hump

Things to Do

Opera singer Grace Lerew will perform with the Allentown Band on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, and Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Allentown. (Photo courtesy Sarah Kappes)

‘Something for everyone’: Upcoming Allentown performances feature trained opera singer, civilian concert band

The Allentown Band will perform opera and Broadway favorites at two shows this week, featuring Parkland graduate and opera singer Grace Lerew.

Best of Musikfest 2025 | PHOTOS

See the best of our photos from Musikfest 2025.
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Musikfest 2025 on Friday, Aug. 8 | PHOTOS
Musikfest 2025 on Thursday, Aug. 7 | PHOTOS

Opinion

John Sise with the bicycle he was riding when he hit a tree root in the ground and was thrown over the handlebars. (Photo courtesy of John Sise)

Opinion: Bicycle wreck offers lesson in human decency

Opinion: Bottom line is when you come across someone in need, stop and give them...

Crime and Public Safety

Hanover Elementary School exterior shot June 8, 2019. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Man charged in shooting at Bethlehem restaurant that injured 2

A New Jersey man faces charges alleging he opened fire in a restaurant, injuring two...

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A quality robotic vacuum can clean over 1,000 square feet with little to no input...

Business

FILE – Montenegrin police officers escort South Korean citizen, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, March 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic, File)

Crypto mogul Do Kwon, known as ‘the cryptocurrency king,’ pleads guilty to fraud charges

Authorities said investors worldwide lost money in Singapore firm Terraform Labs' cryptocurrency crash.

Pennsylvania News

Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich speaks to representatives of 23 Area Agencies on Aging on June 30, 2025, in Harrisburg. (Kevin Rist / Commonwealth Media Services)

State delays new contract with extra accountability measures for Pa. elder abuse agencies

The Department of Aging pointed to a new system to monitor whether counties are conducting...

National News

FILE – Mixed drinks are displayed at a bar in Baltimore, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll

This shift is largely driven by young adults. But older adults are increasingly wary, too.

Allentown

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk speaks Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, during the unveiling of the Allentown Works program at Casa Guadalupe Center in Allentown. One year ago, Allentown was awarded $20 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Recompete program, one of only six communities nationwide to receive this historic investment. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Allentown received a $20 million federal grant to address unemployment. Here’s how it’ll spend that money

Allentown Works will target people who are aged 25-54, unemployed and living in some of...

Bethlehem Area

“Faces in the crowd on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at Musikfest in Bethlehem. (Photo by Jonathan Broady, Special to The Morning Call)”

Musikfest 2025 on Sunday, Aug. 10 | PHOTOS

People enjoy the sights and sounds of the final day of Musikfest 2025 on Sunday...