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School meadow idea planted

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

BERWICK — A local landscaping company is offering to turn the land where Orange Street Elementary once stood into a meadow of native wildflowers and woods.

Native Creations Landscape...

Police: Mom denied dealing

News from Berwick - Sun, 04/11/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police say they found cocaine and large amounts of marijuana, plus supplies to package the drugs for sale, at a home where a mother lived with her three young children.

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Berwick church’s meal is Monday

News from Berwick - Sat, 04/10/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church will host its monthly community meal on Monday beginning at 5 p.m.

The meal is take-out only. Please continue to follow distancing...

Berwick High School Honor Roll

News from Berwick - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Here are Berwick Area Senior High School honor roll students in the third marking period:

Distinguished Honors

Ninth grade —...

Berwick Middle School Honor Roll

News from Berwick - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Here are Berwick Middle School honor roll students in the third marking period:

Distinguished Honors

Fifth grade — Payge...

Berwick considers a $3M upgrade in schools

News from Berwick - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Area School Board is considering what amounts to a $298,771 down payment on a $3 million project to upgrade the heating and air conditioning systems for the district middle...

Cops: Wanted woman had drug items

News from Berwick - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman picked up by police on an arrest warrant was carrying dozens of empty drug packets and several hypodermic needles, according to charges.

Berwick Officer...

Cops: Man hid in attic

News from Berwick - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Officers responding to an early morning fight between a man and two women reportedly found the man trying to hide under a mattress in the attic.

Police were called to a home...

Berwick dominant in win

News from Berwick - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Zander Unger had nine aces, 18 service points and eight kills and Berwick defeated Nanticoke, 3-0 (25-13, 25-10 and 25-7), in boys volleyball Wednesday afternoon....

Back and forth on crossing guards

News from Berwick - Wed, 04/07/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — School officials here gave Superintendent Wendy Kupsky permission to meet with borough officials to iron out a dispute over whether the borough is required to keep paying half the...

Police: Husband trespassed at wife’s job

News from Berwick - Tue, 04/06/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man who’s been banned from Berwick Offray because he repeatedly has shown up to fight with his wife was arrested for trespassing on the property, police say.

Martin...

Berwick street on road to becoming one-way

News from Berwick - Tue, 04/06/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — it looks like Park Street will be one-way, taking motorists from Warren to Washington Street past West Berwick Elementary.

Council members unanimously voted to advertise the...

Raid turned up an AR-15 rifle, $21G in cash, drugs, cops say

News from Berwick - Mon, 04/05/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police found more than $21,000 in cash, an AR-15 rifle and lots of raw fentanyl and other drugs during a drug bust, court papers say.

Now the alleged dealer, Andrew James...

UGI announces Berwick infrastructure project

News from Berwick - Sun, 04/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Motorists traversing Berwick’s East End should be prepared for detours over the next few months as UGI begins replacing natural gas mains.

The work is scheduled to start...

Overhead Door technicians pass test, get certification

News from Berwick - Sun, 04/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two technicians with Overhead Door Co. of Berwick have been designated as Certified Commercial Rolling Door Systems Technicians by the Institute of Door Dealer Education and...

Manager accused of theft

News from Berwick - Sun, 04/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — An employee of the AutoZone store in the borough stole $2,330 from the safe after being promoted to manager of the store, according to charges.

Christopher A. Ross, 40, of...

Cops: Woman tried to shoplift $90 in goods

News from Berwick - Sun, 04/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman who tried to steal about $90 in merchandise from Family Dollar on West Front Street also had mislabeled medication in her purse, police said.

Dawn Pochekailo...

Berwick church is hosting garage sale

News from Berwick - Sat, 04/03/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Bethany United Methodist Church is having a garage sale on Friday, April 9, and Saturday, April 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Proceeds will go to support the church’s mission...

Berwick school district alleges truancy

News from Berwick - Sat, 04/03/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Area School District has filed truancy complaints in the office of District Judge Richard W. Knecht. The complaints allege the following...

Police: Drugs found after man’s denial

News from Berwick - Sat, 04/03/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man stopped for driving without any lights at night told police he “absolutely” didn’t have any drugs in the car, despite the drugs in plain view on the passenger floor, police say...