News from Berwick

BERWICK — A resident walked in on a burglar Wednesday and beat him so badly, the intruder needed stitches before he could be arraigned, according to police.

The tenant at 535 E. 16th St...

BERWICK — Expanded Medicaid coverage under Obamacare saved the Berwick Hospital Center a significant amount of money last year, officials said.

Meanwhile, while admissions to the...

BERWICK — After already defeating GAR twice by lopsided margins during the regular season, Berwick made sure the third time wouldn’t be any different.

Right from the start, the...

BERWICK — A school-crossing guard accused of stealing $4,600 from a parent-teacher group to pay bills will now face the charge in county court.

Harold Paul Clark, 61,...

BERWICK — Community Health Systems is looking to sell some of its hospitals, but Berwick isn’t likely to be one of them, the CEO says.

Likewise, she said, Berwick’s Home Health and...

BERWICK — A home health aide has been found not guilty of harassing the nurse who turned her in for allegedly stealing from a patient and his family.

But the aide, Amy Hilley, 34, is...

BERWICK — Windswept flames engulfed a small house and nearby garage Sunday, setting off an investigation into how the blaze started in a property neighbors say has been vacant for years.

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Oct. 2-8:

Oct. 2

• 1:58 a.m. — 200 block West Ninth Street, trespass

• 2:06 a.m. — 300 block...

BERWICK — A man came home to find a young autistic girl with no clothes on in his unsupervised swimming pool, court papers say.

While someone tried to get the girl out of the pool, her...

BERWICK — New coaches would all be paid the same weekly rate, regardless of the sport they lead, if a new proposal wins enough votes from school directors.

Berwick Area Superintendent...

BERWICK — A Berwick man beat up his father and fled their apartment before police could arrive early Friday, only to return about a half-hour later with a knife screaming he would “kill people...

BERWICK — A home health aide facing charges of stealing from her patient and his family has also been charged with harassing the nurse who turned her in.

But the aide, Amy Hilley, 34,...

BERWICK — Police here are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Take Back Initiative today.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., anyone who wants to dispose of unused or...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Oct. 9-15:

Oct. 9

• 12:06 a.m. — 300 block West Third Street, curfew violation

• 2:51 a.m. —...

BERWICK — Dr. John Guerriero, D.O., will present a free lecture on common vascular disease at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Berwick YMCA, 231 W. Third St.

The...

BERWICK — A 28-year-old man beat his girlfriend so badly Thursday, her eyes were swelling shut when police arrived, officers said.

Kerry Scott Dennis, 28, of 1400 N. Pine St. Apt. A,...

BERWICK — The borough’s new councilman is a retired New Jersey police officer who has served on Berwick’s civil service commission.

Larry Surkin, 62, will finish the...

BERWICK — The following landlords have filed lawsuits seeking rent, court records show.

The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon after they are filed.

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BERWICK — Beset by health problems, a former teacher who had never been in trouble stopped taking his medication, his family says. John Lipsey grew “mean,” they say, and one night last month,...

BERWICK — Students here may have to achieve higher grades to participate in sports or other extracurricular activities.

School directors said the PIAA sets its academic standards too...