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BERWICK — Anti-drug activists are hoping to recruit citizens to provide housing, transportation and jobs for recovering addicts trying to turn over a new leaf.

“Since the government...

BERWICK — More than 2,200 homes and businesses lost power Wednesday night in Berwick, and some may be without electricity going into Thanksgiving Day, a PPL spokeswoman said.

Utility...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from Nov. 16-22:

Nov. 16

•4:06 a.m. — 300 block LaSalle Street, domestic

•7:22 a.m. — 1200...

BERWICK — A fire in the visitors’ field house at Crispin Field destroyed part of the building’s ceiling Tuesday, officials say.

The blame is being pinned on a malfunctioning furnace....

BERWICK — Two Berwick brothers jumped a “physically challenged” man from behind and knocked him to the ground in a brazen downtown robbery late Monday, police said.

Marvin and Troy...

BERWICK — Eagle Hose Co. 2 of West Berwick, 325 S. Mercer St., was cited by the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement for not maintaining “complete and truthful records” on the company’s...

BERWICK — A woman who pulled into the path of another vehicle blamed the crash on the other driver’s turn signal, police say.

Jessica Brannon, 20, of 738 W. Front St...

BERWICK — An older man was taken to the hospital after he apparently passed out behind the wheel, drifted into the opposite lane and crashed head-on into another vehicle here Monday, police say...

BERWICK — A teen who had been smoking pot was driving around Berwick without his car’s headlights on after 1 a.m. Nov. 3.

When Officer Philip Mainiero pulled over...

BERWICK — It appears two retailers will soon be building new stores along Front Street — and vacating two spaces at the Berwick Plaza.

Family Dollar plans to replace its current store...

BERWICK — A 20-year-old Berwick woman is accused of smashing a vehicle with a baseball bat Nov. 3.

Tara Lynn Pereira of 1145 Seventh Ave. smashed the windshield of a...

BERWICK — Volunteers have been coming to the aid of the beleaguered Berwick Christmas Boulevard, but more help is needed, an organizer told council members this week.

“It’s Berwick all...

BERWICK — The Berwick Salvation Army post is stepping in to take over some of the programs formerly run by the American Red Cross, says Capt. Kevin Polito.

Meals on...

BERWICK — Two repeat drug offenders went on a two-county ride Friday in a vehicle filled with meth-making ingredients, authorities say.

What they didn’t know was Berwick Police and...

BERWICK — The driver accused of intentionally running over a Berwick man this summer was hiding under a bed when authorities found him in Manhattan, they say.

James Willie “Coke” Kemp,...

BERWICK —Borough Police responded to the following calls from Nov. 9-15:

Nov. 9

•12:20 a.m. — 200 block East Front Street, threats

•2:08 a.m. — Fourth...

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

Distinguished Honors

• Sixth grade — Adam Anderson...

BERWICK — A man was found asleep in a car in the Weis Markets parking lot with a drug pipe on the armrest and chips all over the front of his shirt, court papers say.

When Kevin Anthony...

BERWICK — A stabbing victim turned up at the Berwick Hospital Center emergency room Monday night, and police were called in.

The 18-year-old man was later flown to Geisinger Medical...

BERWICK — The Cellular Connection’s 300 stores will join in a “Stop the Hunger” campaign this holiday season, a press release says.

Through Friday, Dec. 12, the store at 1544 W. Front...