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Dawgs hit their stride

News from Berwick - Thu, 02/19/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Back when the regular season started, Berwick managed to edge Hanover Area by just three points.

That was then. This is now.

With the Bulldogs’ blowout 60-43 victory...

Man allegedly withheld property

News from Berwick - Thu, 02/19/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man is accused of preventing a sheriff’s sale three times after he was ordered by a judge to surrender two televisions, a kitchen table and three chairs to settle a debt in...

Police: Women had syringes in Berwick

News from Berwick - Wed, 02/18/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two women spotted on West Front Street here had items used to shoot heroin, police say.

During the same incident Jan. 14, authorities took a wanted man into custody.

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Alleged violator of parole found in a crawl space

News from Berwick - Wed, 02/18/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Parole officers prepared for the worst Friday when they went to pick up an alleged violator who had previously tried to take a police officer’s gun.

But in the end,...

Up to 88 PPL workers will be moved to Berwick-area nuke

News from Berwick - Wed, 02/18/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Up to 88 Allentown-based PPL employees will be transferred to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant near Berwick as PPL spins off its power-generating business into a new firm called...

Berwick officials take precautions after ominous call

News from Berwick - Tue, 02/17/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — A menacing phone call to Congressman Lou Barletta’s office had borough officials on high alert during Monday night’s council meeting.

A Berwick resident called the congressman...

DUI is alleged in Berwick intersection crash

News from Berwick - Tue, 02/17/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman was drunk after an accident here last month, which happened after another driver used a turn signal but didn’t turn, charges say.

Alyson Ann Hergan...

Force to play in East-West game

News from Berwick - Tue, 02/17/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick wide receiver Andrew Force can place his name among some of the greatest to ever play for the Bulldogs.

Force now joins a long list of Berwick players who went on to...

BERWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

News from Berwick - Mon, 02/16/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Here are Berwick Middle School honor roll students for the second marking period:

Distinguished Honors

Sixth grade —Maryanna...

Berwick answers pair of fire calls within minutes

News from Berwick - Mon, 02/16/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — A furnace that caught fire and some melting plastic sent Berwick firefighters racing to two different calls within minutes Sunday afternoon.

The first call at 362 Grant St....

Teen gets deal, warning

News from Berwick - Sun, 02/15/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — A teenager caught hanging out near his ex-girlfriend’s house to harass her saw the most serious charge dropped in court here, but was warned he’ll be back in jail if he bothers her...

Suit: Firm owes $2G for plowing, mowing

News from Berwick - Sat, 02/14/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Michael Winder of Mike Winder Contracting, 177 Old Berwick Highway, Nescopeck, is suing Aric Bernard of FHC Solutions...

Iowa insurance firm wants $12G for 2014 two-vehicle accident

News from Berwick - Sat, 02/14/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — An insurance company is suing a motorist for money it says it paid out in an accident involving one of its clients.

Franklin Insurance Co., Cedar Rapids,...

Berwick woman to face charges in theft case

News from Berwick - Sat, 02/14/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman recently arrested for the 10th time for stealing waived her right to a hearing in her latest case and will now stand trial on a felony count for allegedly swiping candy and...

Power scam cost woman $800

News from Berwick - Sat, 02/14/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Con artists pretending to be PPL representatives cheated a 78-year-old Berwick woman out of almost $800.

The callers threatened to turn off the electricity to the woman’s...

Victims lose average $30G to fraud, firm says

News from Berwick - Sat, 02/14/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick woman who lost almost $800 to scam artists got off relatively inexpensively, say the owners of the prepaid card company the con artists used.

A survey of 2,000...

BERWICK POLICE LOG

News from Berwick - Fri, 02/13/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Feb. 1-7:

Feb. 1

•Midnight — 400 block East 11th Street, domestic

•4:27 a.m. — 1600 block Steel...

Dawgs miss elusive win over rival

News from Berwick - Fri, 02/13/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — For the first time in 16 years, Berwick had its sights on defeating Hazleton.

Since the 1992 Hazleton merger, the Bulldogs have just one victory against the Cougars. Berwick...

Berwick dental clinic reaches out to poor

News from Berwick - Sun, 02/08/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK —The Dental Health Clinic in the Eagles Building on South Market Street here recently hosted Columbia County’s commissioners to spread the word that affordable dental care is available...

BERWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT LOG

News from Berwick - Sat, 02/07/2015 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Jan. 25-31:

Jan. 25

•1:46 a.m. — LaSalle Street and Freas Avenue, public drunkenness

•8:43 a.m...