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Whitehall tax collector charged, used position to harass neighbors, DA says

April 8, 2026 at 11:38 am

Whitehall tax collector charged, used position to harass neighbors, DA says

The tax collector in Whitehall is accused of using her role as tax collector to harass her neighbors, according to authorities.

Whitehall Township Tax Collector Tina Koren speaks during a meeting Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Whitehall Township. (Andreas Pelekis / Special to The Morning Call)

Catasauqua residents’ water bills will jump nearly 15% this year to fund a $1 million loan to replace the borough’s obsolete water meters. (Brice Tucker/Greeley Tribune)

A Lehigh Valley borough is raising its water bills to replace aging meters. Here’s how much more residents will pay.

A man inspects the damage to cars and an apartment building struck by an Iranian missile.

US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threats

Walnuttown Fire Company Lt. Ryan Tyson says the company is focused on mourning the loss of Fire Chief Jeff Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert Shick Jr., who were killed Saturday in a head-on crash on Route 222. Tyson’s comments came during a press conference conducted at the fire company Tuesday by Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams, at right. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)

After ‘shocking loss’ of 2 volunteer chiefs, Walnuttown Fire Company vows to resume

Lehigh County Commissioner Zach Cole-Borghi. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh County commissioner charged in drug probe out of jail after posting bail

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Emery, 13, and Dio, 12, play basketball Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Boys and Girls Club’s teen Cumberland Gardens Clubhouse in Allentown. The club’s contract with the housing authority to use the clubhouse is expiring, and the club is trying to fundraise for transportation to allow the kids access to another clubhouse in the area. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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