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Bulldogs claim No. 2 seed in playoffs

News from Berwick - Sat, 11/01/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick’s passing game gained a lot of traction against Hazleton, with Dallas Arner connecting with Andrew Force for two scores, and the Bulldogs combined a balanced attack against...

Eagle Hose Co. to host Halloween bash

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/30/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Eagle Hose Co. is holding a Halloween party 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

Probable Cause will be playing, firefighters said.

The fire hall is at 325 S. Mercer St....

BERWICK POLICE LOG

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/30/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls Oct. 19-25:

Oct. 19

•6:45 a.m. — Washington and Sycamore streets, open door

•7:17 a.m. — 100 block...

Man said he’d burn woman’s cats, say charges

News from Berwick - Wed, 10/29/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man threatened to throw a woman’s cats in a shed and burn it down after she confronted him about being drunk and loud, police say.

Thomas Michael Slusser, 53, was sitting...

Spree costs woman $1G

News from Berwick - Mon, 10/27/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman who was taken to the emergency room after she was found passed out drunk on a sidewalk urinated on the ER’s floor, then tried to smear her urine on hospital staffers,...

BERWICK POLICE LOG

News from Berwick - Sun, 10/26/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Oct. 12-18:

Oct. 12

•1:30 a.m. — 1700 block Fairview Avenue, deceased person

•8:04 a.m. — 100...

Halloween bash set in Berwick

News from Berwick - Sun, 10/26/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Children living in the Berwick Blueprint Community can enter a costume contest, get treats, make crafts and learn safety tips during the group’s sixth annual Halloween party Wednesday...

Kids miss weeks of school; mother fined

News from Berwick - Sat, 10/25/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Darla Lunger, 29 Clover Leaf Lane, Berwick, was ordered to pay $1,182 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to allowing three children in her care to commit...

Cops: Senior mugged near Berwick church

News from Berwick - Sat, 10/25/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Someone robbed a 66-year-old woman by a church Friday night, pulling her to the ground and seriously injuring her, police said.

Officers are asking the public for help finding...

Cops: Man was twice caught with pot

News from Berwick - Sat, 10/25/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Twice in 12 days, police found a dazed man in a litter of synthetic marijuana in his car, charges say.

Both times, Brent Matthew Adams of Berwick had bags of the drug, rolling...

Central vandals cut a deal

News from Berwick - Sat, 10/25/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — The two Bloomsburg-area teens who caused more than $1,000 in damage to Central Columbia’s new stadium saw the most serious charges tossed Friday in a deal that keeps their criminal...

Fight with brother led to DUI charge

News from Berwick - Fri, 10/24/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man had an argument with his brother, left to buy some vodka, had a drink, then drove around looking for the police, court papers say.

Darin J. Gross, 47, ran into trouble...

‘Mammothon’ leads to almost 500 appointments in region

News from Berwick - Fri, 10/24/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Commonwealth Health affiliates throughout the region, including Berwick Hospital Center, scheduled 488 mammograms when they teamed up Oct. 2 for the third annual “Mammothon.”

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Bulldogs advance with win

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/23/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 20-minute, four-goal stretch in the first half technically decided the game for Berwick, but the game was never in doubt for the No. 5-seeded Bulldogs from the starting whistle....

Police: Mugger stalked victim

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/23/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man stalked a woman through the streets here early one morning, crossing her path four times before he rushed her and tried to rip her backpack away, police say.

But Robert...

BERWICK POLICE LOG

News from Berwick - Fri, 10/10/2014 - 00:00
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4: Sept. 28 •1:38 a.m. — 1400 block Third Avenue, barking dog •1:48 a.m. — 1200 block Freas Avenue, drugs •2 a.m. —...

Berwick’s Gearinger sets mark

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/09/2014 - 00:00
BERWICK — Berwick’s Dylan Gearinger broke his own course record by finishing in 16:21, a time that would have tied 2013 PIAA Class AA champion Dominic Deluca of Dallas, and Berwick swept the...

BERWICK POLICE LOG

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/09/2014 - 00:00
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Sept. 21-27: Sept. 21 •1:15 a.m. — 600 block West Front Street, burglary •2:04 a.m. — 100 block West Second Street, disturbance •2:55 a...

Marvelous Mutts part of this year’s Riverfest

News from Berwick - Thu, 10/09/2014 - 00:00
BERWICK — Rescued dogs that perform amazing athletic feats will be among the highlights of this year’s Riverfest at Test Track Park. The celebration, which runs Friday through Sunday, has grown...

Bloomsburg-area man’s charges were dismissed

News from Berwick - Wed, 10/08/2014 - 00:00
BERWICK — Charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct were dismissed against Carmen Richard Coladonato, 42, of 10 Baker Lane, near Bloomsburg, after a witness failed to appear Tuesday,...