West Hazleton community joins together for tree lighting

WEST HAZLETON – The jolly old elf himself is making his rounds of the anthracite coalfields. Monday night’s stop was in West Hazleton.

Carolers sang Christmas songs at the Christmas tree at Broad Street and Winters Avenue coming into town from Shenandoah.

Soon after, Santa, aboard a West Hazleton fire engine, arrived and joined the community as they counted town until the tree was alight.

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Kaylee Lindenmuth

Kaylee Lindenmuth is a Shenandoah native with a passion for journalism and the community she calls home. She is a 12-time Keystone Media Award winner, a PAB Excellence in Broadcasting award winner, and has been nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy award.

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