It'll be the largest television set in the region - a jumbotron similar to those in New York City - and it's expected to light up at 10:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve.

Plans are under way for the New Year's Eve Ball Rise in Tamaqua to feature a giant screen TV and a direct video link to Dick Clark and the famous ball drop in Times Square.According to event organizers, the Sixth Annual Tamaqua New Year's Eve Ball Rise ceremony to take place at the ABC Tamaqua High Rise will include a 20-foot by 20-foot projection screen.