News from Berwick

BERWICK — The Berwick Hospital Center Board of Trustees has selected Diane Ljungquist as its new chief executive officer, effective tomorrow, a press release says.

She...

BERWICK — A woman who smashed out a window in her estranged husband’s house with a hammer and weights says police didn’t listen to her side of the story.

Tammy Reichenbach, 45, pleaded...

BERWICK — Michael S. Lockard, 45, of Berwick is accused of severely beating a man found urinating on a television in a trailer.

Police were dispatched to the intersection of North Vine...

BERWICK — Berwick coach George Curry slumped on a bench in the field house’s weight room. He looked like a tired boxer returning to his corner after the 12th round.

He could only shake...

BERWICK — Ken Pollock Ford, Lincoln invites the public to the opening of its new dealership here Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at 1120 Front St. (Route 11).

“We have been honored to be a...

BERWICK — Mayor Tim Burke missed more council meetings than he attended this year, but he says he is working harder than ever on his own to help borough residents.

Burke missed his...

BERWICK — Mayor Tim Burke says ordinances passed here since April may be void because they were never sent to him for approval.

Borough records show Burke hasn’t signed...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Sept. 20-26:

Sept. 20

•12:50 a.m. — 200 block West Sixth Street, harassment

•1:55 a.m. — 100...

BERWICK — A rural Shickshinny man with prior arrests for retail theft was jailed Tuesday after he was caught stealing two light kits and a folding knife at the AutoZone along West Front Street...

BERWICK — The family of a man accused of repeatedly beating his on-again, off-again girlfriend says he was in a different county during the latest alleged attack.

Clayton Drasher, 42,...

BERWICK — A local frequency that was owned by a well-known, end-times doomsayer was sold off recently, according to a trade website.

Harold Camping ’s Family Stations...

BERWICK — Registration for the 106th annual Run for the Diamonds is now open to all runners.

Registration forms can be picked up at the Berwick and Bloomsburg YMCAs, and Harry’s...

BERWICK — A shooting victim didn’t realize a 9-mm bullet had torn through his scrotum until he smelled the blood, he testified Monday.

“I didn’t know he had a gun until he reached...

BERWICK — A fire inside the Wise Foods plant early Monday could have been much worse if it hadn’t been for a quick response by maintenance workers, says Berwick Fire Chief Bill Coolbaugh.

BERWICK — A man suspected of drunken driving with two young kids in his vehicle sped off from a stop sign at Vine and Third streets here, authorities say.

When police asked Brian M....

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

Sept. 13

•4:38 a.m. — West Front and Poplar streets, DWI

•1:02 p.m. — 400 block East...

BERWICK — A convicted burglar drove through a yard, narrowly missing some children as he fled his state parole officer, the officer testified.

Minutes later, Weston T. Cox, 27, smashed...

BERWICK — Mitchell Thelemaque and Blake Girton??? each scored for Berwick as the Bulldogs beat Weatherly, 2-1, in high school boys soccer on Friday night....

BERWICK — Berwick was focused on one number before its game Friday: 400, the career win with Berwick it was trying to earn coach George Curry.

The focus after the game will be on a...

BERWICK — Anyone interested in helping create this year’s Christmas Boulevard should show up at the Berwick Jaycees building for a meeting Wednesday, says the organizer.

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