City Hall's Recommendations, but details remain scarce
Allentown City Council members (left to right) Candida Affa, Daryl Hendricks, and Cynthia Mota watch as Duane Morris investigator Mike Rinaldi presents recommendations from a long-running probe. Rinaldi's colleagues, Mary Hansen and Leigh Skipper, stand to the left of lefCouncil, investigators unveil recommendations from the Allentown City Hall probe, but few details
Ex-city employee says discrimination exist in City Hall
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Miriam Poche said she strongly disagrees with the findings of the recent discrimination investigation in Allentown. Discrimination has existed, continues to exist, and may unfortunately persist in the future. I have personally seen it, heard it, and experienced it firsthand. To claim that these complaints are invalid is simply inaccurate.
Worked 42 yrs in City Hall & experienced discrimination
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PUBLISHED: September 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM EDT
Allentown for 42 years, and experienced discrimination. Yet City Council believes that those instances have been addressed, and there is no system issue of racial or other unlawful discrimination in city government," the statement reads.
Felton comments at the City Council meeting on September 3
I am writing to express my frustration over false statements made by Walt Felton to the Allentown City Council. When I attend City Council meetings, I do not present myself as the secretary of the NAACP. Instead, I represent myself as the CEO of Improving-Lives, with no affiliation to the NAACP, nor do I wish to establish one.
Releases Statement on False Claims of NAACP Affiliation
Barbara Redmond Releases Statement on False Claims of NAACP Affiliation
Allentown, PA — Barbara Redmond, Chief Executive Officer of Improving-Lives, released the following statement today regarding recent false remarks made at the Allentown City Council meeting on September 3, 2025.
Walter Felton
This letter serves as a formal demand and cease-and-desist notice regarding false and defamatory statements you made during the Allentown City Council meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Specifically, Walter Felton publicly claimed that I was acting as the secretary for the NAACP, implying an ongoing official connection with that organization.

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