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Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this The Tamaqua Area Water Authority on Wednesday lifted a boil advisory for customers in the Dutch Hill section of Tamaqua.

A community rallied around a Tamaqua family left homeless after a fire ripped through their home Wednesday, seeking donations of clothes, toys and furniture to help them rebuild.

The fire, which destroyed the home at 226 Washington St., was ruled accidental, Tamaqua Fire Chief Tom Schlorf said.

A family of ten lost everything in a fire Wednesday afternoon in Schuylkill County.

A family 10 has lost everything they own to an accidental fire. Crews were called to a home on Washington Street in Tamaqua shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday.

A standoff with police caused quite a commotion Tuesday for a community in Schuylkill County.

A Tamaqua man who put a knife to his own throat following a domestic dispute Tuesday morning surrendered to police after three hours of negotiation, borough police said.

Police are on the lookout for two men who shoplifted more than two thousand dollars worth of items from a Walmart store in Hometown near Tamaqua.

December 17, 2009

By TOM RAGAN

Tamaqua Borough Council adopted an $8.9 million budget for next year that increases real estate taxes by 2 mills, though the borough's mayor said he likely will use his veto power and push for changes.

December 19, 2009

BY JAMES HAGGERTY

Residential customers of PPL Electric Utilities will get a small cushion from rate increases in 2010.

December 16, 2009

Editorial

By Mark Marek, host of Air Your Opinion

(excerpt) "PA. FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN $19,000, THE POOREST 5TH OF ALL PA. TAXPAYERS, PAY 11.5% OF THEIR INCOME FOR STATE & LOCAL TAXES."

December 15, 2009

By Leslie Richardson

Schuylkill County school districts are discussing options to fund school employee pensions for the 2010-11 school year.

On some calls, Pottsville patrolman Joseph Murton Jr. feels like a social worker.

December 10, 2009

By Bob Reynold

Captain Gary Thornton of the Tamaqua Salvation Army braved the cold wind near Hometown Thursday, trying to raise money for his organization. The traditional red kettles are out, but the number of volunteers to man the kettles are down.

A family in Schuylkill County is out of their home after a terrible fire Saturday.

December 12, 2009

BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL

State school districts will pay 72 percent more to fund school employee pensions during the 2010-11 fiscal year.

December 12, 2009

BY BEN WOLFGANG

County officials expect to pass the 2010 budget next week and the financial picture is reportedly a bit brighter.

December 9, 2009

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With the arrival of Winter weather, Tamaqua residents are reminded of borough rules concerning sidewalks and snow removal from the streets.

TamaquaBob provided us with a link to the PA Office of Consumer Advocate’s Electric Shopping Guide. It's in PDF format which makes it easier to save in a computer documents file.

Tamaqua Area school directors will decide next week whether to keep any potential tax increase for 2010-2011 within an inflationary index established by the state.