Three health entities have formed an alliance to buy Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia from Reading-based Tower Health, it was announced Monday.

The Reading Area Transportation Study Coordinating Committee approved a plan that will bring improvements to roads and bridges and transportation upgrades through the 2023-26 Transportation Improvement Program. 

PennDOT has opened the application period for grants under the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP).  

The new 8,600- square-foot facility at the Church Hill Mall in Hazle Township now provides access to Care Now, Urgent Care/ Walk-in Services, Occupational Medicine, x-ray, laboratory, primary care and physical therapy services. 

For the first time since April, the 30-year mortgage rate average has fallen under 5%. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was down to 4.99%.

Changes to Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage Act take effect starting Aug. 5. The new regulations update how employers pay tipped workers and ensure that salaried employees with fluctuating schedules are properly compensated for overtime. 

Arcadia Cold joined local Hazleton and Pennsylvania state officials, as well as Saxum Real Estate, to celebrate the groundbreaking for its new Hazleton Cold Storage Facility.  

Plans to demolish the Banana Factory to build a new arts center can move forward now that Bethlehem City Council has approved the plan. The decision overruled an earlier recommendation by the city’s Historic Commission, which had voted down the plan. 

Ciocca Dealerships of Allentown has finalized an agreement to acquire Lawrenceville Ford Lincoln in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The group will be acquiring the dealership on 2920 Brunswick Pike. 

After skyrocketing to record highs, gas prices continue to drop both locally and nationally.