News from Berwick

BERWICK — A Berwick man whose house was raided Thursday has “admitted to manufacturing unique homemade explosives,” police report.

Larry Reichenbach, 48, of 1007 LaSalle St. was...

BERWICK — Deadlines are fast approaching for those who want to sponsor or participate in the fourth annual Celebrate Berwick festival Saturday, May 14.

Businesses, non-profit...

BERWICK — An erratic driver had a half-smoked joint in the car and a open bottle of Busch beer, authorities say.

A passenger in Paul T. Jaffin’s 2011 Chevrolet Impala...

BERWICK — A Bloomsburg resident alleges a Bloomsburg pair owes more than $5,000 in a civil complaint filed in the office of District Judge Richard W. Knecht.

Such...

BERWICK — Seventy-four years ago, Joe Massina says, he test-drove Stuart tanks fresh from the AC&F up and down Orange Street here.

On Wednesday, the Mifflinville man watched as a...

BERWICK — A Berwick man on state parole for drug dealing was arrested again Tuesday for having heroin, police say.

Nicholas Carl Whitenight, 33, of 224 Hughes St. ran...

BERWICK — When Karen Richards saw construction trucks for a sewer project creeping toward her candy store on West Third Street last week, her heart dropped.

Easter was approaching — the...

BERWICK — A Salem Township man who was driving drunk did not have a license for a loaded.40-caliber Smith & Wesson found in his SUV after it struck a sign post at the Turkey Hill here,...

BERWICK — A woman in cardiac arrest was saved by a quick-thinking dentist and her staff.

It all started with a phone call to the Berwick Dental Clinic at the Eagles Building on Feb. 22...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from March 6-12:

March 6

• 1:47 a.m. — 500 block West Front Street, motor vehicle accident

• 10:44 a....

BERWICK — Kerri Troiani got a sweet taste of justice when she hunted down a woman who had stolen a pair of $100 Nike sneakers from Troiani’s store, Harry’s Sporting Goods, Friday morning.

BERWICK — With the basement boarded up and most of the siding ripped from the house and sold for drugs, the father of accused meth maker Bradley Ohl says he’s doing what he can to fix the home...

BERWICK — Jesse Steuer was allegedly drunk and suicidal in November when he purposely ran into Route 11 traffic, but he says he’s doing a lot better now.

“I’ve gotten...

BERWICK — A Central Columbia life-skills student accused of indecently assaulting two other handicapped students was not accepted into a therapeutic school, and now must seek a mental health...

BERWICK — Rumors that Defender Hose Co. is closing have been greatly exaggerated, an official says.

Volunteers recently put up a “For Sale” sign by their fire hall and sent an antique...

BERWICK — A Williamsport-area company is suing Berwick contractor Lee Benjamin for $6,300, records show.

Benjamin of Benjamin Construction hasn’t paid...

BERWICK — Warrants for these individuals have been issued by Berwick Police Department. The name is followed by date of birth (if known), last known address and type of warrant:

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BERWICK — Lee Benjamin Jr. and Lee Benjamin Sr. are not living up to their end of the deal to keep the former Berwick Armory building open for youth wrestling and other sports, say borough...

BERWICK — School directors here are considering a proposal to reduce the amount of time that residents can speak at meetings.

President Maryann Kovalewski said the...

BERWICK — Duane M. Koch, former president of K-Fab, used company funds and resources to help his bar-restaurant venture and to improve a second home he purchased, his father’s lawyers say....