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Berwick super insists gun rumor is untrue

News from Berwick - Thu, 12/09/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Wednesday rumor someone brought a gun to Berwick Area High School is untrue, said Superintendent Wendy Kupsky.

Other area superintendents told her similar...

Man admits mischief

News from Berwick - Wed, 12/08/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick resident was fined nearly $300 after pleading guilty to criminal mischief.

Court papers show Matthew Ryan Kelley, 30, admitted smashing the screen...

Briar Creek woman is jailed after trailer fire

News from Berwick - Tue, 12/07/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The woman police say tried to burn down her trailer in a suicide bid was arraigned Monday morning and jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Sheri Lynn Quail, 50,...

Man fined over beer, cans left at Briar Creek Lake

News from Berwick - Tue, 12/07/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Mahanoy City man was found guilty of littering and of having beer at Briar Creek Lake, where alcohol is prohibited, court papers show.

Jeffrey Sanchez, now...

Masks stay on, at least for now, in Berwick’s schools

News from Berwick - Tue, 12/07/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Students here will have to wear masks until at least Jan. 10, and maybe longer, school directors decided Monday night.

Meanwhile, school officials are considering pool testing...

Police: Man illegally discharged fireworks

News from Berwick - Mon, 12/06/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A borough resident is accused of discharging fireworks within 150 feet of a structure at 1100 Fifth Ave., court papers show.

Christopher A. Brittain, 42,...

Landlord wins judgments in disputes over Bloomsburg homes

News from Berwick - Sun, 12/05/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Montandon landlord won judgments in District Judge Richard W. Knech t’s office.

Rhode St. Mobile Home Park LLC won a $169 judgement...

Two join Foundation staff

News from Berwick - Sun, 12/05/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK —The Community Giving Foundation recently hired two new staff members, according to a press release: an operations assistant and administrative assistant.

Eric...

Six ordered to pay for services

News from Berwick - Sat, 12/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — District Judge Richard W. Knecht ordered the following to pay Susquehanna Surgery Center Inc., 6850 Lows Road, Bloomsburg:

Donald...

Renters are ordered to pay

News from Berwick - Sat, 12/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The following landlord-tenant complaints were filed in the office of District Judge Richard W. Knecht.

• A Berwick landlord won a $3,805 judgment in a dispute...

Court rules medical practices must be paid

News from Berwick - Sat, 12/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Bloomsburg businesses were awarded judgments in the court of District Judge Richard W. Knecht, court records show.

Susquehanna Valley Medical...

Owner allegedly failed to vaccinate dog

News from Berwick - Sat, 12/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman is accused of failing to properly vaccinate her 3-month-old mastiff-mix against rabies or license her, court papers state.

Carrie Carl, 230 W...

Missing kids found safe

News from Berwick - Thu, 12/02/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A mother with a history of substance abuse and mental health issues absconded with her two small children, but turned them over to a relative amid a multi-state search for them,...

CEO: Berwick Hospital stronger

News from Berwick - Wed, 12/01/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Exactly one year since a family-owned company took over Berwick Hospital Center, the CEO says the facility is improving, and will soon expand its in-patient mental health wards.

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Berwick students quarantined

News from Berwick - Tue, 11/30/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — More than 20 students at Berwick Area Middle School were sent home Monday after an uptick in coronavirus cases last week and over Thanksgiving break, Superintendent Wendy Kupsky said...

Nurse practitioner is in Berwick, Shick

News from Berwick - Sun, 11/28/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A family nurse practitioner recently joined the Berwick Medical Professionals group in primary care, according to a press release.

Dallas J. Riley, MSN, RN, FNP-C...

Berwick man faces drug counts

News from Berwick - Sat, 11/27/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man was carrying a mixture of heroin and fentanyl when police arrested him on warrants, charges say.

Nickolas Eugene Borem, 29, was reported to be...

Santa Parade returns to Berwick

News from Berwick - Sat, 11/27/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Children scooped up Pixie Stix, Tootsie Rolls and bags of Wise potato chips from the streets as the Berwick Santa Parade made its way through the borough for the first time in two...

Police: Man sucker-punched another who asked for money

News from Berwick - Fri, 11/26/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A borough man is accused of sucker-punching another man in the throat at a hardware store, court papers say.

Mikael James Yohe, 36, of 260 E. Sixth St.,...

Cops: Drug items found in traffic stop

News from Berwick - Fri, 11/26/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police here say they stopped a vehicle for having suspended registration and wound up charging two of the three occupants with having drug paraphernalia after one blurted out he had a...