News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Mon, 06/11/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Council members here plan to vote on whether to withhold pay from their own members for missing meetings.

The issue came up during a recent work session, when Council...


Mon, 06/11/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — An accomplice tried to distract a convenience store worker while a woman shoplifted, police say.

But the theft was captured on video, and Courtney Marie Tongel,...


Sun, 06/10/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church will host its monthly Community Meal on Monday.

The dinner starts at 5 p.m. at the church located at 1228 Second Ave.


Sun, 06/10/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who was pulled over for an inoperable brake light was in possession of meth, was using a license plate from another vehicle and was driving with a suspended license,...


Sun, 06/10/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman who took up two parking spaces outside of Cole’s Hardware was under the influence of several controlled substances, police said.

On May 3, Holly Quick...


Sun, 06/10/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Look for the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners at Beyond the Blend Market, 137 W. Front St. in Berwick, on the third Saturdays of the month through September.


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sun, 06/10/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Hazleton man had pot and marijuana wax in his vehicle when he was pulled over for a traffic violation, police say.

Matthew R. Hartzell’s SUV smelled of raw marijuana when he...


Sat, 06/09/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — School officials at Central Columbia filed truancy complaints in district court against parents who allowed children in their care to miss school multiple times without valid excuses...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 06/09/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police Chief Ken Strish saw a 5 percent bump to his salary this year when council members agreed to renew his contract three months early.

The contract lasts for five years...


Sat, 06/09/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — The new contract for Police Chief Ken Strish includes a big payoff if he is fired under certain circumstances.

But when similar protections were suggested for...