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Cops: Trio stormed into school
BERWICK — A mother and her two teenagers forced their way into Berwick High School seeking to fight a student just before the state attorney general was supposed to arrive, police say.
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Berwick-area customers get water rate hike reprieve
BERWICK — Pennsylvania-American Water Company customers in the borough here and some surrounding municipalities have a temporary reprieve from a rate hike that was expected to raise the average...
Seminar on health care, insurance set in Berwick
BERWICK — A free seminar to help people navigate the confusion that surrounds health care and health insurance is scheduled next week in Berwick.
“Let’s Talk about Alphabet Soup... or...
BERWICK POLICE LOG
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from May 7-13.
May 7
• 12:14 a.m. — 400 block Susquehanna Avenue, assist EMS
• 4:42 a.m. —...
Blue Jays beat Dawgs in 10
BERWICK — Zach Boyd drove in Matt Fulton with the game-winning run in the top of the 10th inning to lead Central Columbia to a 1-0 win over...
Mom faces trial in alleged drug deals with tot in tow
BERWICK — A young mother accused of dragging her toddler along on heroin deals will face trial in county court.
Victoria Violet Perry, 21, and her codefendant,...
Berwick woman claims ex owes $11G for loan
BERWICK — A Berwick woman is suing her former “paramour,” alleging he hasn’t repaid her over $11,000 for a truck loan she took out for him.
Sarah Hess of 104...
It’s a rematch for mayor in Berwick
BERWICK — This November will bring a rematch between Mayor Tim Burke and local businessman Kirk Bower.
Bower won the Republican primary, beating former...
Five left seeking four Berwick School Board seats
BERWICK — Voters here pared two incumbents from the slate of candidates running for school board.
But they’ll still have a five-way race for four seats in November.
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A Head Start on meals, too
BERWICK — The Head Start program here isn’t just preparing preschoolers for school any more; now it’s also feeding them and their families.
A new pantry, featuring fresh fruits,...
Police: Pickup rammed Jeep
BERWICK — Police and a 22-year-old man accused of repeatedly ramming his pickup truck into a Jeep driving in front of him tell very different stories about what happened that night.
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School board races heavily contested
BERWICK — The school board here has the most heavily contested race of any on the ballot this fall.
There are four Republican and Democratic nominations for four-year seats up for grabs...
Onetime Berwick councilman, ex-cop compete for mayor job
BERWICK — A former borough councilman faces off against a former borough police officer Tuesday seeking the Republican nomination for Berwick mayor.
Kirk Bower, the former councilman,...
Free health talk set May 25
BERWICK —“Food Labels and Healthy Eating,” a free community health talk, will be presented at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at the Berwick YMCA, 231 W. Third St., here.
The presentation is...
Berwick ALDI getting bigger
BERWICK — The ALDI grocery store at 1892 W. Front St. in Berwick is undergoing a major expansion and remodeling project, a corporate spokesman says.
When completed, it will have five...
Rain postpones Berwick festival
BERWICK — The Celebrate Historic Berwick Food Festival scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until June due to expected bad weather this weekend.
BERWICK POLICE LOG
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from May 1-6.
May 1
• 1:36 a.m. — 500 block West Front Street, domestic
• 2:53 a.m. — Arch...
BERWICK POLICE LOG
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from April 23-30.
April 23
• 2:18 a.m. — 800 block LaSalle Street, hit and run
• 3 a.m. —...
BERWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
BERWICK — Here are Berwick Middle School honor roll students for the third marking period:
Distinguished Honors
• Fifth grade — Rebecca...
Inspections find $1.4M in tax
BERWICK — A “door-to-door” inspection of some of Columbia County’s 33,000 properties has generated $1.1 million in new property tax revenues to school districts and another $300,000 in county...