News from Berwick

BERWICK — A pro-life rosary and benediction service is planned at 3 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

The church is at 721 Monroe St.

For information, call 570-752-5684...

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

• Fred Berlin, Berwick, seeks rent from...

BERWICK — Berwick’s Reese Mensinger scored 27 points, going over 1,000 for her career, in a 71-8 win over Coughlin in high school girls basketball Thursday.

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BERWICK — Police say a Berwick man fired a gun and smashed two windows at a Salem Street home Jan. 4 after he had an argument over a text message with a woman who lived there.

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BERWICK — A new Berwick councilman said he regretted voting to reappoint the borough’s representative to the sewer authority without interviewing other applicants.

“I’ve always been...

BERWICK — A man with five previous drunken driving convictions was drunk again when his car hit two women unloading groceries from another vehicle, police say.

One woman, Karen DeMarco...

BERWICK — The four-year shortage of police officers here ended abruptly Monday night when a newly-seated council hired every candidate approved by the civil service commission.

Council...

BERWICK — Commonwealth Health Berwick Hospital Center has announced its 2017 Employee of the Year award winners:

• Jacqueline Turner, Employee of the Year;

•...

BERWICK — Two police officers here could face suspension for “behavior unbecoming an officer,” the mayor says.

Police Chief Kenneth Strish said personnel rules forbid him from releasing...

BERWICK — As a wanted man on parole for murder was taken into custody here Friday, three kids came knocking on the door looking to buy marijuana, police say.

Officers say they found...

BERWICK — Berwick’s Alec Markle scored a team-high 16 points and Damon Beckhorn finished with 13 to lead the Bulldogs past Northwest, 64-55, in boys...

BERWICK — The following civil complaints have been filed in the magisterial court of District Judge Richard Knecht.

The defendants in such cases sometimes settle...

BERWICK — The Tuzzis say a track camera they installed behind their rental property shows no excessive rodent activity, bird droppings or damage as a result of Susie Tuzzi feeding leftover...

BERWICK — A woman allegedly hit a man with a metal rod, knocking him to the ground before she and another man beat him, police say.

Alex Dalberto was left with a lump the size of a golf...

BERWICK — Berwick Area School District is looking into offering its students a Career Technical Education program.

At a school board meeting Monday, Superintendent Wayne...

BERWICK — A woman who tested positive for methamphetamine, amphetamines and morphine was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and on a suspended license.

According to...

BERWICK — Three life members of the Defender Hose Co. are calling for an audit of the defunct fire company, saying they’ve been told an expert review revealed “suspected financial malfeasance...

BERWICK — A man accused of selling methamphetamine while he stalked an ex-girlfriend saw his hearing continued recently when the girlfriend and another witness failed to show up for court....

BERWICK — Berwick school Director Larry D. Clausen Jr. agreed to pay $750 for violating the state Ethics Act, according to a Wilkes-Barre newspaper.

Clausen was...

BERWICK — The Dental Health Clinic here is celebrating 15 years of service.

The clinic continues to operate under the original mission: treating the dental needs of under insured or...