Tamaqua News

With Baccalaureate on a Sunday night, followed by class night Monday and then graduation on Tuesday, the 13-member Tamaqua graduating class was in a whirlwind of of activities for three days in 1912.

Lawmakers and oil dealers said Thursday the price of home heating oil is expected to rise, because a major source of the fuel will close Friday in Schuylkill County.

Members of the Rabbit Run Fish and Game Association held their 45th annual 2-day community free fishing derby recently at the Rabbit Run Reservoir Dam on Rabbit Run Road in Tamaqua.

The sky and weather conditons can change in a hurry in the weather pattern through Friday.

As you pass by the single two-story home located at 144 West Railroad St. in Nesquehoning, you'll notice a colorful memorial placed there by friends and loved ones of a couple found dead in the home by two of their children and a neighbor.

Driving through rushing water, an East End Fire Company truck from Tamaqua travels north up Hometown Hill while responding to flooded homes and streets in Hometown.

Delaware Valley College seniors Travis Pitts and Tom Masterson capped two of the greatest track and field careers in school history by earning All-America honors for the second straight year at the NCAA Division III Championships.

The free computer learning lab scheduled for Monday May 28 at the Tamaqua Salvation Army will be postponed to the following Monday, June 4. The labs are free and will be held every Monday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. or later.

ANDREW LEIBENGUTH/TIMES NEWS Jazell Garber, 5, with help from his dad, Quinn, tries his luck at Plinko after purchasing a raffle ticket recently at Rottet Motors in Tamaqua.

ANDREW LEIBENGUTH/TIMES NEWS Pictured walking the red carpet during the film festival event were, from left, students Victoria White, 18; Jacob Gursky, 15; "High Class" Raider mascot, wearing a top hat and monocle; and teacher Kim Woodward.

Over half of the schools in Pennsylvania which responded to a statewide survey of 500 districts expect their finances to worsen next year and three in four were expecting to reduce staff and tap into budget reserves.

Numerous charges are pending against two people who may have been under the influence when they crashed a half-loaded, 26-foot U-Haul truck into two utility poles and a flatbed trailer along Route 209 in Coaldale in the early hours of Saturday morning, then fled the scene.

Northern won the 100 and the 200 meter dash in boy's AAA. In the 100 Langston finished first in a winning time of 11.04 seconds and then set a new District 11 record in the 200 with a winning time of 21.66 seconds.

Military services were held for Pfc. David L. Verbilla, 19, the first Tamaqua serviceman killed in the Vietnam War, in Ss.

A Tamaqua man was found guilty of violating several borough ordinances last week, despite his failure to appear at a hearing before District Judge Stephen Bayer of Tamaqua.

Members of the Tamaqua American Legion Post 173 are asking the community for donations to help the post replace their aging inventory of American flags.

Worried about rising crime rates, Tamaqua mother of two Chris Noecker in 2004 applied for a License to Carry Firearms from Schuylkill County.

Just after 9 p.m. Thursday, Tamaqua police and fire police closed Mauch Chunk Street in the Dutch Hill section while responding to a victim being attacked by a group of individuals.

Top finishers in a 5K run/walk, sponsored by Marian Catholic High School's FBLA chapter, included: Christine Fannick, female walker; Emily Fannick, women's 15-25 age group; Phil Marzen, men's 15-25 age group; Molly Balliet, women's overall; Jeremy Dormer, men's overall; and Aaron Srinivasan, male walker.

Ronald Joseph Weiss, 45, Pottsville, pleaded guilty to three counts of defiant trespass on property at 1651 Summer Hill Road, South Manheim Township, last June and was sentenced by Judge John E. Domalakes to serve on probation for 36 months, pay a fine of $100, pay $50 to CJEA fund, and a $50 monthly supervision fee.