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Tamaqua sweeper resumes operations

The warmer temperatures allow the Borough of Tamaqua to continue its annual Spring street cleaning operations. Wednesday's work will begin at 7 p.m., but Thursday's and Friday's operations will resume their regular weekly schedule, beginning at 5 a.m. each day.

Wednesday's schedule will be: Bowe, Orwigsburg to Mahanoy; Green, Anthracite Avenue to Spruce; Coal, Mahanoy to Orwigsburg; Gay, Lafayette to end; Washington, Rose to Lafayette.On Thursday, the schedule will include: south side of Broad, Maff Motors to west borough line; South Railroad, Broad to Spruce; Center, Broad to south SR309 bridge; North Railroad, Broad to north SR309 bridge; Penn, Hamilton, Lafayette toJerome; Pitt, Lafayette to West Elm; Lincoln, West Union to Rose; North Elizabeth, East Elm to Willing; North Columbia, North to end.Streets scheduled for cleaning on Friday are: north side of Broad, Maff Motors to west borough line; Mauch Chunk, Broad to Pine; Berwick, Broad to Rowe; Nescopec, Hegarty Ave. to Cottage Ave.; Pine, Cedar to north SR309 bridge; Sycamore, Pitt to Nescopec; Franklin, Pitt to Washington; Race, Bowe to Catawissa; Brew, Walnut to Locust.Streets will be posted in advance and parking will be prohibited. Vehicles not moved from posted streets at least two hours before the sweeper starts operations are subject to ticketing and towing.For further information, call (570) 668-3444.