News from Berwick

Seven victims still in hospital

Tue, 08/16/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Seven people remain hospitalized at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville after a car slammed into a crowd Saturday night outside the Intoxicology Department bar here, a Geisinger...

Groups to offer crisis counseling

Tue, 08/16/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A coalition of community organizations plans to offer help for those in the Berwick and Nescopeck communities struggling after a recent events.

The Berwick Area United Way,...

Pets perish in Berwick kitchen fire

Mon, 08/15/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The fire that killed several pets here Friday night could have been a lot worse if it hadn’t run out of oxygen, the fire chief said.

The kitchen blaze at the home of ...

DJ lauded for saving children

Mon, 08/15/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A family says a heroic disc jockey saved their two daughters and three other children, sweeping them to safety when a car plunged into a crowd of people Saturday.

The DJ,...

Fundraisers back after attack scare

Mon, 08/15/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — After a car plowed into a crowd at a fundraiser for fire victims, organizers of some other fundraisers canceled their own events.

But they quickly rescheduled.

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PRESENTATION IS TUESDAY

Sun, 08/14/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Join Penn State Master Gardener Pat Porter at the McBride Memorial Library, 500 N. Market St. in Berwick, for an in-person presentation on “Cut Flowers” on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

CHAOS, CARNAGE

Sun, 08/14/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A driver plowed through a crowd gathered at a benefit for the family of fire victims, killing at least one person and injuring numerous others; minutes later, a car crashed in...

Berwick Y campers in film debut

Sun, 08/14/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick YMCA Day Camp has been filming tirelessly for a production that was unveiled recently at a “red carpet premiere.”

At the Berwick Theater, campers, parents and...

Cops: Homeless man threatened officers, had drugs

Sat, 08/13/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A homeless man became irate when approached by police.

“One of us won’t be going home to our f------ families. You will be killing me today,” the man said, according to police...

Pets die in Berwick fire

Sat, 08/13/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A family returned to their Willow Drive home here Friday evening around 9:30 to find it full of smoke, fire officials said.

Inside, Kiersten and Gundeep Singh...

Big shoes to fill

Wed, 08/10/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — After 16 years leading Berwick’s baseball team, coach Brian Pinterich is calling in a reliever.

“The wins were not as exciting, and the losses didn’t hurt as much,” Pinterich...

First Columbia Bank sponsors photography competition

Wed, 08/10/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK— First Columbia Bank and Trust is inviting area photographers to enter a new photography competition and show.

The contest is free to enter and is open to anyone living within a...

Cops: Accused mom faked rape

Tue, 08/09/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police say a woman facing charges she and her boyfriend endangered and abused her 5-month-old daughter lied about being raped in January after being found by police along a road in...

Victim of deadly blaze made official Reliance firefighter

Tue, 08/09/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Dale Baker became a full-fledged firefighter for Reliance Fire Co. on Sunday night, a few days after his death.

The fire company is also paying for his funeral, and members...

Hospital staffers fault its owner

Tue, 08/09/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Several nurses and other staff members say if Berwick Hospital is in financial trouble, it’s the fault of the current owner, who cut the number of doctors and sold equipment needed to...

Police: Nude woman found muttering on porch

Mon, 08/08/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A mother of a 3-year-old was found naked on a porch, talking to herself in full view of the public, police said.

Kayla Getz of Stillwater was found on an East Eighth Street...

Berwick Y calls off Monday food bank

Sun, 08/07/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick YMCA has called off Monday’s food giveaway while it looks for a place it can distribute groceries without blocking traffic, its leader says.

CEO Nick Pajovich said...

Confer reunion is Sunday

Sat, 08/06/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Confer family reunion is planned for Sunday at Ber-Vaughn Park.

A meal is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Driver was fighting for his life, defense says

Sat, 08/06/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man accused of purposely hitting another man with his vehicle was “fighting for his life,” his attorney said at his preliminary hearing.

Keith Allen Estep, 26, of...

Berwick man accused of vandalizing truck

Fri, 08/05/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A truck was vandalized at 211 E. Eighth St.

Security footage showed a man standing outside the property claiming “that he smashed his car up and would stab him in the face,”...