Street sweeping

The borough of Tamaqua will resume weekly street sweeping operations this week.Several streets in the downtown area are permanently posted for Thursday and Friday street cleaning operations. These streets include Broad, Berwick, Center, Pine, Railroad, Nescopec and Swatara streets, which will be cleaned on Thursday and Friday, beginning at 5 a.m.Additional streets will be posted, advertised and cleaned periodically.Streets will be posted the day before cleaning operations are scheduled. All vehicles must be removed from posted streets. Any vehicle remaining on the street will be ticketed and possibly towed.Property owners and residents are welcome to clean their sidewalks before street sweeping occurs.The schedule is subject to change due to work and weather conditions.More information is available at Tamaqua Borough Hall, 320 E. Broad St., Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., or by calling 570-668-3444 or 668-0300.Diabetes supportSt. Luke's University Health Network is sponsoring a diabetes support group that will meet monthly at the health network's Miners Campus in Coaldale. Meetings will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.The first meeting will be on April 29 in the second floor cafe. All other meetings will be in the ground floor community room.Each month, a different diabetes topic is explored. Topics are based on ways to improve blood sugar control and quality of life. Meetings include a question-and-answer period.Reservations are not required and there are no fees.For more information, call 570-645-8107.Senior CitizensThe Tamaqua Senior Citizens group met April 9 at the Tamaqua YMCA, 1201 E. Broad St. The meeting was attended by 66 members, with President Melody Weicker conducting the business session.Secretary Ruthann Feane provided an inspirational reading, "God Is Everywhere." A moment of silence was held in memory of George Millet.This week's meeting will include a pizza party.The next meeting will be at 1 p.m. April 16. Anyone 55 or older is welcome to join. The YMCA is handicap accessible.Bethany ECThe Rev. Kevin Roberts will officiate at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services this Sunday in Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church. Sunday school will meet at 9:15 a.m.Also on Sunday, the creative writing growth group will meet at 1 p.m.; the monthly service at the Hometown Nursing Center will be at 2:30 p.m.; and a meeting for the Big Creek mission trip will be held at 6 p.m.Activities for next week will include: Tuesday, prayer time at 8:30 a.m.; Wednesday, sew much more growth group meets at 1 p.m., Tamaqua Youth Ministry meets at 6:30 p.m., GriefShare meets at 7 p.m.; Thursday, lead beyond our walls group meets at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, men's breakfast at 8 a.m., musician rehearsal at 8:30 a.m., praise practice at 9:30 a.m.