News from Berwick

BERWICK — A Berwick man charged with making meth inside a speeding car is now banned from contacting his ex-girlfriend.

Tyler James Bitler, 23, choked Nicole Pavlichko, 25, Briar Creek...

BERWICK — A motorcyclist was injured after his bike collided with an SUV on West Front Street late Thursday, authorities said.

The biker was conscious and alert, and an ambulance took...

BERWICK — Berwick’s most consistent hitter all season, Austin Horsefield, took no time off in delivering a walkoff single to lift the Bulldogs to a 1-0 win in eight innings over Tunkhannock in...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from May 8-14:

May 8

• 11:38 a.m. — 600 block Hillside Drive, transformer fire

• Noon — 1400...

BERWICK — Here are Berwick Senior High School’s Senior Awards recipients. Over $126,000 in awards/ scholarships were given out:

• Chad Balliet — Senior Achievement Award, $25

•...

BERWICK — These landlords won court complaints against tenants recently, records show.

• Fred C. Berlin, 6101 Park Road, Berwick, won a judgment for $365 in back rent...

BERWICK — A boy suffered a concussion in a two-vehicle crash outside an elementary school, and now his adoptive parents have reached a settlement with one driver for $11,000, court records show...

BERWICK — A woman was not only drunk at the wheel, she was texting and did not have an active license, court records show.

Tabatha Jean Gensel, 31, of 324 E. Third St., Mifflinville,...

BERWICK — Operators connected Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant to the regional power grid on Tuesday, a press release says.

The Unit 2 reactor was manually shut down...

BERWICK — Berwick’s Kylie Levan scattered five hits, and Shea Petty finished with three hits and three RBIs as the Bulldogs’ softball team blanked Dallas, 5-0...

BERWICK — A woman driving into Berwick let her car drift over the center line, hitting an oncoming SUV before crashing into a parked vehicle, police say.

Carrie Hernandez...

BERWICK — Weis Markets easily cleared one of the first hurdles to opening a new beer cafe in its store here; council members unanimously approved the plan Monday night.

“This is within...

BERWICK — A Berwick woman wanted by the sheriff’s office had prescription pills on her when taken into custody, police say.

Tyia M. Starr, 20, of 812 Rear Vine St.,...

BERWICK — A mobile-home park owner says one of his residents is responsible for repairing a trailer that’s dangerous and “the worst looking place in the park.”

But even though park...

BERWICK — A retired teacher received a standing ovation when she showed up for the farewell festivities at Orange Street School, which closes at the end of the school year.

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BERWICK — A man contends two toy poodles belong to him, not to his dead girlfriend or her estate, court filings show.

Boyfriend Nicholas Orlando claims he bought Moosey and Tessa from...

BERWICK — School directors here eliminated another $10 per-capita tax, increasing the total cut on the average tax bill in the Berwick Area School District to $20.

Dann McGann, head of...

BERWICK — School directors agreed to shuffle several administrators recently.

Middle School Principal Jill Shipman is slated to take over the reins as high school...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from May 1-7:

May 1

• 7:49 a.m. — 1300 block North Market Street, parking complaint

• 11:53 a.m. —...

BERWICK — Officers searching for heroin Thursday say they found two young girls had been living in a filthy apartment with a heroin dealer.

Borough officials promptly condemned...