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Bangor boys basketball player and Emmaus girls basketball player are Athlete of the Week winners
14+ hour, 59+ min ago (227+ words) A Bangor boys basketball player and an Emmaus girls basketball player are our Athlete of the Week winners for Week 29 of the 2025-26 season. Was the North team's MVP with 21 points and eight rebounds in Sunday's LV Senior All-Star Basketball Classic....
Allentown Diocese to close another church in Slate Belt
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) A Roman Catholic church in the Slate Belt that the Allentown Diocese calls an "aging structure in need of many costly repairs" is closing. Our Lady of Good Counsel church in Bangor will hold its last Mass on Feb. 7, the…...
Jaxson Kreider, Hunter Hopstetter happy to be part of Bangor wrestling’s success
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (923+ words) Hunter Hopstetter went to Bangor wrestling coach Richie Smith after last season to make his intentions clear for this year. "He said, "Coach, I'm wrestling heavyweight next year," Smith recalled. "I said that we're going to have to kill some…...
Lehigh Valley wrestling: Bangor expects to build on its foundation
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (835+ words) (13th in a series) Kody Ward competed in the District 11 Class 3A tournament for the third year in a row last February and again improved his record from the previous season. Bangor teammate Carter Smith made it to states last season for…...
Bangor church condemned as fire is under investigation, borough manager says
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (210+ words) Bangor officials have condemned the nondenominational church severely damaged by fire Wednesday morning. Borough Manager Stephen Reider said Thursday a "condemned" sign was placed at the front of the building as officials continue to investigate what caused the blaze to…...
Saucon Valley football pulls away late from Bangor in Colonial-Schuylkill League game
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1042+ words) Braden Rohn's second pass attempt of the 2025 season was an interception that killed Saucon Valley's drive well into Bangor territory in Friday night's opener. The junior in his second season as the Panthers' starting quarterback was unfazed by the mistake....
Changing of the guard: Bangor’s Steve Panczer is the new District 11 chairman
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (413+ words) Steve Panczer was approved on Thursday morning as the new District 11 chairman and he wasted no time in supporting one of his District 11 teams. Panczer, the Bangor Area High School athletic director, is succeeding Bob Hartman, the retiring Whitehall AD....
Whitehall vs. Bangor for D11 5A baseball championship | PHOTOS
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (44+ words) Whitehall plays Bangor for the District 11 5A baseball championship Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at DeSales University in Upper Saucon Township. " " Whitehall plays Bangor for the District 11 5A baseball championship Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at DeSales University in Upper Saucon Township....
Bangor area tornado damage seen from the sky | PHOTOS
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (78+ words) After a tornado hit Bangor, Pa., in the Slate Belt region of Northampton County on Tuesday, aerial photos show the damage. A tornado touched down just south of Bangor in the Slate Belt region of Northampton County on Tuesday afternoon,…...