News from Berwick

BERWICK — A mother and her two teenagers forced their way into Berwick High School seeking to fight a student just before the state attorney general was supposed to arrive, police say.

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BERWICK — Pennsylvania-American Water Company customers in the borough here and some surrounding municipalities have a temporary reprieve from a rate hike that was expected to raise the average...

BERWICK — A free seminar to help people navigate the confusion that surrounds health care and health insurance is scheduled next week in Berwick.

“Let’s Talk about Alphabet Soup... or...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from May 7-13.

May 7

• 12:14 a.m. — 400 block Susquehanna Avenue, assist EMS

• 4:42 a.m. —...

BERWICK — Zach Boyd drove in Matt Fulton with the game-winning run in the top of the 10th inning to lead Central Columbia to a 1-0 win over...

BERWICK — A young mother accused of dragging her toddler along on heroin deals will face trial in county court.

Victoria Violet Perry, 21, and her codefendant,...

BERWICK — A Berwick woman is suing her former “paramour,” alleging he hasn’t repaid her over $11,000 for a truck loan she took out for him.

Sarah Hess of 104...

BERWICK — This November will bring a rematch between Mayor Tim Burke and local businessman Kirk Bower.

Bower won the Republican primary, beating former...

BERWICK — Voters here pared two incumbents from the slate of candidates running for school board.

But they’ll still have a five-way race for four seats in November.

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BERWICK — The Head Start program here isn’t just preparing preschoolers for school any more; now it’s also feeding them and their families.

A new pantry, featuring fresh fruits,...

BERWICK — Police and a 22-year-old man accused of repeatedly ramming his pickup truck into a Jeep driving in front of him tell very different stories about what happened that night.

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BERWICK — The school board here has the most heavily contested race of any on the ballot this fall.

There are four Republican and Democratic nominations for four-year seats up for grabs...

BERWICK — A former borough councilman faces off against a former borough police officer Tuesday seeking the Republican nomination for Berwick mayor.

Kirk Bower, the former councilman,...

BERWICK —“Food Labels and Healthy Eating,” a free community health talk, will be presented at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at the Berwick YMCA, 231 W. Third St., here.

The presentation is...

BERWICK — The ALDI grocery store at 1892 W. Front St. in Berwick is undergoing a major expansion and remodeling project, a corporate spokesman says.

When completed, it will have five...

BERWICK — The Celebrate Historic Berwick Food Festival scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until June due to expected bad weather this weekend.

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from May 1-6.

May 1

• 1:36 a.m. — 500 block West Front Street, domestic

• 2:53 a.m. — Arch...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from April 23-30.

April 23

• 2:18 a.m. — 800 block LaSalle Street, hit and run

• 3 a.m. —...

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

Distinguished Honors

• Fifth grade — Rebecca...

BERWICK — A “door-to-door” inspection of some of Columbia County’s 33,000 properties has generated $1.1 million in new property tax revenues to school districts and another $300,000 in county...