News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Tue, 01/08/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 28-year-old man was jailed Monday night after allegedly robbing his girlfriend in a bank parking lot — in view of both of the borough’s police detectives.

But the suspect,...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Teens in the Berwick Area school district and from other school districts are invited to try on formal gowns, dresses and suit jackets they can take home for free Monday and Tuesday...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — More than 100 people came to the Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts on Saturday evening to celebrate the life of Renee DiAugustine Bower, who considered the place a second...


Sun, 01/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who was pulled over for a suspended registration was driving under the influence of alcohol, court papers say.

Donald Kriner...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 01/05/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Four people attended the Free Assessment Day for drug addicts, alcoholics and their families Friday, including one woman who arrived in tears.

While organizers hoped many more...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Fri, 01/04/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — An intoxicated man who struck others with a bottle on New Year’s Eve was bleeding from his head when police responded to the disturbance, according to court documents.

Brian...


Thu, 01/03/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A wanted man from Berks County gave police a false name and date of birth during a traffic stop here early Wednesday, arrest papers say.

Julio Ramos, 30, of...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Katie Starr scored a team-high 20 points for Berwick, which held on to beat Wyoming Valley West, 52-50, in high school girls basketball Thursday.

Valley West...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A fund to accept monetary donations for the victims of Sunday’s house fires on Sixth Street has been set up at the Berwick Area United Way, said Mayor Tim Burke....


Thu, 01/03/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — In the seven months that the McBride Memorial Library has offered its 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, 32 children younger than 5 have read a combined 5,100 books, the library...