News from Berwick

BERWICK — Here are Berwick Area High School honor roll students for the fourth marking period:

Distinguished Honors

• Ninth grade — Maryanna...

BERWICK — Berwick Area High School held commencement exercises June 8.

There are 43 honor graduates, pictured here with names of parents and post-graduate plans.

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BERWICK — Berwick is going to have a musical next school year, Superintendent Wayne Brookhart announced Monday.

“We’re real excited about that; it’s been a long time...

BERWICK — A man who spent almost a month in jail after allegedly slashing the husband of a woman he was seeing saw the charges withdrawn Monday when the reported victim failed to show up for...

BERWICK — A Berwick woman allegedly threw a large, serrated knife at her boyfriend during an argument last weekend, police say.

Amanda James, 28, of 1204 Le Grand St...

BERWICK — For the 11th year in a row, Berwick Area School District directors passed a budget with no tax increase.

The budget, which barely cleared in its preliminary form, won votes...

BERWICK — Store employees and customers rallied to the aid of a woman seeking shelter when her boyfriend came after her, police said.

The woman later told officers it was all a...

BERWICK — A Berwick man who was pulled over for driving through a stop sign was in possession of a controlled substance, according to court documents.

On May 26, Christopher...

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,...

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...

BERWICK — A recently launched Teen Center here held a celebration to mark the fact that one of its first fundraisers brought in thousands for families battling pediatric cancer.

The...

BERWICK — Councilman Alvin Hill announced Sunday that he is resigning from council here as of June 18 due to health reasons.

Hill underwent open-heart surgery last...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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.

BERWICK — As the minutes ticked down to “Pomp and Circumstance” Friday night, Berwick seniors lined up in an unusually warm hallway by the varsity gym, taking cell phone pictures of each other...

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...

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...