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Allentown's 1st Latino Mayor, Bethlehem's 1st Female-Majority Council Among Other 'Firsts' as LV Officials Take Office | WDIY Local News

WDIY | By Sarit Laschinsky

Published January 4, 2022 at 7:29 PM EST

J. William Reynolds is sworn in as the 14th Mayor of Bethlehem by Northampton County Judge Abraham P. Kassis Jan. 3, 2022. Reynolds was one of a number of newly-elected officials in the Lehigh Valley who took their oaths of office on Monday.

A number of newly-elected or reelected Lehigh Valley officials were officially sworn in yesterday across Lehigh and Northampton Counties, including a number of “firsts.” WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has the details.

(Original air-date: 1/4/22)

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Sarit "Siri" Laschinsky was WDIY's News and Public Affairs Director until 2023.

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