News from Berwick

BERWICK — An early morning traffic stop in Berwick turned up 14 bags of meth, 11 pipes and a digital scale, according to court papers.

State Police pulled over Lee Alen Longenberger...

BERWICK — Someone set a fire at the softball field at Ber-Vaughn Park on Wednesday, but firefighters quickly smothered the flames.

The fire was called in around 5:50 p.m., said ...

BERWICK — For the next month, most of Berwick’s Market Street will be decked out in Christmas decor. But one new store is trying to make the season last even longer.

Tammy Farley opened...

BERWICK — The Berwick Area United Way is hosting a Poverty Roundtable at Central Susquehanna Community Foundation, 725 W. Front St., Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The session...

BERWICK — Thomas Neal, who arrived here in September as an interim, is now Chief Executive Officer of Berwick Hospital Center, Commonwealth Health announced Monday.

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BERWICK — Here are Berwick Middle School honor roll students for the first marking period:

Distinguished Honors

• Fifth grade — Sara Adams,...

BERWICK — A man allegedly tried to grab a police officer’s gun during a struggle outside Kmart here, according to court papers.

Police were called to the store just before 4 p.m. Oct....

BERWICK — A Berwick man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint before getting shot in the face and back last month will face kidnapping and robbery charges in county court.

James “...

BERWICK — Ed Whitlock made an impact no matter where he went, including Berwick.

In March, a week after his 86th birthday, Whitlock died after a battle with prostate cancer.

His...

BERWICK — Matt Gillette can’t find a reason to stop participating in the Run for the Diamonds.

At this point, Gillette is determined to collect as many diamonds as he can.

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BERWICK — A man slapped his estranged wife at a park as both grabbed their child and tussled for control, police said.

Michael Ray Fulton, 34, Berwick, was charged with simple assault...

BERWICK — A man allegedly stole personal checks from a woman and wrote out three checks to himself in amounts totaling $1,650, court papers say.

Adam Francis Eckhart...

BERWICK — Volunteers at The Jackson Mansion are helping local residents celebrate a real old-fashioned Christmas, decking out the historic building in authentic Victorian Christmas decorations...

BERWICK — Police pulled over a vehicle with illegally tinted windows and arrested the driver for drunken driving, court papers say.

A State Police trooper noticed the tinted windows on...

BERWICK — Heller’s Gas of Berwick has filed complaints against a pair of customers in district court, alleging they paid bills with bad checks.

Heller’s seeks these...

BERWICK — McBride Memorial librarians are on a mission to get more people to try digital reading through a new program. Library cards offer access to more than 5,000 free digital titles, a...

BERWICK — Workers have begun preparing the former Orange Street School here for demolition.

On Monday, workers with Forrester Environment Inc. of Bloomsburg began doing hazardous-...

BERWICK — A man and woman were cited by police after the woman allegedly sprayed the man with pepper spray, court papers say.

Norma Jean Fowler, 57, of 411 Chestnut...

BERWICK — A truce over feeding birds between Tuzzi’s Bakery and its neighbors has come to an end.

Susie Tuzzi is once again feeding leftover bread and pastries to birds at a property...

BERWICK — Four men charged with drunken driving all refused testing following recent traffic stops here, district court papers say.

All are facing court action on DUI-related charges....