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Berwick traffic stop leads to drug paraphernalia charges
BERWICK — A driver who failed to stop at a stop sign had hypodermic needles, drug pipes and small baggies used to package drugs, police say.
Damian Paul Novotny, 39,...
Strish, Berwick win opener
BERWICK — Noah Strish drew a bases loaded walk to score Max Slusser, who started the eighth as a ghost runner on second, and Berwick defeated Mountain Post, 2...
Cops: Pregnant woman struck
BERWICK — A man allegedly hit his pregnant girlfriend during an early morning dispute, according to police.
Brenden Timothy Rodriguez, 19, of 135 W. Front St., Apt. 3...
Berwick girls soccer hosting camp
BERWICK — Berwick’s girls soccer team is hosting a youth soccer camp for boys and girls in third through eighth grades July 20-22 from 9 a.m. to noon at Senator John Gordner Stadium.
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Berwick athletes blotted out
BERWICK — At least three team sports photos in this year’s Berwick Area High School yearbook have faces of several students blotted out because the students failed to turn in required photo...
Berwick grads told ‘nothing is impossible’
BERWICK — For the first time in more than a year, Berwick’s entire Class of 2021 came together — to say goodbye.
Most students attended school either virtually or on alternating days...
Berwick man facing federal drug and weapons charges
BERWICK — A man already charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly providing the drugs that led to a man’s death is now charged in federal court with drug dealing and illegal weapons...
SPCA removes animals from home
BERWICK — The Pennsylvania SPCA took 37 animals, including puppies, kittens and a hamster, from a feces-encrusted house on Vine Street this week, court papers say.
Police and ambulance...
It’s on track for an upgrade
BERWICK —Plans to turn the old train station by the former Decker Scrap Yard into a public attraction are chugging forward; the group spearheading the project just won a $275,000 grant to...
Bulldogs hosting summer camp
BERWICK — Berwick’s girls basketball team is hosting a youth camp for girls entering second through eighth grades June 7-10 from 9 a.m. to noon.
For more information and registration,...
Machete suspect in custody
BERWICK — A Berwick man on the lam for three days was charged with attempted murder after Berwick police found him hiding in a bed in his family home Wednesday, court papers state. Marlon I....
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
BERWICK — Community Strategies seeks volunteers to clean up the grounds of the former railroad station on Canal Street, as well as people who can track down train cars made at Berwick AC&F...
Bail cut for man charged in chase that risked others
BERWICK — A 22-year-old accused of almost running over two pedestrians while fleeing officers agreed to face the charges in county court.
Damon Michael Magnuson, 22,...
Alarming Berwick sirens to sound less frequently
BERWICK — Emergency sirens should be blaring less frequently in the borough after a woman who lives next to one of them told council members they were disrupting her family.
Instead of...
Police hunt machete suspect
BERWICK — A 41-year-old man slashed another man with a machete, then escaped with the weapon, police say.
Now officers are asking for the public’s help in finding Marlon I. Melendez-...
Ex-manager agrees to repay AutoZone; charges dropped
BERWICK — Charges have been withdrawn against a former AutoZone manager accused of stealing $2,330 from the safe of the store, after he agreed to pay back the money, a prosecutor said.
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Three cited on roof at Berwick school
BERWICK — Three Berwick men were cited for being disorderly by going onto the roof at Berwick Area High School, court papers say.
Taj Alexander Mausteller, 19, of...
Berwick council to hear citizens in person again
BERWICK — Residents again will be able to go to council meetings in person starting in June, council members voted unanimously last week.
At the same time, they’ll no longer be able to...
Couple allegedly ran from officers
BERWICK — A couple accused of dragging a borough police officer with their car face additional charges for allegedly continuing to flee police.
Carrie Marie Edwards, 30, of 341 Pearl St...
First Keystone announces promotions
BERWICK — First Keystone Corporation (OTC PINK: FKYS), the parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, recently held its 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders, according to a press...