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Published: Aug 22, 2026 at 12:56 AM
f you had to put a dollar value on each day of your life, how much would it be?
Ask Jim Olszewski of Tamaqua. “Every new morning that I open my eyes is going to be a 10 million dollar day.”
Olszewski ...
Published: Aug 15, 2026 at 07:56 AM
handprint on a jail cell wall. Leg bones found in a closet. A courthouse modeled after Big Ben. For those who walk the streets of Jim Thorpe with guide Jo Lynn Gazo, history is never just a story. It’...
Published: Aug 01, 2026 at 09:18 AM
Some folks will see great beauty in a restored 1955 Chevy. I know whenever I visit a car show, the classic cars do make me appreciate them and those who painstakingly restore them.
Others will find cl...
Published: Jul 25, 2026 at 09:00 AM
Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 recently whistled and puffed its way into Eastern Pennsylvania, where the “world’s largest operating steam locomotive” had been booked for an extended stay th...
Published: Jul 18, 2026 at 09:11 AM
It can be quite amazing what you can find around us. Sometimes you’ll find an oddity. Sometimes you have to be more observant for less obvious things.
My friend’s favorite responses to me were: TOT (t...
Published: Jul 11, 2026 at 09:02 AM
Over the next few months, I’d like to highlight a few nature areas that I’ve enjoyed.
You can probably guess that these locales include some great birding areas.
I’ll begin with maybe my favorite go-t...
Published: Jul 03, 2026 at 02:45 PM
The art gallery inside the Tamaqua Area Historical Society Museum annex has doubled in size, and will host a permanent exhibit of local talent dating back to the 1850s.
Renovations to the J.G. Scott A...
Published: Jun 27, 2026 at 09:00 AM
Over 280 years ago, Count Von Nicholas Zinzendorf from Herrnhut, Germany, then head of the Moravian Church, decided that the picturesque hills along the Lehigh River would be an excellent site for a M...
Updated: Jul 03, 2026 at 01:54 PM
Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 20, 2026.
Two area communities celebrated America 250 and their own heritage this past weekend.
Nesquehoning celebrated its heritage on ...
Published: Jun 06, 2026 at 09:23 AM
If you asked Bob Reed in late April how many beehives he had in the Lewistown Valley, he would have told you 11.
Early May, and the Tamaqua beekeeper’s answer would have been 13.
And by mid-May, Reed ...