News from Berwick

BERWICK — Berwick’s Len Wyda exploded through holes that his senior offensive line provided and kicker Kenneth Marshman remained “cool as a cucumber” in the Bulldogs’ 17-9 win over Coughlin....

BERWICK — A Berwick man tried to run over his estranged wife with his car Tuesday night when she returned home to retrieve some personal belongings, causing her and their 12-year-old daughter...

BERWICK — Heller’s Gas, 500 N. Poplar St., is suing these people to collect payments, records show. The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon after they are...

BERWICK — Cos Curry was stunned while watching Monday Night Football about a decade ago when announcer John Madden began explaining a quarterbacking fundamentals checklist hanging at the locker...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Sept. 18-25:

Sept. 18

• 3:10 a.m. — 800 block East 16th Street, assist Scott Township Police

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BERWICK — Bars, pubs and clubs that serve alcohol in the borough can be a little louder now.

And that has one man promising to find ways to make life “miserable” for the owner of a...

BERWICK — Witnesses for a Berwick man accused of getting drunk and threatening a neighbor with a tire iron cheered when the case was recently dismissed.

District Judge Richard Knecht...

BERWICK — Talen Energy plans a brief maintenance outage on Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant within the next few weeks, a press release says.

As the company has discussed...

BERWICK — At least 10 senior citizens here will be getting free new sidewalks, while other borough residents may be able to negotiate good prices for getting their own walkways replaced under a...

BERWICK — The borough is selling an aluminum carport for $300, but the buyer will have to take it down and haul it away by Oct. 2.

The carport, located in Test Track Park near the...

BERWICK — A new disc golf course is springing up at Test Track Park here and may be ready for players in time for Riverfest in October.

But first, the organizer is hoping volunteers...

BERWICK — Cassidy Eckert had a hat trick, Lydia Traugh added two more goals, and Berwick’s girls soccer team blanked Hanover Area, 8-0, on Thurday.

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BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Sept. 11-17:

Sept. 11

• 12:10 a.m. — 300 block East Bowman Street, theft from auto

• 1:53 a.m...

BERWICK — A school crossing guard and volunteer firefighter has confessed to stealing $4,600 from a parent-teacher group, police say.

Harold Paul Clark, 60, of 812 N. Vine St., Berwick...

BERWICK — The for-profit owner of Berwick Hospital Center acknowledged Monday it is examining ways to improve its financial health amid reports it is considering the sale of its vast hospital...

BERWICK — A crowd packed Monday’s borough meeting to support Police Chief Ken Strish and warn council members against removing him from office.

Meanwhile, officials reluctantly hired...

BERWICK — A man and woman — one on parole, the other on probation — overdosed on heroin simultaneously, court papers say.

Police were dispatched to 1337 Spring Garden Ave., the home of...

BERWICK — The Berwick United Way will sponsor a Full Moon Festival at the Downtown Berwick Market on Monday from 2 to 7 p.m.

The event will be on Euclid Alley, just off Front Street...

BERWICK — A new food program is offering a few days worth of emergency meals for Berwick-area residents.

“It’s not just for the poor,” said Timothy Hutton, the volunteer organizer of...

BERWICK — A homeless teen accused of carrying stolen jewelry waived a preliminary hearing Thursday, but not before he and a judge talked about tattoos.

Austin Mark Eveland...