Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek says Andrew Grennan, of Howell, New Jersey, was swimming at the abandoned quarry in Bangor with seven other young people Sunday when he went underwater and ...

BANGOR, Pa. - Pen Argyl defeated Bangor 31-16 at Paul Farnan Field on Saturday afternoon in the 100th game between the two rivals in the Slate Belt region. The game was played in front of ...

BANGOR, Pa. - People in the Slate Belt have a new, but familiar, place to find help. The new Recovery Revolution at Clean Slate drop-in center opened Friday in the 100 block of South First Street ...

After a tornado hit Bangor, Pa., in the Slate Belt region of Northampton County on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, aerial photos show the damage.

Laura Casabé’s Argentina-Spain-Mexico co-production “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” leads the lineup, one of the few titles able to buck the bad mojo at this year’s Sundance and attract ...

Subscriber Epic night in Slate Belt as Bangor wrestlers hold off Pen Argyl Updated: Jan. 22, 2025, 7:12 a.m. | Published: Jan. 22, 2025, 7:00 a.m. 56 1/56 Bangor wrestling hosts Pen Argyl, Jan. 21 ...

Henry, while operating a dairy farm for more than 50 years, founded Capozzolo Brothers Slate Co., Bangor, one of the few slate quarries still in existence today.

A total of 160,000 tonnes is to be removed over a period of 16 years (10,000 tonnes per annum), but with a capacity to export 250 tonnes a day over a 5.5-day week to supplement the supply of slate ...

EAST BANGOR, Pa. - Northampton County will check interior home water-supply lines for hazards, including lead, for residents served by the East Bangor Municipal Authority. Older homes are more ...

The Slate Belt’s housing inventory currently rests around 15,000 units, the study says. Approximately, 70% of those households qualify as cost-burdened, meaning they spend 30% or more of their ...

BANGOR, Pa. - A new weekly event is set to tantalize taste buds and create lasting memories in the Slate Belt this summer. Quarry Bites & Brews, a weekly food truck night and community event, will ...

The slate will be processed at Penrhyn and Cwt-y-Bugail, another slate quarry with a production history going back to 1840. Ffestiniog slates are a dark blue-grey, made unique by occasional white ...