r/lehighvalley

There is a woman presenting herself as a state inspector for rental properties. She has no credentials and is not a state inspector and she doesn’t present ID. She claims she emailed the landlord the inspection notice and will email the report of safety findings. Do not let her in your home.

She has long brown hair hits about the middle of the back and wore it in a low ponytail, olive/tan skin, and about 5’4”. She was wearing a rust orange v-neck and blue boot cut jeans with black lug boots.

She was last seen in Allentown.

Be aware private landlords and tenants. I think they are targeting rental homes that do not have easily accessible security measures. If anyone has any additional sightings of her, feel free to PM me so we can add it to our police report for authorities.

So I have been with RCN/Astound for more than 15 yrs. I only have Internet and paying $80/month and that already includes 35 discount. I was playing their game of calling every year to get lower rates when the "Promo" rate expires they they would bring me back to my previous rate. Then the past few years they have been advertising that lifetime $30 or $40 rate, In asked about it they said those are only for new subscribers and the most that is already have the lowest rates they can give. If I cancel and come back after 3 months then I can get the "new subscriber" rate.

So I got service electric installed with a lifetime rate of $29/month for life including fees.

I just got off the phone with RCN/Astound to cancel my account, guess what... Now I can get 600 Mbps for $30/month for 5 years. I'm so pissed I still cancelled my account.

Advice to everyone, call astound and tell them you are cancelling because it's too expensive and they will offer you the $30/month.

Edit: The 1gb is also cheap but for home use, unless you have servers in your house, NO ONE needs 1gb it's a money grab. 300mbps is more than enough.

Husband and I have had Astound/RCN for internet since we moved here, 9 years. We are tired of the annual call to dispute price hikes. We are seriously considering moving to Service Electric for internet. Husband wants to have 1gig. Truthfully, is there a difference in coverage, speed, etc with Service Electric vs Astound? We'd appreciate feedback of how experiences with SE are. Husband had heard that Astound had better coverage, less outages, etc, but don't know if that is actually the case.

Gov. Shapiro signs executive order establishing ‘strictest guardrails in the nation’ on AI data centers

it can be restaurants, food trucks or anything good you recommend. Open to any type of food.

Does anyone love their dentist? Newer to the area and went to one in Bethlehem, who was horrible.

He didn’t explain anything, he had zero bedside manner, and he got annoyed that I was asking questions. This was at lasting smiles of Bethlehem (note- I don’t want to hear about your amazing experience with him, mine was horrible)

We live in Bethlehem towards bath, so looking for someone in those areas, even Easton or Nazareth etc

I have MetLife insurance.

TIA

I’ll be in the area next week and was curious about something.

I saw there’s a PlayPlace in the McDonald’s in Emmaus on Chestnut Street. Can anyone confirm if it’s there and any info about it? Yelp and all the others barely make any mention of it.

I am wondering what the policy is of local McDonalds. I want to collect all the Godzilla Hello Kitty toys, but I don't want to eat a ton of happy meals.

Anyone know if there's a McDonald's that lets you just buy the toy, select individual toys, etc.?

I hope I used the right flair. 😅

I just adopted a 1.5 y/o female cat and we're having the time of our life. I take keeping animals happy and healthy very seriously but am also very financially wary so I always want to get the best deal with everything, especially recurring costs, and also make sure I'm not picking a crappy insurance company--I've heard too many horror stories of denied coverage.

On that note, does anyone have recs for pet insurance that has good coverage for annual well visits/regular vaccinations and sick visits? Also looking for a good local vet. My baby has no pre-existing issues or anything of that sort.

I currently have Geico for auto & renter's. I also have a Costco membership but I've heard that their pet insurance provider is really bad. I've heard pretty good things about Lemonade but am a bit skeptical considering it's newer and sort of "trendy." Thanks! :)

Me and my fiance 20and 18 have Been looking for some people who would like to become friends and speak on topics related to Christ and the world we live in we are not perfect but we try our best and don’t give up. We are not asking you to be perfect we just want some friends to hang out with that we’ll get to see in heaven I like sports mainly football and basketball but love playing any sport I have a pc a Wii and a ps5 disc edition with a nice big game collection so if your interested just lmk I also have a bench press set that can be turned into a squat rack so we can do that too instead

I haven’t had much luck with therapists and I’m looking for some recommendations for good ones. Specifically for PTSD/social anxiety. Thank you!

Hi guys!! I’m just looking for something new to try tonight for dinner (must respond my 5). Only requirements is it must be under 100$ for two and obviously in the area. Also if it has a bigger selection of food that would be great.

Cops had the whole highway shutdown while they combed the shoulders for something. Of course zero news anywhere because every publication sucks.

Is anyone else in the LV having an awful time either sending or receiving mail in a timely manner? I work at a business in downtown Allentown and I'm missing tons of mail that multiple senders said they've sent. I've even gone as far as asking them (yes, I'm sure they address is correct for me) to send the same thing multiple times and I've just never gotten it. I can't be the only one. I know that everything goes through Harrisburg now and that can't be helping.

I bought some Sheba cuts both my cats don’t like them, I don’t want it to go to waste and I don’t know any local Cat shelters that take already opened boxes of wet food.

I live in Lower Saucon Township and have seen a lot of wildlife over the years. The sightings seem to be increasing with the ever-decreasing natural habit on the mountain.

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I earlier posted a pic of a fawn curled up in our backyard and wasn't sure if Mom was dead or just out foraging. It had been left alone for about 6 hours, but the mother came back and all ended well. I'm sure these two are part of the same troop that use our yard early in the morning as a path to the creek.

Along with the frequent sightings of deer, I have seen coyotes, foxes, wild turkeys, turkey vultures, hawks and snakes, mostly Garters. However, recently I have come across some animals I can't truly identify and need the community's help.

The first is what appears to be a small (baby?) coyote. I've seen foxes and they've been smaller with bright orange coats. And about three years ago I saw a completely (head to tail) hairless fox/coyote that looked like Dobby from Harry Potter. I kid you not. I was making a turn onto Black River Road and it slowly walked in front of my car and then stopped to look at me as I slowly passed. It was so strange.

Another animal that's perplexed me was spotted about three months ago. While I couldn't get a picture in time, it was definitely a canine. It's coat was a solid color and appeared greyish/brown. It was about as big as a Great Dane. Now, this was no dog...this was a lone animal heading toward the woods rimming Black River Creek. Something strange is out there.

The following pix are of the bird, followed by the canine. My camera sucked from the distance I had to shoot, so the the resolution ain't too good after cropping.

I look forward to finding what animals have been part of my neighborhood.

Hey there! I'll be moving up to Lehigh Valley for work in Trexlertown in the next month or so, and I'm from the Southeast so I'm pretty unfamiliar with the area. If possible, I'd like to find something in the $1500 range that offers walkability, is close to some cool bars/venues/stores, and has a strong community presence, like groups doing craft nights, book clubs, etc. Bonus points if there's an active alt./punk/goth scene. I don't know anyone in the area, so I'll be looking to go out often and make some friends. No kids, so I'm not really worried about schools or family friendly events.

I've done some research and I think Bethlehem might be what I'm looking for? But it seems like I'm priced out of Bethlehem. I'm currently looking at some studio apartments in downtown Allentown, but I'm wondering if there's another neighborhood that has more of what I'm looking for. I'm fine with having a longer commute if it means I have more access to the lifestyle I want.

Thanks in advance for any advice!