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American children are less healthy than prior generation. Here’s what Lehigh Valley pediatricians, educators think is to blame
American children today are less healthy than those who were growing up just one generation ago, according to a recent study.
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Annual Puerto Rican festival returns to Allentown | PHOTOS
The Lehigh Valley Puerto Rican Day Festival and Parade takes place Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown. The annual event, hosted by Puertorrican Culture Preservation, brings people together to honor and celebrate Puerto Rican culture and heritage. The event was...
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![Gary Blake of Sewell, New Jersey. talks about his 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria in mandarin orange and colonial white on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, during the 62nd annual Das Awkscht Fescht at Macungie Memorial Park. Blake, whose daughter’s name is Victoria, said he loved this car growing up and when he finally found one he and his wife bought it. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-DasAwkschtFescht-02")
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