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Berwick plans temporary shelter, extra snow-removal equipment

News from Berwick - Mon, 03/13/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Temporary shelters are planned in case the storm expected Tuesday causes widespread power outages or other problems here.

Some fire stations will be manned throughout the...

Big loads tangle with wires

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/12/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Three times in the past two months, oversized loads have ripped down the cable wires at 1610 Orange St., home of Ryan Wilkins, his girlfriend, Shannon Labour, and their 9-year-old...

Berwick cyclists pedal to help YMCA worker

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/12/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK —Fresh off winning an exercise bike competition that spanned the United States and Canada last month, Berwick YMCA members are now pedaling for a goal much closer to home — raising cash...

Senate hopeful in photo flap

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/11/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A borough councilman running for U.S. Senate recently found himself trying to explain how he showed up in a photo with a man that a national civil-rights organization describes as a...

Gas station insurer sues residents of Berwick

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

BERWICK — When a parked car jumped into reverse and slammed into a pump at a gas station here last year, it did thousands of dollars in damages, an insurance company says.

Now, the...

Foundation scholarships offered

News from Berwick - Thu, 03/09/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Students from throughout the region are reminded of scholarships available by way of the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation.

Applications are welcome from graduating...

Berwick mayor: I didn’t overstep

News from Berwick - Thu, 03/09/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — The mayor says he didn’t overstep his authority when he sided with the police union in a dispute over how long it was taking the borough to fill officer vacancies.

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BERWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT LOG

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/08/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from Feb. 19-25.

Feb. 19

• 7:17 a.m. — 300 block East Fourth Street, disturbance

• 8:20 a.m...

Bloom woman pleads guilty to vandalizing police camera

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/08/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of institutional vandalism for breaking a police security camera while being detained at Berwick’s police station after a raid on a meth lab two...

Police: Suspect put pot in coffee

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/08/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — An alleged hit-and-run driver who fled from police told officers he had been drinking coffee with ground marijuana earlier that morning, court papers say.

Kevin James Millard...

Redone pool takes victory lap

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/08/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — In its first year of operation, the newly-renovated Ber-Vaughn pool paid off $81,500 toward its mortgage, invested $35,000 in an endowment, and still finished off the year with $718...

Tickets for Berwick girls game on sale

News from Berwick - Tue, 03/07/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Tickets for the Berwick girls basketball team’s state playoff game against Jersey Shore will be available at the high school on Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.

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Man nearly hit on porch

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/05/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Dana Race was relaxing outside his front door Saturday evening with a rum and Coke and a cigarette when a hurtling SUV came within inches of hitting him.

The tan Ford Explorer...

Daughter files suit following funeral

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/04/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman is suing a local funeral home, claiming her mother’s casket was dropped when a strap snapped during the burial.

But Mayo Funeral Home Inc. says Pamela J. Brittain’s...

Berwick councilman has eye on U.S. Senate seat

News from Berwick - Thu, 03/02/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Councilman Andrew Shecktor has set his sights on a higher office — U.S. Senate.

Shecktor, 60, of 1308 Fairview Ave. sent in the paperwork announcing his candidacy to...

Crispin to host Curry Quarterback Camp

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/01/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — The 2017 Curry Quarterback Camp will be May 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Crispin Field in Berwick.

Instructors this year will include Jimmy Terwilliger, a...

Bloomsburg man is accused of stealing inherited jewelry

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/01/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man stole several pieces of inherited jewelry from a woman’s home here, then pawned them at two Bloomsburg shops, one of which had melted the pieces down before the theft was...

Wanted heroin dealer caught

News from Berwick - Tue, 02/28/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A wanted man who led police on a two-county car chase earlier this month tried to bolt for a second time when authorities caught up to him this weekend, they say.

Justin...

Swastikas spray-painted on car

News from Berwick - Tue, 02/28/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A vandal spray-painted swastikas on a car parked by the curb here.

Claudia Benshoff, 19, said she and her boyfriend, Fred Dourand, 18, are mystified and angry about the damage...

Fugitive charged in attack with pan

News from Berwick - Mon, 02/27/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Four years ago, Ricky Levan Jr. struck a man over the head around 30 times with a kitchen pot here, police say.

But then he skipped out on court hearings and left the area,...