News from Berwick

BERWICK — School directors here deadlocked Monday on whether to approve the budget for Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, effectively voting it down.

If two other school districts follow suit,...

BERWICK — The Berwick Area Joint Sewer Authority is laying off four workers and eliminating its second shift.

Board members voted unanimously Wednesday night in favor of the move, which...

BERWICK — A homeowner’s “dream” of owning his own motorcycle-repair shop was temporarily derailed after several neighbors turned out to object at a recent hearing.

But though Tim...

BERWICK — Students who owe on their school lunch accounts here will no longer have to settle for cheese sandwiches if a new policy passes — but their parents could find themselves in court....

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from March 1-5:

March 1

• 2:49 a.m. — 200 block Raseley Street, CO detector

• 5:41 a.m. — 1100 block...

BERWICK —One man claims another defaulted on a loan, according to recently filed court papers. But that man has sued back, saying the wife of his accuser has stolen services from his salon many...

BERWICK — A car dealership is planning a major expansion, but that means the residents of nine trailers behind the building must find new homes.

“We understand it’s distressing for the...

BERWICK — Organizers hope to open the new swimming pool at Ber-Vaughn Park by Memorial Day, and they’re holding a job fair Saturday to make sure they have a staff ready to jump in.

The...

BERWICK — The woman who has a child with an accused heroin dealer says she never asked for help from a controversial GoFundMe campaign for the infant.

Samantha Fox said her mother,...

BERWICK — A Berwick man accused of beating his girlfriend and threatening officers with a plastic shank recently told a judge his mother had a stroke after she saw him get arrested and hauled...

BERWICK — Truancy officers at Berwick and Columbia Montour Vo-Tech schools recently issued complaints against the legal guardians of students with multiple unexcused absences.

The...

BERWICK — State agents followed an accused heroin dealer as two women drove him from Berwick to Philadelphia and back to restock his drug supply, an officer testified.

It paid off —...

BERWICK — The following people have been cited for failing to send a child in their care to class at Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, complaints say.

• Shawn Hill, 39 Sparrow...

BERWICK — A Berwick woman was unresponsive after what appeared to be a minor accident on Front Street, emergency responders said.

Natalie Irina Chik, 20, of 204 Race St. was driving a...

BERWICK — A Berwick man pulled over by a State Police trooper Feb. 20 for a burned-out headlight was drunk, court papers say.

Duane S. Shaffer, 44, of 1420 Fairview...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from Feb. 22-29.

Feb. 22

• Midnight — 300 block North Vine Street, custody dispute

• 3:54 a.m...

BERWICK — A woman accused of forging a narcotics prescription stood up after her recent arraignment and shook the hand of the state trooper who arrested her.

“I want to thank you,”...

BERWICK — Berwick Hospital Center says it’s one of the first hospitals to be recognized as a Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care, a new designation by Highmark Blue Shield.

The...

BERWICK — A woman was drunk as she sped so fast, police had a hard time catching up, according to charges.

Crystal Lea Johnson, 31, of 312 E. Eighth St., Berwick, was...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Feb. 14-21:

Feb. 14

• 1:35 a.m. — 300 block East Eighth Street, domestic

• 1:38 a.m. — West...