News from Berwick

BERWICK — Borough property taxes here are going up 7 percent next year, mostly due to rising health insurance costs, according to a proposed budget.

Taxes are scheduled to go up 1 mill...

BERWICK — A welder has sued his landlords for $97,000 over a leaky roof that caused water damage to his equipment, a lawsuit says.

Michael Whitmire claims they ignored his requests to...

BERWICK — Berwick Hospital Center recently announced its 2015 Employee and Managers of the Year.

Fred Fenstemaker, an employee since 1995, was named the Employee of...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Dec. 13-19:

Dec. 13

•11:09 a.m. — 300 block East 11th Street, criminal mischief

•2:29 p.m. —...

BERWICK — A fast-moving fire left a man and his guest homeless the day after Christmas.

The fire at 1200 Susquehanna Ave. was initially reported at 1:53 p.m. as a popped circuit breaker...

BERWICK — State Police were asking the public for help finding a 17-year-old girl who disappeared Christmas Eve.

Christina Miller left her home at 265 Sandy Valley...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from Dec. 6-12:

Dec. 6

•10:04 a.m. — 1200 block Ruhmel’s Lane, suspicious truck

•11:30 a.m...

BERWICK — The day 12-year-old Jenna Seferyn learned the tooth fairy was made up and maybe the guy in the big red suit wasn’t real either, she cried.

But then she made a Christmas wish...

BERWICK — Mahoning Township’s police chief is now facing trial on charges related to the alleged huffing of compressed gas while on duty.

Chad D. Thomas, 41, is...

BERWICK — Council members gave retiring football coach George Curry a standing ovation and a plaque recognizing his 455 victories on the football field.

“But your...

BERWICK — Lee Benjamin Jr. showed up at Monday’s council meeting with about 20 parents and children, asking the borough to call off its request for a court to shut down the youth athletic...

BERWICK — A man accused of participating in a heroin ring says he had cleaned himself up before being lured back into drug use by people he met at support groups.

Matthew Robert Eggler...

BERWICK — A woman who had been kicked out by her boyfriend was hunkering down to stay in a local park with her five small children this fall, a domestic violence advocate says.

Staff...

BERWICK — Area landlords filed complaints against their tenants recently, according to court papers filed here.

• Ronald and Mary Edwards were ordered to pay $2,703 in...

BERWICK — A driver pulled over for an expired inspection sticker turned out to be high on pot and in possession of heroin, needles and other drug paraphernalia, police say.

A trooper...

BERWICK — A judge reluctantly allowed an accused car thief to leave prison without having to post his $50,000 bail.

“I’m not fully on board with this,” District Judge Richard...

BERWICK — A 40-year-old woman accused of hosting an underage drinking party saw one charge dropped Friday but will have to face another in county court.

Melinda Ohl ...

BERWICK — A Berwick man choked and struck the mother of his child as he tried to pry the baby away from her as she fed the boy, police said.

Robert W. Terry, 27, told...

BERWICK — Berwick Police say they are investigating reports of an armed robbery on Oak Street on Thursday.

More information will be released later.

BERWICK — Elementary teacher Karen Finucan will be the temporary principal at Nescopeck Elementary while Principal Robert Bulkley is out on medical leave,...