News from Berwick

BERWICK — Neighbors are taking up too much on-street parking, two residents on different streets complained to council.

But the council president said there might not be much the...

BERWICK — Holes in the walls of the foundation where the Masonic Building once stood may look like tunnels, but they stop after only a few feet, said Zoning Officer Greg Harkins.

The...

BERWICK — Some creative engineering by the public works crew may have saved the borough over $146,000, the foreman told council Monday.

For years, council members have debated about...

BERWICK — A tailgate party is scheduled for Jingle Hall Friday to raise money for the Berwick Sports Hall of Fame.

The celebration of the Berwick’s last high school football regular...

BERWICK — State Police tracked down a driver officers say hit a pedestrian on the way out of the borough’s Riverfest celebration Saturday night.

Police were called to the 300 block of...

BERWICK — Hailey Stein had a goal and assist for Berwick, which rallied for three goals in the final 16 minutes to beat Northwest 3-0 in high school field hockey Monday.

BERWICK — The borough is giving Wade Perry until Nov. 23 to repair the crumbling Geppetto building, or face fines of $300 per day, even though Perry says he doesn’t really own the building....

BERWICK — A Berwick woman involved in a one-car crash was driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit, police said.

Natasha Kulha, 23, 84 Slowick...

BERWICK — Work on a new roof for Nescopeck Elementary should start by the end of the month and be finished in eight weeks, school officials say.

The school board voted to approve $595,...

BERWICK — Donations to Beyond Violence this month will be matched by the Allstate Foundation’s Purple Purse Challenge, doubling the value of every dollar.

The local domestic violence...

BERWICK — Berwick changed starters at quarterback hoping the offense would respond.

The response was 507 yards and 61 points in a 61-13 win over Crestwood in which the Bulldogs only...

BERWICK — While a roof collapse only damaged one half of the Masonic Building last month, there was evidence that the whole structure had been damaged by long-term leaks of water, an engineer...

BERWICK — Police found four people inside a shed with an “AR-styled rifle,” knives, meth pipes and marijuana grinders, authorities said.

Officers then found numerous bags of heroin,...

BERWICK — Borough manager Krunal Thakore abruptly resigned Tuesday, following a weekend arrest here on charges that he allegedly drove drunk, at nearly three times the legal limit.

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BERWICK — A Berwick man who police say put a woman in a headlock and squeezed her arms, pleaded guilty to harassment and disorderly conduct and will be on probation for six months.

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BERWICK — A man accused of threatening online to kill police officers quietly agreed Monday to send his case to county court by giving up his right to a preliminary hearing here.

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BERWICK — A 38-year-old man was jailed Friday night after allegedly choking a woman.

Police were called to 605 LaSalle St. here at 5:46 p.m. to deal with a domestic disturbance.

BERWICK — A woman told police her boyfriend threatened to “blow her head off with his gun” if she went to police after he allegedly smacked and shoved her to the ground outside the Turkey Hill...

BERWICK — A Berwick man, stopped by police for driving with the wrong vehicle registration, was under the influence of alcohol.

Daryl Campbell, 19, 347 Grant Street,...

BERWICK — The borough should be saving on its electrical bill after council voted to discontinue paying to power a broken gate on Canal Street.

Councilman Robert Lewis...