"He saved our lives."
That is what victims of Tuesday's intense fire on South Lehigh Street in Tamaqua said as they described the heroic actions of the modest hero who banged on doors and reunited a l...
The 13-year-old boy had the singular honor of detonating a dynamite charge which marked the formal groundbreaking of the Beltzville Dam. Peter Ord, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ord, is a member of Troop ...
Kitty Balliet Smith, mother to Palmerton Area Historical Society member Carol Stefanik, turned 96 recently. For the occasion, Carol's sister came to town and attended the June 13 meeting with Stefanik...
Carbon Career & Technical Institute (CCTI) has graduated six individuals from the school's state-approved Adult Nurse Aide class. Members of the class pictured at the school are, left to right: Instru...
In 2010 the Tamaqua Area School District adopted a dug/alcohol testing policy for students in co-curricular activities or wish to have driving and parking privileges.
As per the policy any student in ...
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Brianna Cooney of Tamaqua, to Adam Boyce, of Jefferson Township, N.J.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Thomas Cooney of Tamaqua and Patricia Kaschak o...
Dear Editor:
I would like to know.Considering the industry that has moved in this area, Long John Silver, Arbys, Giant, Aldi,Wal-Mart, and Lowe's soon-to-be, why are our property taxes sooooo high?We ...
Parts of Hometown, including the Hometown Commons and Wal-Mart, were without power for about an hour last night.
Generators were used at a number of main intersections as PPL crews investigated the ca...