A total of 91 sixth, seventh and eighth grade Tamaqua Area Middle School students held a Hoops For Hearts contest, in which students raised funds while enjoying basketball-related activities.
The stud...
A writer named Jim Eason once wrote, "If you want to look young and thin, hang around with old, fat people."
I laughed when I read that line, but I also had an epiphany. We human beings have a bad hab...
By DEN MCLAUGHLIN
dmclaughlin@tnonline.comSome Irish humor for a Saturday morning in June 2012.***Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a p...
We are constantly told (particularly by attorneys and judges) that the District Attorney is the "Chief Law Enforcement Officer" in the County. But this statement is simply not true.
The District Attor...
Deeds recorded
Banks TownshipAgim Berisha to Besart Berisha, Allentown, property at 10-12-14 E. Oak St., $1.Jennifer L. Hartzel to Jennifer Kasarda, 92 E. Market St., Tresckow, property at 92 E. Marke...
Actor/playwright/politico Gene Duffy returned to his Jim Thorpe home town three years ago after a 10-year quest for stardom in Hollywood, California.
"I entered Hollywood with stars in my eyes, and 10...
There's a fine line between getting old and losing your independence, and Richard DeFeo became concerned when he saw his wife, Ellen, tottering on that line as she struggled to place her walker onto t...
The Eastern Schuylkill Recreation Commission (ESRC) resumed its summer basketball league at the North and Middle Ward Playground in Tamaqua with a total of eight games being played on Monday and Wedne...
It was an interesting news week and this pair of news stories illustrates how crazy this country's grasp on what it means to be an American has become. The state of Georgia or more specifically the Tr...
When I was young I could eat leftover spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast if I wanted. Or, I could have two toasted crullers filled with peanut butter.
I could enjoy every last lick without having m...