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West End Fire Company to restore 1932 engine... West End Fire Company to restore 1932 engine... ... 0

Dong, dong, dong rang the fire engine bell.

ELSA KERSCHNER/TIMES NEWS Eric Hoffman, assistant chief at West End Fire Company, talks about the Buffalo truck which was the first one purchased by West End.

Faith sustains Summit Hill's Hope of Christ... Faith sustains Summit Hill's Hope of Christ... ... 0

A team of tough, dedicated Panther Valley coal miners did the unthinkable in 1931.

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS/LISA HILES Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church was completed on March 22, 1896.

'The whole thing was blooming'... 'The whole thing was blooming'... ... 0

Two eyewitnesses have emerged to describe details of one of the most spectacular stories to come out of the town of Lansford, an event that capture

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/DONALD R. SERFASS This illustration depicts what the 1928 Lansford wake observance may have looked like when rosary beads placed in the deceased's hands slowly began to bloom.

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In some ways, it's a typical old bottle. But it's also the rarest of the rare.

DONALD R. SERFASS/TIMES NEWS John Paul "Bussy" Jones, New Ringgold, began digging farm dumps and outhouses in 1980 and never stopped, amassing a collection of rare old bottles.

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A lucky artist will be awarded a downtown art studio for three months.

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS From left: Stephen Bennett, Dina Depos, Amanda Carson, Micah Gursky and the team of Parker and Barker, Mormon missionaries who forgo the use of surnames. The group pauses after putting finishing touches on the Tamaqua…

'Small things with great love'... 'Small things with great love'... ... 0

Teamwork.

LIZ PINKEY/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWSCoach "Wink" Kovalchick instructs swimmer Anthony Witczak on the finer points of diving.

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Aquashicola Volunteer Fire Company (or Department, AFD), has it all ...

Left, Shawn Noonan and right, Joe Campbell, both Pennsylvania State Police troopers of the Lehighton barracks, presented the Aquashicola Fire Company a check for $4,984.67, the proceeds from the first Gary "Lumpy" Koons Golf Tournament. AFD's Second…

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Aquashicola Volunteer Fire Company's 85-year history:

Tamaqua was Land of Running Beer... Tamaqua was Land of Running Beer... ... 0

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Tamaqua is known as the Land of Running Water.

Tamaqua was Land of Running Beer... Tamaqua was Land of Running Beer... ... 0

By DONALD R. SERFASS
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Tamaqua is known as the Land of Running Water.

Five-generation family tradition... Five-generation family tradition... ... 0

Helping people through some of the most difficult moments of their lives has been a sort of mantra for Christine Mateyak Zizelmann for all of her a

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ZIZELMANN FAMILY The current generation of funeral directors includes Eric, Jon and Christine (Mateyak) Zizelmann.

Five-generation family tradition... Five-generation family tradition... ... 0

Helping people through some of the most difficult moments of their lives has been a sort of mantra for Christine Mateyak Zizelmann for all of her a

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