Bangor NewsLocal news for Bangor, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.A monumental road trip- May 31, 2008 Many towns keep a stone or a plaque in a place of public reverence to honor their war dead.http://www.topix.net/city/bangor-pa/2008/05/a-monumental-road-trip?fromrss=1 Bangor Area School Board budgets 3.56% tax increase, but spending is a worry- May 29, 2008 Property owners in the Bangor Area School District can expect to pay a higher tax bill next school year, according to the district budget for 2008-09.The $45.6 million budget -- which received the school board's tentative approval Monday night -- raises the tax rate by 3.56 percent, from 45.45 mills to 47.07 mills. That means the owner of a property with an assessed value of $100,000 would pay a $4,700 tax bill.Salaries and wages account for the largest expenditures in the budget, at $20.5...http://www.topix.net/city/bangor-pa/2008/05/bangor-area-school-board-budgets-3-56-tax-incr... Guardian Angels ready for Easton- May 27, 2008 Easton's troubled West Ward got a guardian angel Monday night.Actually, it got 15 freshly minted ones straight out of 12 weeks of Guardian Angels training, ready to start patrolling the streets as soon as this weekend.Dressed in red jackets and berets, they received their certificates and pins and heard a rousing speech from Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, who boomed they were now among those he called ''people who dare to care.''With that, Sliwa said, Easton had become the 104th city to..http://www.topix.net/city/bangor-pa/2008/05/guardian-angels-ready-for-easton?fromrss=1 Colonial Hotel Reopens in Northampton County- May 25, 2008 A cornerstone in Northampton County is coming back to life. The Colonial Hotel in Bangor reopened today for the first time in nearly two years.http://www.topix.net/city/bangor-pa/2008/05/colonial-hotel-reopens-in-northampton-county?f... |