News from Berwick

BERWICK — The following civil complaints were filed in the office of District Judge Richard W. Knecht.

Such claims are often settled soon after being filed:

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BERWICK — Two Berwick residents, listed as homeless in court papers, were arrested after selling methamphetamine in the Berwick area, police said.

Dawn Diefenderfer,...

BERWICK — State police pulled a man over for not using a turn signal before arresting him for driving under the influence and charging his passenger with having heroin and hypodermic needles....

BERWICK — A new business that turns recycled plastic into collapsible crates, baskets, organizers and other products is coming to the BIDA complex with hopes of employing 100 people within...

BERWICK — A retired police sergeant who revived the Berwick Christmas Boulevard has been charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

Michael A. Monico, 49, of 237...

BERWICK — The borough code enforcement office issued a series of citations last month for properties allegedly in poor repair. They include:

• Albert Shimko Jr. of 430...

BERWICK — Police say an 8-year-old girl reported missing at 2:30 a.m. was found asleep next to a Dumpster by a cleaning crew at 10 a.m. Monday.

The child was taken to Geisinger Medical...

BERWICK — Operators at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station safely disconnected the Unit 1 reactor from the electrical grid to begin its regularly scheduled refueling and maintenance outage...

BERWICK — A homeless woman being removed from a home at the request of the owner had hypodermic needles, police said.

Ann Marie Shafer, 22, of Berwick, was inside the...

BERWICK — A family was displaced from its Briar Manor apartment Saturday morning after a fire in a utility closet caused heavy smoke damage, the fire chief said.

The fire reported at 9...

BERWICK — The state wants Luzerne County residents who live blocks from the McBride Memorial Library to instead travel up to 25 miles away to check out books.

At least, that’s what its...

BERWICK — Berwick’s Andrew Blockus was a force with 39 assists, six kills, and 11 digs, but the Bulldogs fell to Tunkhannock, 3-1, in boys volleyball.

Berwick fell 25...

BERWICK — A traffic stop led to a gun charge after police reportedly found a loaded 9mm handgun in the car.

Berwick Officer Scott Sienkiewicz was on patrol March 5 at 2...

BERWICK — A Catawissa woman kicked another woman’s vehicle, causing more than $1,000 in damage, police said.

Kaitlin Elizabeth McKenna, 23, of 228 Pine St.,...

BERWICK — For 22 minutes in the middle of a practice last week, assistant track Coach Jon Pruitt’s heart stopped beating.

But the students he taught during his 37-year career as a coach...

BERWICK — School officials are looking into putting up some netting on a crumbling wall at Crispin Field to prevent pieces from hitting people.

Brent Crispell, director of buildings and...

BERWICK — Council members here unanimously approved buying a new ladder truck for $1.67 million, but said they won’t be promising any more COVID relief money to non-government agencies.

BERWICK — A woman who hit a telephone pole near the intersection of 17th Street and Martzville Road here around 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 had been drinking, police said.

When officers...

BERWICK — An 86-year-old driver with a car full of passengers ran a red light and hit another vehicle, sending its driver to the hospital, police say.

Ramona H. Alley...

BERWICK — A couple stopped in what appears to be the getaway car from a New Jersey shooting quietly agreed to waive their preliminary hearings before District Judge Richard Knecht on Monday....