Feed aggregator
Police: Mother gave girl meth
BERWICK — A borough woman has been charged with felony endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors for allegedly giving her teenage daughter methamphetamine and using it with...
Man feared toy was real gun
BERWICK — Kenneth W. Meyer said he thought the reckless driver he had confronted was about to shoot him.
So as the driver, David A. Winger, 49, of 14 Ridgecrest Drive, began pulling up...
Drunk at midday, man demanded job, cops say
BERWICK — A Berwick man who showed up drunk at a local business insisting he be hired had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, police said.
Peter Quinn O’Donnell, 51, of 438 E...
Homeless suspect admits to robbery
BERWICK — Police say a homeless man has confessed to stealing $2,860 at gunpoint from Lukoil Mini Mart here almost exactly one year ago.
Austin Mark Eveland, 22, fought back tears as he...
Sterner lands third hole-in-one of career
BERWICK — Tom Sterner of Orangeville earned the third hole-in-one of his career on hole No. 14 at the Berwick Golf Club during league play on Wednesday night.
...
Man convicted of meth meandering
BERWICK — Anthony M. Castello, 38, of 124 Cemetery St., Berwick, was ordered to pay $1,562 in fines after being found guilty in Berwick district court of entering a fenced-in...
Berwick cuts duplicate online offerings
BERWICK — As Berwick Area School District prepares for student instruction this fall, it’s cutting back some of its online enrichment programs. But it already offers all the same services...
Berwick Y to help parents
BERWICK — When public schools resume this month, parents who don’t know what to do with middle school students during the days they’re supposed to study from home have a new option: the Berwick...
Charges dropped in case of pilfered purses
BERWICK — A Berwick woman accused of stealing numerous purses and wallets from her boyfriend’s hospitalized mother has had the charges withdrawn.
Lauren Propst, 27, of 411 Arch St., was...
Berwick teachers have new contract
BERWICK — Teachers here have a new 3-year contract after school directors ratified the pact during a special meeting Thursday night.
The proposal passed with seven board members voting...
Movie night slated for Friday
BERWICK — Berwick Bible Church is to host a movie night at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The film “Up” will be shown outside on the church lawn at 1426 Spring Garden Ave.
There will also...
Police say weed, pills in vehicle
BERWICK — A driver pulled over for lacking license plate lighting around 1:15 a.m. June 30 had ecstasy pills and marijuana in his car, according to police.
Berwick Police pulled over a...
Berwick mom accused of abuse sends charges to county court
BERWICK — A woman facing child endangerment charges for allegedly shaking and pinching her baby, as well as using Tylenol to make the child sleep, quietly waived a preliminary hearing on the...
Berwick cop has COVID
BERWICK — A Berwick police officer has been quarantined after he tested positive for COVID-19, but he isn’t showing any symptoms, and no other officers appear to have been infected, the police...
Berwick school officials field questions about safety steps
BERWICK — Nervous community members and teachers grilled school officials Monday about the details of how Berwick Area School District will keep children and staff safe from the new coronavirus...
Man allegedly choked woman, upended bed
BERWICK — A homeless Berwick man threatened to shoot a woman, flipped her bed and choked her, police said.
The woman originally was reluctant to file a report in the July 29 incident,...
Berwick council OKs pay hike in attempt to fill borough job
BERWICK — Berwick Borough Council has approved a 16% raise for its part-time public works employees, increasing the part-time hourly wage from $14.58 to $17.
The vote came at council’s...
Food-truck event is Sunday
BERWICK — St. Mary’s Church will hold a food-truck event on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Fowler Avenue church’s upper parking lot.
Hot sausage, pizza, potato pancakes and other...
Berwick defeats Back Mtn.
BERWICK — The weather cooled off some, but Berwick Junior RBI’s bats stayed hot in a 10-0 win over Back Mountain in five innings Wednesday afternoon.
Max Steward and...
Report of drug activity leads to possession charges
BERWICK — A report of two men “snorting something” behind a building led to drug charges for a Berwick man, police said.
Police were called to Eckard Avenue, just behind American Paper...