News from Berwick

BERWICK — Residents here might be required to get a permit if they want to shoot off fireworks any day except July 4 or New Year’s Eve.

During their work session Tuesday, council...

BERWICK — Police raided an alleged drug house on Iron Street last month and say they found drugs or drug paraphernalia in three bedrooms.

Police say they arrested five men and women...

BERWICK — Scott Coslet of 332 E. 11th St., Berwick, is seeking $446 plus costs from Bill Erdman of 6011 Park Road to pay for a home inspection and...

BERWICK — A police search for the robber of the Lukoil Minit Mart hasn’t turned up the thief yet, but it did result in drug charges against one man.

Brent Michael Bankus, 26, of 1203...

BERWICK — The following citations were filed in the offices of District Judge Richard Knecht.

• Jeffrey Hartley, Hanover Township, was cited for...

BERWICK — Substitute teachers here will be getting a 3 percent raise after a school board director asked for the increase.

Under the motion made by Director Maryann Kovalewski...

BERWICK — The building sporting the bright mural overlooking Sponsler’s Park is in danger of collapsing, say borough officials, who have blocked off the alleyway alongside it.

But...

BERWICK — Two Berwick gas stations with attached eateries were issued citations that allege they failed to properly comply with state liquor laws, according to press releases from Pennsylvania...

BERWICK — Property owners will be able to apply to have their buildings declared historical under a proposed ordinance here.

Council members here voted unanimously to advertise the...

BERWICK — A driver pulled over for an inoperable middle brake light just after 4 p.m. on Aug. 23 had a small amount of marijuana in his car, court papers say.

Berwick Police...

BERWICK — A driver pulled over for an improperly displayed license plate had a backpack full of methamphetamine, pills and drug packaging items, arrest papers say.

Jenna Mae...

BERWICK — The head of the Ber-Vaughn Pool is upset that his group didn’t get funded by the Berwick Area United Way this year despite tailoring its grant request to the charity’s new focus on at...

BERWICK — Local Girl Scouts are hoping to collect 500 new and used bras to string about a quarter-mile across the Berwick-Nescopeck Bridge to... er, “support” breast cancer awareness.

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BERWICK — Samantha Reader, 44, 1703 Walnut St., Berwick, was cited for alleged violations of dog law on Aug. 12 in the borough.

State dog law officer Rich Hine...

BERWICK — The following landlord-tenant cases were filed in the offices of District Judge Richard Knecht in Berwick.

Defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims...

BERWICK — A driver with a suspended license had marijuana and a pipe when he was pulled over last month, police say.

Berwick Officer Jeremy Mulders spotted ...

BERWICK — Sacco Beer Distributor closed its doors here for the last time Saturday, bowing to a changing market after 86 years in business.

Owner Nick Sacco said the decision to sell...

BERWICK — The second year of a candlelight vigil in memory of an overdose victim brought attention to International Overdose Awareness Day here Saturday.

Jeremy’s Journey, a nonprofit...

BERWICK — A mother who tracked down her sons’ stolen bicycles says the house where she found one of them was filled with disassembled bicycle parts.

“I wanted to cry,” said Jodi Bankes...

BERWICK — These civil complaints have been filed in the offices of District Judge Richard Knecht.

Defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon after they are...