News from Berwick
‘I can’t do it. ... shoot me in the head.’
BERWICK — A grieving widower accused of threatening to kill police and an unnamed co-worker he says drove his wife to commit suicide sobbed before agreeing to send charges to county court...
Official likens burglary to rape
BERWICK — A councilman and candidate for U.S. Senate said he wanted police to do more to investigate a break-in to his garage, describing the experience of being burglarized as “akin to being...
BERWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
BERWICK — Here are Berwick Middle School honor roll students for the fourth marking period:
Distinguished Honors
• Fifth grade —Rebecca...
Alleged Berwick rapist is jailed
BERWICK — A man wanted for the alleged rape of a special-needs teenage girl surrendered to police last night and was jailed.
Lucas Rivera Contreras, 24, of Apt. 2, 801 Pine St., had...
Transit firm given grant
BERWICK — York rabbittransit has been awarded a grant from the Berwick Health and Wellness Fund of the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation. The funding will be used to launch a small pilot...
Berwick suspect sought in rape
BERWICK — A Berwick man is wanted for the alleged rape of a young girl here, authorities said Saturday.
Police are looking for Lucas Rivera Contreras, 24, of 801 Pine St., and believe...
Police find bruised mom in home
BERWICK — Police responding to a 9-1-1 hang-up call found a mother hiding in her bedroom with a bruise on her face and her “highly intoxicated” son sitting in the kitchen.
When police...
Berwick’s Ranger Hose Company cited
BERWICK — A Berwick fire company has been cited for illegally operating games of chance and failing to clean its beer taps.
The Ranger Hose Company, 208 E. Front St., Berwick, allegedly...
Alleged escapee to face charges in court
BERWICK — A man who allegedly escaped from a prison halfway house near Harrisburg, stole a car and crashed it in Briar Creek Township quietly agreed to face the charges in county court.
...Berwick Police offering Narcan training, free kit
BERWICK — Eventually, Berwick Police Chief Ken Strish would like to see naloxone kits that reverse overdoses become as common around the area as the AEDs that help fight heart attacks.
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Another suspect arrested in break-in, beating bunch
BERWICK — A teenager accused of being part of a group that barged into an apartment and beat a guest there was arrested Tuesday.
The mother of Joseph N. Maczuga, 19, said she had just...
Police: Wallet short $600
BERWICK — A woman picked up a dropped wallet inside Rite Aid. When she turned the wallet in to police, it was missing $600, court papers say.
Berwick Police accuse Amy Cressinger, 38,...
Alleged beating victims: We don’t know motive
BERWICK — Blayde Troiani says he has no clue why four people barged into a home here and began beating him.
His host, Fred Dourand, says he, too, is...
Session on weight-loss surgery planned
BERWICK — Bariatric surgeon Clark Gerhart, M.D., will present a free informational session on weight-loss surgery at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, in the hospital conference room...
Sky’s the limit for firm
BERWICK — As a Berwick firm puts finishing touches on a $3.5 million project at Orlando International Airport — its biggest contract to date — it is looking to move into a larger factory near...
Team Berwick tackles July 4
BERWICK — The committee that stepped in to save this borough’s Christmas Boulevard is planning to save another holiday: July 4.
But just as residents needed to pitch in to save the...
Boss’s ties to Phils include island home
BERWICK — Ron Palombo has some interesting ties to the Philadelphia Phillies, including his purchase of a home on a tropical island from a Phillies franchise icon.
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Man, woman face theft, drug charges
BERWICK — A police officer on patrol spotted a young man and woman running in a church parking lot on Martzville Road just after midnight May 14.
When Berwick Police Det....
‘New adventure’ calls Berwick seniors
BERWICK — As 18-year-old Hunter Hartzel waited to march into the varsity gym for his graduation, he had one word for how he felt about starting the next chapter of his life....
Paddle for the Gold offers real treasure for kayakers, canoeists in Berwick race
BERWICK —The Paddle for the Gold kayak and canoe race is back for a second year with new prizes and a new classification.
First-place winners in each category will get a signature gold...