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Berwick Hospital owner investing in future here

News from Berwick - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — The for-profit company that owns the Berwick Hospital plans to invest in the center next year, despite rumors that other Pennsylvania hospital systems may be looking to buy it, the...

Candidate protest persuades Berwick to review sign rules

News from Berwick - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Council members said they’d revisit their ordinance limiting the display of election signs after a council candidate said the rule violates her right to free speech.

Denise...

Official: Berwick should fix sidewalk

News from Berwick - Tue, 10/17/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A councilman here says he’s ready to do battle against the borough he helps run after a codes officer told him to repair his sidewalk or face a citation.

Andrew Shecktor, who...

Berwick YMCA burns its debt

News from Berwick - Mon, 10/16/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Almost 15 years to the day after taking out a loan to build a new indoor pool and lobby area, the Berwick YMCA paid it off.

“For the first time in 15 years, for the first time...

Police: Cuffed suspect knocked down officer

News from Berwick - Sun, 10/15/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Handcuffed and reportedly intoxicated, a man used a leg lock to knock a police officer to the ground, noting he wrestled for 12 years, court papers say.

Robert John...

Officials: Employee wrote her own Rxs

News from Berwick - Sat, 10/14/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A medical office worker accused of forging prescriptions to acquire opioid drugs told a judge Friday that she is not an addict.

Kayla M. Trenholm, 28, of 28 Schoolhouse Road,...

Beckhorn lifts Dawgs to victory

News from Berwick - Sat, 10/14/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick’s Damon Beckhorn saw the football bouncing around and he couldn’t help himself.

“I saw green grass. That’s all I saw. Green grass and the ball,” the defensive back...

Illegal Rxs alleged

News from Berwick - Fri, 10/13/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A podiatrist faces multiple felony charges after allegedly prescribing opioid pain killers to employees who weren’t his patients.

Dr. Jody J. Kubicki, 47, wrote prescriptions...

Arrest warrant issued for Bloom woman in theft case

News from Berwick - Fri, 10/13/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Bloomsburg woman allegedly involved in a purse snatching has been declared a fugitive and a warrant has been issued for her arrest, according to court records.

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Berwick woman facing charges in three theft arrests

News from Berwick - Fri, 10/13/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman with a history of shoplifting arrests got three more last month while at Dollar General Stores located along East Front Street here and also in Briar Creek Township,...

Boosters’ finances challenged

News from Berwick - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A school director is calling for an audit of the 12th Man Club, accusing the football boosters of engaging in questionable financial practices.

Ron Robsock’s announcement at...

Wounded suspect sent to jail

News from Berwick - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man shot in the face while allegedly attempting to rob another man was taken from Geisinger Medical Center straight to his arraignment and then to jail Monday.

James “Bam”...

Officials: Wise worker burned

News from Berwick - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Wise worker was badly burned three weeks ago when a pipe full of hot oil burst and poured over the man’s head, back and arms, officials say.

Roger Smith of Berwick was...

Fiancee: Death tied to threats

News from Berwick - Fri, 10/06/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A volunteer firefighter who accidentally shot himself Tuesday was carrying the gun because he and his extended family had been terrorized for weeks by a man with a history of domestic...

Group decides to rock this town

News from Berwick - Fri, 10/06/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Kelly Baltzer wants to make people smile, so she started a group where members hide painted rocks around town to brighten the finder’s day.

Going through her own struggles,...

Fireman dead in accident with gun

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/05/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A volunteer firefighter, described by his chief as a hard worker with a “heart of gold,” died after he accidentally fired a bullet from a.357 magnum revolver into his own abdomen,...

Police: Captive shot robber

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/05/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — The gunman who shot another man in Berwick Tuesday night says he did so in self-defense — his “victim” was robbing him.

James “Bam” Hopper, 38, of 41 Upper Woodcrest Road,...

Man shot in Berwick

News from Berwick - Wed, 10/04/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man bloodied by bullet wounds struggled on foot with the aid of a friend seeking help after being shot inside a vehicle near a church Tuesday evening.

The...

U.S. gives Berwick High ‘A+’

News from Berwick - Tue, 10/03/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Area High School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2017, one of only four high schools in the state and 50 high schools in the nation to win the honor.

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Cops: Man ‘unsure why’ he was naked in street

News from Berwick - Sun, 10/01/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — When police responded to a report of a naked man lying in a street, they found a sweaty, trembling man who appeared to be on some drug, police say.

Joseph Stephen Slusser, 35...