Tamaqua News

DONALD R. SERFASS/TIMES NEWS A panel of experts discusses details Thursday of over $5 million in federal funding that will be used to try to get to the bottom of a tri-county cancer cluster, from left: Dr.

DONALD R. SERFASS/TIMES NEWS Merle Wertman rests Tuesday after returning from a tiresome phlebotomy procedure, which he undergoes regularly.

Sparklers, smoke balls, fountains, spinners and other fireworks filled Nazareth resident Mark Fisher's shopping cart.

Fireworks are always a hot sell around this time. But, if you're not careful, you could get burned.

Tamaqua's chief of police requested yesterday that his recent letter of resignation be withdrawn.

It was quite a shock for a family in Schuylkill County. Lightning struck a tree in their front yard and ended up setting fire to their home.

LIZ PINKEY/TIMES NEWS Robert Silver, Lansford, left, outlines plans to build a storage facility at 300 South Center St.

JOE PLASKO/TIMES NEWS Summerfest goers flocked to the Tamaqua Historical Society Museum at 118 West Broad Street to view exhibits such as this one which recreates the look of a general store.

The Tamaqua Community Ambulance Association wants to be sure that the residents of the area know they will continue to provide their services, despite recent announcements by St.

JOE PLASKO/TIMES NEWS Micah Gursky, right, Tamaqua Borough Council president, with state Rep.

A thrift store that failed is making a comeback in Schuylkill County. New owners have taken over the place.

Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fla. was the setting for the May 22 wedding of Dawn Knoblauch and Albert Clouser, Tamaqua.

A scary fall in Schuylkill County has sent a toddler to the hospital. Police at the scene here on Hunter Street in Tamaqua tonight say a 2-year-old was inside this home when the child fell from a second story window.

LARRY NEFF/TIMES NEWS Gutted remains still smolder at the rear of a Tamaqua home as firefighters assess the damages from a raging blaze at 312-314 N. Railroad St., in an area commonly called Pleasant Row Thursday morning.

A family of 14 lost everything Thursday morning after fire hit a double home in Tamaqua.

Tamaqua Area Sports Stadium will be getting a new scoreboard to go along with other renovations.

BISHOP CULLEN TO ORDAIN THREE PRIESTS. The Most Rev. Edward P. Cullen, bishop of Allentown, will ordain three priests at 10:30 a.m. today at the Cathedral of St.

Tamaqua police accuse a missing and handcuffed man of theft -- for taking the handcuffs around his wrists.

According to Dale Freudenberger, a Tamaqua area historian, John Wilkes Booth continued to cause concern in the Schuylkill County community even after the death of Lincoln.

A routine stop leads to a chase in Schuylkill County. It all started when police stopped a truck for speeding on Route 309 in Tamaqua this morning.