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 ...

Watson Church and Cole Dynda each collected three hits to lead Northwestern Lehigh to an 11-6 victory over Tamaqua in the District 11 Class 4A baseball final on Thursday. 5/29 - 1:00 PM Baseball Final ...

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 ...

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… ...

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… ...

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 ...