News from Berwick

 | By Gary Pang
Wed, 04/12/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man accused of attacking police was allowed to take a plea deal due to mental health issues.

Thomas Duane Cruickshank, 58, Berwick, allegedly forced his...


Wed, 04/12/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Landlords have filed complaints in March against the following tenants at District Judge Richard Knecht ’s office:

Carlotta Carroll, 1133...


Tue, 04/11/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Landlords are seeking rent payments from tenants in the following complaints filed with District Judge Richard Knecht. These cases are sometimes settled soon after...


 | By Julye Wemple
Sat, 04/08/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — With rain falling Thursday afternoon, Marie Montecalvo watched in dismay as a torrent of water rushed through her backyard.

“When I looked outside, I thought I’d have a heart...


Fri, 04/07/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from March 26-April 1.

March 26

• 1:12 p.m. — 1100 block Freas Avenue, criminal mischief to auto...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Fri, 04/07/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — The 2017 Curry Quarterback Camp will be May 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Crispin Field in Berwick.

Instructors this year will include Jimmy Terwilliger, a...


 | By Gary Pang
Thu, 04/06/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A repairman suffered broken bones when he fell off a collapsing porch roof, so he’s suing a contractor and the homeowner, a lawsuit says.

Mark Davenport was wearing a safety...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Wed, 04/05/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A heroin dealer accused of leading police on a high-speed chase to avoid sentencing has agreed to face some of the charges from his latest escapades in county court.

But other...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Tue, 04/04/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman allegedly went into a dresser drawer at a friend’s house and helped herself to a man’s Glock handgun, taking it home in a purse.

When Trina Diane Truax, 46, of...


 | By Julye Wemple
Mon, 04/03/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A suicidal man jumped into the Susquehanna River in Larksville late Saturday, prompting a downriver search by Berwick’s rescue team.

The man, whom police have not identified,...