A record setting Carbon Tamaqua American Cancer Society telethon ended Sunday with $215,949 raised for cancer research.

The old mark, set in 2014, was just over $213,000.

"We haven't seen the likes of that number in several years," said Joe Krushinsky, telethon chairman. "I think last year we were just slightly over $200,000. We had more people in the audience this year than ever before. It's been a successful weekend. I remember when we started this and the number wasn't much over $15,000. We've come a long way."

Donations and pledges came in throughout the weekend including $23,000 from the Zoo Crew in Lansford and $25,100 from the American Cancer Society Chinese auction.

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