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Community leaders brainstorm how to save Berwick Hospital

News from Berwick - Fri, 08/05/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A meeting of community leaders to talk about what to do if Berwick Hospital closes as a medical facility quickly turned to a discussion of how to save it.

And Sen. John...

Hospital closure schedule set

News from Berwick - Thu, 08/04/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Hospital plans to stop offering some services by the end of this month, and will close its medical offerings completely by Oct. 13, according to a plan sent to providers...

Recruiters woo workers at Bewick

News from Berwick - Wed, 08/03/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Medical centers around the area are swooping in to recruit workers who will likely lose their jobs if the Berwick Hospital goes through with plans to convert into a psychiatric...

Father and daughter facing drug charges

News from Berwick - Wed, 08/03/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A suspended driver’s license resulted in a pair of family members facing drug charges.

David F. Tongel, 55, 1650 N. Vine St., Berwick, and daughter Courtney Marie Tongel, 27,...

Clinic closures hurt patients, advocate says

News from Berwick - Wed, 08/03/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The sudden closure of Berwick-area clinics created serious problems for patients, including one who saw a mastectomy canceled, according to the person appointed to look out for...

Owner of defunct business to face assault case in court

News from Berwick - Tue, 08/02/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The owner of a shuttered home building company agreed Monday to have charges that he assaulted a former customer outside his shop in June sent on to county court.

Vision Home...

Couple’s charges dropped in wandering toddler case

News from Berwick - Tue, 08/02/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A couple charged in April when their 2-year-old was found wandering in a neighbor’s backyard saw charges dropped against them after “rectifying problems” in a deal with Children and...

Crowd urges hospital rescue

News from Berwick - Tue, 08/02/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — About 70 people, some carrying signs, came to the council meeting Monday for help stopping the owner of Berwick Hospital from converting it from a medical to a psychiatric facility....

Modular builder moving in

News from Berwick - Mon, 08/01/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Volumetric Building Companies is hoping to start producing modular apartments here in less than two months, and has plans to hire around 145 people to do the work, company leaders...

Berwick gas company seeks payments from eight

News from Berwick - Sat, 07/30/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Heller’s Gas, 500 N. Poplar St., has filed charges in district court here against the following people for allegedly paying with checks the company could not cash:...

Patients were few, CEO says

News from Berwick - Sat, 07/30/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The owner of Berwick Hospital and Berwick Clinic Co. says the two companies didn’t have enough business to support themselves — that’s why the clinics filed for bankruptcy and she...

Berwick teen is locked up after alleged threats

News from Berwick - Fri, 07/29/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 19-year-old Berwick man made threats to shoot his father and himself before retreating to his car, which held a shotgun, police allege.

This prompted his parents, Crystal...

Patients, providers brace for care loss

News from Berwick - Thu, 07/28/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Patients, providers and community advocates are bracing for the planned closure of Berwick Hospital’s medical services, even as some gear up to fight against it.

Berwick...

Cops: DUI driver caused accident

News from Berwick - Wed, 07/27/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — An inebriated woman caused a crash that left three cars damaged on West Front Street, police say.

Jessica Groskranz of 200 E. Front St., Berwick, was four...

Psych hospital switch planned

News from Berwick - Tue, 07/26/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Hospital told the state it is closing its acute care hospital in the hopes of turning it into a psychiatric hospital.

Meanwhile, doctors at two clinics previously...

Traffic jams up food giveaway

News from Berwick - Mon, 07/25/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The last food giveaway at the Berwick YMCA caused traffic tie-ups that were so serious, it’s endangering the future of the program.

“I’ve never seen that amount of nastiness...

Man allegedly threw brick into occupied car

News from Berwick - Mon, 07/25/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 35-year-old man allegedly threw a brick through a car window, then shattered the rear window with a blow from a box cutter.

Officer Joseph Loyacono said police were...

Six fined for letting students miss school

News from Berwick - Sun, 07/24/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A resident here was fined $156 for allowing a student to miss classes in the Berwick Area School District.

Kelly Noss, 328 E. Eighth St., allowed a Berwick...

Berwick clinics are closed

News from Berwick - Sat, 07/23/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Clinic closed three clinics Friday, five days after it filed for reorganizational bankruptcy.

The Berwick Medical Professionals offices in suites 100 and 400 at 751...

Police: Driver was drunk

News from Berwick - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Florida man came to a stop at an intersection where no stop sign was present, prompting a traffic stop, charges state.

Oswin Emile Dietterick, of Cape...