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B.I.D.A. executive named to top 25 list

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/21/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The executive director of the Berwick Industrial Development Association was recently named to a list of the area’s top female business leaders, according to a press release.

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Berwick church announces its Holy Week plan

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/20/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The First Reformed United Church of Christ, 301 W. Second St., will host Holy Week services, beginning with a Palm Sunday Worship Service at 10 a.m. on March 28 at which palms will be...

Good Friday service scheduled in Berwick

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/20/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick Area Ministerium will be holding a traditional Good Friday service on April 2, beginning at 1 p.m. hosted by First Reformed United Church of Christ, Berwick.

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One-way street plan idling

News from Berwick - Thu, 03/18/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough Council has delayed a plan to make part of Park Street one way so it can consult the neighbors.

The street narrows to not much more than an alleyway between Warren and...

Berwick softball team quarantined over case

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Fifteen members of Berwick Area Schools’ middle school softball team are quarantining after a 16th team member tested positive for COVID-19, the superintendent says.

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Suspect in van assault changes mind about defending himself

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — One of two suspects charged with robbing a man, then driving a van into him during an apparent drug deal appeared in court Monday ready to defend himself, only to change his mind and...

Suspected drug dealer to face his charges in Columbia Court

News from Berwick - Tue, 03/16/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man busted with a large amount of drugs and cash during a police raid of a home on Monroe Street in late February waived a preliminary hearing on all charges against him...

Rape accuser weeps on stand

News from Berwick - Tue, 03/16/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman battled through tears after briefly fleeing from the stand to finish telling a judge her account of the day a man tied her up and sexually assaulted her in December.

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Police: Drunken mother resisted

News from Berwick - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A drunken woman showed up at Berwick YMCA and tried to pick up her young son to drive him home, police say.

When taken into custody, Sunnee DiBlasi, 38, of 1211 Fourth Ave.,...

Berwick directors OK Vo-Tech budget plan

News from Berwick - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Area School Board has unanimously approved Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech’s proposed $9.7 million budget. Berwick’s share will be $1.92 million, an increase of $101,172.88.

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Ambulance choice questioned

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/14/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 97-year-old man whose doctor ordered him to be taken by ambulance to Berwick Hospital instead was transported by a Geisinger-owned ambulance to Geisinger Medical Center, Berwick...

Berwick church hosting Sunday services

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/13/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Bower Memorial United Methodist Church will have worship services Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Guest speaker is to be district superintendent Dr. Gary Weaver.

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Diner treats staff to $100 tips

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/10/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A mysterious customer gave $100 tips to the staff at May’s Family Restaurant here Monday morning — not just to his waitress, but to everyone who was working there.

“I’ve read...

Berwick school staffers to get vaccine during four-day drive

News from Berwick - Tue, 03/09/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — At least 174 school staff members here will be able to get vaccinated during a four-day vaccination drive starting Friday, the superintendent here says.

That’s not everyone...

Driver allegedly fled crash, pretended to be his brother

News from Berwick - Mon, 03/08/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A driver who fled from a car crash pretended he was his brother when police caught up with him a short while later, according to arrest records.

Danny Lajara, 25, of 1041...

Five pets perish in Berwick blaze; residence gutted

News from Berwick - Mon, 03/08/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Three dogs, a guinea pig and a lizard died Sunday in an afternoon fire that gutted parts of a home on North Mercer Street.

No one was in the three-bedroom residence at 825...

Neighbors of nuke plant asked to complete survey

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/07/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The managers of the nuclear power plant here are asking nearby residents to fill out a survey to help them anticipate local behavior in emergencies.

The questionnaire by...

Berwick Hospital walk-in clinic moving

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/07/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Hospital Center’s walk-in clinic is moving from Front Street to the former Alley Medical Center, the doctor said.

Starting Monday, patients should come to the center,...

Free take-out meal is Monday in Berwick

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/06/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church will host its monthly Community Meal on Monday, beginning at 5 p.m.

The church is at 1228 Second Ave., Berwick.

The meal is take-...

Berwick zoners approve reopening of car lot

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/06/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A former car sales lot is about to become a car sales lot again.

Jeremy Talanca won the borough Zoning Hearing Board’s blessing Monday night for a variance to open his own car...