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Landlords allege back rent is owed
BERWICK — Several landlords are seeking allegedly unpaid rent from tenants.
According to landlord/tenant complaints:
• Hung A. Nguygn, 939 Rayellen Drive,...
Police: $90 tip tripped up burglar
BERWICK — A Berwick man who broke into a home and stole lots of cash, food and liquor Sunday was caught after giving convenience store workers a $90 tip, police say.
Randolph James...
Judge refuses to toss charges
BERWICK — A woman who was allegedly choked until she blacked out, then held hostage with her small daughters for nearly two days by an enraged boyfriend asked police to withdraw the case...
BERWICK POLICE LOG
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from March 8-14:
March 8
•12:19 a.m. — 100 block East Seventh Street, domestic
•7:59 a.m. —...
Wise pact rejected
BERWICK — Wise Foods workers have rejected a proposed contract that called for 12-hour shifts and increases in health care deductibles.
For now, the last contract, which had expired at...
BERWICK POLICE LOG
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from March 8-14:
March 8
•12:19 a.m. — 100 block East Seventh Street, domestic
•7:59 a.m. —...
Wise pact rejected
BERWICK — Wise Foods workers have rejected a proposed contract that called for 12-hour shifts and increases in health care deductibles.
For now, the last contract, which had expired at...
Teens put Berwick council on hot seat
BERWICK — Council members found themselves on the receiving end of some pointed questions from local teens Monday when they left city hall to meet in front of Berwick High’s Class of 2015....
Pizza stunt provokes directors
BERWICK — Someone called in a pizza order for misbehaving students who had been pulled from class, perhaps in an attempt to mimic a scene from 1980s high school comedy “Fast Times at Ridgemont...
Teens put Berwick council on hot seat
BERWICK — Council members found themselves on the receiving end of some pointed questions from local teens Monday when they left city hall to meet in front of Berwick High’s Class of 2015....
Pizza stunt provokes directors
BERWICK — Someone called in a pizza order for misbehaving students who had been pulled from class, perhaps in an attempt to mimic a scene from 1980s high school comedy “Fast Times at Ridgemont...
Police: Girlfriend held captive
BERWICK — In a jealous fit of anger, a man chased down his live-in girlfriend as she tried to flee their home, tackled her and choked her until she lost consciousness in their backyard, police...
Heroin suspect’s charges mount
BERWICK — A week after refusing to testify against a man accused of drug dealing from his house, Bryan Smith faces new drug charges of his own.
Police recently picked up Smith, 36, of...
BERWICK POLICE LOG
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from March 1-7:
March 1
•4:12 a.m. — 700 block North Market Street, attempted suicide
•11:04 a.m. —...
Berwick hit with asbestos bill
BERWICK — Vandals and thieves stealing a small amount of copper piping caused more than $41,000 in damage and endangered their own health when they unleashed asbestos, Berwick school officials...
Driver who hit bar was drunk, authorities say
BERWICK — After a borough man struck a tavern with his pickup, he shouted for his lawyer then cried when he was arrested for DUI, court papers say.
Randy W. Sitler, 33, of 121 Columbia...
Berwick doctor calls it a career
BERWICK — In 1959, Dr. Ali Alley opened his first medical office next to his father’s candy store. Now after working 55 years, delivering about 3,500 babies and treating countless patients, he’...
Brothers face more charges
BERWICK — Two brothers accused of selling heroin from their home saw new charges added to their list of alleged crimes Thursday.
Prosecutors accuse Tristan Fenton, 24, and David Fenton...
Driver ‘critical’ after fatal wreck
BERWICK — An autopsy on the girl killed in a crash near here Tuesday has confirmed a deputy coroner’s on-scene finding that the child died from multiple blunt force trauma to the head.
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BABY THROWN FROM SUV
BERWICK — A young girl who had suffered health problems since birth and needed heart surgery died Tuesday when she was thrown from her grandmother’s vehicle as it slid out of control a mile...