PHOTO GALLERY: The Lehigh Anthracite Coal operation in Tamaqua produces up to 500,000 tons of coal per year on 8,000 acres. Anthracite coal is tested, washed, and processed on-site before transport… ...

Aug. 24—TAMAQUA — A new event celebrating the community's rich railroad and coal mining heritage debuts this weekend. Tamaqua Railfest will be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on ...

* Lehigh Anthracite bus tours of mining operations will be conducted at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Boarding will be in front of Tommy’s Italian Restaurant, North Railroad Street, for a ...

TAMAQUA, Pa. — Students at Lehigh Carbon Community College’s site in Tamaqua transformed an empty classroom closet into a food pantry. Thanks to a state grant, the students are debuting the ...

Jun. 9—Now in its 32nd year, Tamaqua Summerfest, to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Father's Day, June 18, will have the complete package of community festival action and events, from vendors ...

Tamaqua 1, Northern Lehigh 9 SLATINGTON – Tamaqua found the back of the net just one time and was scored on nine times across both halves in an eight-goal loss to Northern Lehigh. Aiden Schli… ...

A 29-year-old Tamaqua, Pa., man was stabbed by a 40-year-old Allentown man on June 28 in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania State Police at Fogelsville report this morning in a news release ...

LANSFORD – A group of visiting German legislators ventured deep into anthracite history Friday during a trip into the inner workings of the landmark No. 9 Mine. “This was the oldest con… ...

A historic house located at 205 Schuylkill Avenue in Tamaqua has a new owner. The 1,508-square-foot property, built in 1920, was sold on May 2, 2025 for $76,000, or $50 per square foot. The layout ...

TAMAQUA – When New York investment manager Doug Topkis bought an 8,000-acre coalfield near Tamaqua in bankruptcy court two years ago, he didn’t know anthracite from bituminous. He does now.

A Reading & Northern excursion train is seen passing Tamaqua Station last year. Tamaqua Railfest will be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday in the heart of the borough in ...