https://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/24/money-burning-lehigh-valley-public-media-boondoggle-hires-two-vice-presidents/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-24T21:16:22+00:00Money-Burning Lehigh Valley Public Media Boondoggle Hires Two Vice PresidentsBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, Baltimore, politics, WLVT, public television, public radio, Northampton County, Lehigh Valley Public Media, public media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, news, local news, LVPM, public broadcasting, Channel 39, boondoggle, Lehigh Valley News, taxpayers' money, health, media-news, blogger, Hasanna Birdsong, fcc, airwave auction, McKinsey & Co., Emma Patti, Baltimore Banner, Chris Johannessen, vice president of content, vice president of product, Pulitzer Prize, fiscal deficithttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/23/its-official-easton-school-taxes-to-go-up-3-5/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-24T01:18:28+00:00It’s Official: Easton School Taxes to Go Up 3.5%Bethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, construction, taxes, forks township, politics, academics, Northampton County, news, education, inflation, history, Palmer Township, millage, property tax, local government, economics, Easton Area School District, Easton Area High School, City of Easton, school construction, tax burden, Jodi Hess, Meg Sayago, William Whitman, Josh Davis, Edward Keegan, Ghennifer Zando-Dennis, Michael Simonetta, Brian Snyder, Shandeka Greenfield, local taxes, consumer costs, Easton Area School Board, EASD, Charles Diefenderfer, tax rateshttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/23/lehigh-valley-public-media-channel-39-ran-a-3-1-million-deficit-in-fiscal-2024-a-total-of-19-million-in-the-red-over-three-years/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-23T19:37:24+00:00Lehigh Valley Public Media (Channel 39) Ran a $3.1 Million Deficit in Fiscal 2025, a Total of $19 Million in the Red Over Three YearsBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, lehigh university, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, WLVT, public television, public radio, Northampton County, public media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, news, local news, Big Bird, education, South Bethlehem, Channel 39, boondoggle, Tim Fallon, board of directors, Father Brown, economy, economics, college radio, Hasanna Birdsong, WLVR FM, Yoni Greenbaum, good-neighbor