The Tamaqua Area Music Department presented their annual Spring Elementary/Middle School Band Concert Thursday night in the school district auditorium.
The concert, directed by Mrs. Marsha Rodgers, fe...
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania, this week, reported the earliest detection of a West Nile virus-carrying mosquito since testing began in 2000. The infected mosquito was found May 3, in Exeter Township, Berks...
The United States Post Office (USPS) has been falsely maligned for decades. People complain about the USPS almost as much as they complain about the weather. In my opinion, they do not know just how g...
Dear Editor:
I would like to offer some comments on a recent letter from Bob Washick entitled Finds it to be a business. As a long time resident and property owner in Lake Harmony, I disagree with his...
Since 2009, volunteers with the TIDE (Tamaqua Industrial Development Enterprises) Beautification Committee, as well as employees with about a dozen local businesses, have collected over 6,000 pounds o...
This is the first in a series of columns on Brandon Taylor's recent trip to India.
Growing up, one of my favorite Disney movies was "The Jungle Book." I mean, what's not to like about a boy raised dee...
Dear Editor:
Can anybody explain what is the holdup on the "Route 903 slip ramp interchange"? The last article in your newspaper is from July 2011. I have tried to contact the Turnpike commission and ...
Standing on the bank of a scenic river, I noticed a woman sitting alone on the bank while she half-heartedly threw her fishing line into the river.
I smiled at her and she smiled back. It was a sad sm...
Jim Thorpe police reported on two driving under the influence (DUI) arrests made recently.
Police said on Friday, March 30, about 5:29 a.m. officers were dispatched to 35 W. Seventh St., for a report ...
JIM:
"Sicko" is the title of Michael Moore's 2007 documentary about the flaws in America's health care system. My wife and I have always been blessed with good health insurance plans through our emplo...