Tamaqua News

At the November General Meeting of the Wright Township Board of Supervisors, Board Chairman Daniel N. Frascella, Sr., announced the awarding of the contracts for the Wright Township Park Phase II Expansion Project.

November 19, 2009

By TOM RAGAN

A 2-mill tax increase is included in a 2010 budget that Tamaqua Borough Council on Tuesday tentatively adopted and approved advertising.

It is OUR show no matter who hosts it. Let's get over bashing Mark and get on with business.

November 17, 2009

By Leslie Richardson, staff writer

Tamaqua is using its $250,000 to make improvements to its waste water treatment facility.

"In the midst of this terrible recession, I am pleased to see such a significant amount of money flowing into our community," borough council President Micah Gursky said. "Tamaqua Borough is making a serious effort to implement improvements to our waste water treatment facility.

November 16, 2009

By Charlene Laino WebMD Health News

Some men with low levels of vitamin D in their blood are at particularly high risk of developing heart disease and weakened bones that can lead to osteoporosis, researchers report.

October 12, 2009

By dessy321

The holidays are not always merry for people who reside in nursing homes. I know this first hand, as many Christmases were spent with my mother who resided a nursing home./p>

11/8/2009

By Don Spatz

In a ruling that puts the city's year-old downtown security cameras in jeopardy, a state official has preliminarily ordered the city to use $48-an-hour police officers to monitor the $14.8 million system, not $10-an-hour civilians.

November 13, 2009

By CHRIS PARKER

Ground-breaking could begin as early as December for a $78 million solar park the second-largest solar photovoltaic energy facility in the United States to be built in Nesquehoning.

A baby alpaca that disappeared over Halloween weekend from a Schuylkill County farm was eaten by a bear, the farm's owner said.

November 11, 2009

By Mark Marek, host of Air Your Opinion radio show

"LAST TUESDAY'S ELECTION SAW A LOT OF THINGS: TICKET SPLITTING, SINGLE-SHOTTING, & A RETURN TO VOTER APATHY. LOTS OF YOUNGER VOTERS WHO FLOCKED TO THE POLLS FOR OBAMA LAST YEAR STAYED HOME LAST WEEK."

September 17, 2009

By TOM RAGAN (Staff Writer tragan@standardspeaker.com)

(Additional excerpt of interest to citizens)

"Pension plan contributions to Tamaqua employees of $335,449 in 2010. Tamaqua could be responsible for the whole amount if state aid amounting to $162,000 doesn't arrive...."

November 11, 2009

Richard Webster

George Webster, my 85-year-old father, is a World War II Army veteran who still proudly raises the American flag outside his Florida home every morning.

November 11, 2009

By Laurent Belsie

“It’s actually becoming easier for veterans … to find jobs,” says Dan Fazio....

11/11/2009

By Ron Devlin

The experiences of local World War II veterans are chronicled by a mother and son, whose 383-page book is a tribute to those who answered their country's call.

November 10, 2009

By Peter E. Bortner

....asked Schuylkill County Court on Monday to lower that property's fair market and assessed values.

Last updated: October 25, 2009

by Patrick Walters

Associated Press Writer

LANCASTER, Pa

“They are using fear to sell the cameras as much as possible,” said Charlie Crystle,...

October 27, 2009

By John Matarese

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But despite what the ad implies, these are not made by the Amish: They're made in China. If you read the ad carefully, you realize that only the wood mantle is made by Amish craftsmen. Amish have nothing to do with the fireplace itself.

It's really a $250 electric space heater, with a fireplace appearance.

November 4, 2009

By Mark Marek, host of Air Your Opinion Show

PA. CONTINUES TO BE THE GREAT AMERICAN DUMPING GROUND. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO FILL OUR LANDFILLS WITH OUT-OF-STATE GARBAGE. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO IMPORT MILLIONS OF TONS OF FLY ASH. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE TOXIC DUMPS LIKE MCADOO ASSOCIATES. OUR WATER & WILDLIFE CAN BE TAINTED JUST LIKE OTHER STATES. WHY SHOULD OUR AQUIFERS & PHYSICAL HEALTH SUFFER SO THAT PHILLY CONTINUES TO ENJOY ECONOMIC HEALTH & PROSPERITY?

November 2, 2009

By JILL WHALEN (Staff Writer)

Tom Saxon is fuming about what he's paying at the pump.

"It's outrageous," the Hazleton man said as he filled his car's gas tank at the Turkey Hill Minit Market in Humboldt Station on Friday.