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Man harassed pair, cops say

News from Berwick - Thu, 07/21/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 56-year-old man harassed two women here May 14, police allege.

Andrew D. Mills, 238 E. 11th St., Berwick, fought with a 50-year-old and a 52-year-old at...

Police: Woman dozed after hitting parked car, running

News from Berwick - Thu, 07/21/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman allegedly hit a parked car and tried to flee on foot, then nearly fell asleep in a front yard after police summoned medical help for her.

Billee Jane...

Woman allegedly hid a meth pipe in underwear

News from Berwick - Thu, 07/21/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 32-year-old woman faces charges after allegedly carrying a methamphetamine pipe into Columbia County Prison hidden in her underwear.

Alicia Nicole Fruit, 32, of 341 W....

Clinic company files Chapter 11

News from Berwick - Thu, 07/21/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The company that owns the three clinics associated with Berwick Hospital has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Berwick Clinic Co. filed a petition for bankruptcy Monday in the...

Police: Homeless man had meth pipe

News from Berwick - Wed, 07/20/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A homeless man in possession of a methamphetamine pipe was found asleep on East Fifth Street May 31, police say.

David McCole, 26, was found about 9 p.m.,...

Lawsuit: Pay due to clinic workers

News from Berwick - Tue, 07/19/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two certified nurse practitioners are suing the owners of the clinic and Berwick Hospital.

Robert Gregor, of Dallas, and Michelle Hall, of Berwick, said the clinic failed to...

Berwick ponders social worker

News from Berwick - Tue, 07/19/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police here could use the help of a social worker, said the head of Berwick’s planning commission after watching officers deal with a homeless woman who locked herself in a bathroom...

Police: Wanted man had stick, sharp items

News from Berwick - Mon, 07/18/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A homeless man with an active arrest warrant resisted police and was in possession of a large wooden stick and several sharp metal objects, police allege.

Berwick Police...

Rooms remedy space crunch

News from Berwick - Mon, 07/18/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Life has gotten much better for the Hartman family since community donations helped them build new bedrooms for two of their four adopted daughters.

All four girls use...

Cops: Boy put beating aftermath on Snapchat

News from Berwick - Mon, 07/18/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A boy who was part of a group that attacked a man posted the aftermath of the beating on Snapchat, police said.

Now the boy and a 22-year-old man face charges.

A third...

Berwick woman fined $321 for weeds

News from Berwick - Mon, 07/18/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Code enforcement fined a borough property owner $321.

On June 16, Melody A. Stoneroad was cited for weeds or plant growth more than 8 inches high at 509 E....

Faulty heater, fan spark fire fears

News from Berwick - Sun, 07/17/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Firefighters were called to the Glen Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Friday night for what turned out to be a faulty heater and fan.

Berwick Fire Chief...

HYDRANGEA TALK SET

News from Berwick - Sun, 07/17/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Join Penn State Master Gardener Mary Jo R. Gibson at the McBride Memorial Library, 500 N. Market St. in Berwick, for an in-person presentation on “Why Your Hydrangea Doesn’t Bloom” on...

Veteran, 97, calls WWII weekend in Berwick ‘something special’

News from Berwick - Sun, 07/17/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Veteran Frank Hodorowski, 97, received the red carpet treatment at Berwick’s World War II Weekend despite Saturday’s mid-afternoon rainstorm that thinned the crowd.

Emma...

Berwick man accused of being high at store

News from Berwick - Sun, 07/17/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police allege a Berwick man was high at Boyer’s Food Market here the evening of May 17.

Officer Steven Torres said a caller summoned police to 125 E. Third...

Berwick landlord cited over license fees

News from Berwick - Sat, 07/16/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick landlord was cited with failure to register and pay residential license fees for 2019, 2020 and 2021, court papers show.

Taylor Kishbaugh, 521...

Today, Berwick native sharing his high-’Flying Tiger’ stories

News from Berwick - Sat, 07/16/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Harry Hunsinger is an Air Force veteran of the 76th Fighter Squadron, better known as the Flying Tigers.

Today, the 80-year-old Berwick native will tell the story of the group...

Police: Homeless man had drug paraphernalia in Berwick

News from Berwick - Fri, 07/15/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A homeless man was acting erratically and seen running at people near the RiteAid at 400 W. Second St., a police report states.

Robert Lee Heintzelman Jr.,...

Filters targeting puzzling oil

News from Berwick - Fri, 07/15/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The state Department of Environmental Protection installed a new system officials hope will catch most of the mysterious oil intermittently seeping into the Susquehanna River...

Police: DUI driver didn’t have his headlights on

News from Berwick - Thu, 07/14/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man is accused of drunken driving here after allegedly pulling up behind a state trooper with headlights off after midnight May 21.

In an affidavit, Bloomsburg State...