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Truancy alleged

News from Berwick - Thu, 05/02/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The following people were accused of letting children in their care miss classes at Berwick Area School District, according to court papers filed here.

Barbara...

Police: Taser used on meth suspect in fight over infidelity

News from Berwick - Thu, 05/02/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police used a Taser to control an uncooperative man who admitted being high on meth after a dispute with a woman turned physical, court papers say.

Alvin W. Pennypacker, 40,...

New idea springs from floods

News from Berwick - Thu, 05/02/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The head of public works here has an idea he thinks might solve persistent flooding at Steel and Bowman streets for about a tenth of the cost of traditional storm pipes.

Jack...

Dawgs’ Sheptock breaks record

News from Berwick - Thu, 05/02/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick’s Shawn Sheptock broke his own school record in the 200, and also won the 100, as the Bulldogs were able to hold off Nanticoke, 88-62, in boys track and...

Bulldogs able to overcome slow start, beat Cougars

News from Berwick - Wed, 05/01/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick’s baseball team proved that the sport can be unpredictable Tuesday.

After a slow start, the Bulldogs’ (9-5) offense erupted in the fourth and fifth innings to knock...

UGI gas main replacement to disrupt traffic in Berwick

News from Berwick - Tue, 04/30/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — UGI Utilities will begin replacing a natural gas main in the borough next week as part of the company’s multi-year infrastructure betterment initiative, a press release says.

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Berwick councilmen divided over pace of lawyer’s work

News from Berwick - Tue, 04/30/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A councilman here said he is frustrated by the pace of legal work being done for the borough, but another councilman said he thinks the borough solicitor is doing a good job.

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Man accused of supplying booze to teen

News from Berwick - Mon, 04/29/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 65-year-old man is accused of fixing an 18-year-old woman “three to four” glasses of vodka and orange juice at his home on the Fourth of July last year.

The teen, ...

Police: Teen hit her mom in face

News from Berwick - Mon, 04/29/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A teen is accused of swinging a stick at her mother’s head during an early morning dispute on April 16.

Berwick Police described Becky Simes’ forehead as “badly” bleeding...

Police say drugs, stolen rifle were found in Berwick

News from Berwick - Sun, 04/28/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A search for a man wanted on a felony warrant here led to the arrest of two others inside a trailer residence on North Vine Street, where police say a large amount of suspected...

Drop off medication with Berwick Police

News from Berwick - Sat, 04/27/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — People can dispose of unused prescription medication at the Berwick Police Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Drug Take...

Cookout for Curry rescheduled

News from Berwick - Thu, 04/25/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — First Keystone Community Bank’s cookout in support of the ALS Walk in memory of George Curry has been postponed due to forecasts of rain.

The cookout is...

Berwick is likely to dodge tax increase

News from Berwick - Thu, 04/25/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — School directors here passed a preliminary budget that wouldn’t raise taxes, but the head of the budget committee warned this might be the last year they can hold the line.

If...

Unit 2 running again at nuke plant

News from Berwick - Wed, 04/24/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Unit 2 reactor at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station near here is back up and running, officials say.

It had been disconnected from the power grid on March 23 to begin...

Patient allegedly punched worker

News from Berwick - Wed, 04/24/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A patient punched a hospital employee in the face, causing her to momentarily lose consciousness, while he was being treated in the behavioral management unit at Berwick Hospital...

Officials seek help identifying man found dead

News from Berwick - Wed, 04/24/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Authorities are still trying to identify a man found dead in an apartment here April 5, and the coroner has again asked for the public’s help.

Just after 5:30 p.m. that day,...

Bar owner: Crime cut crowds

News from Berwick - Tue, 04/23/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK —Weekend crowds at JJ’s Food & Spirits have taken a nosedive since a stabbing on West Second Street near the bar in early March, JJ’s owner Jan Watts laments.

Watts, who...

One of two alleged vandals must pay for park damage

News from Berwick - Tue, 04/23/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — One of the men accused of ripping up two local parks with a Ford Explorer was ordered Monday to pay $1,686 in fines and costs for damage to Test Track Park.

Charles Arthur...

DeFrancesco will lead Dawgs

News from Berwick - Tue, 04/23/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Carm DeFrancesco, former football coach at Danville and Mount Carmel, will be the next head football coach at Berwick Area High School.

The board voted Monday night — with...

N.J. fugitive’s local charges withdrawn

News from Berwick - Tue, 04/23/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A New Jersey fugitive who allegedly fled from officers here during a wild car chase in February had his charges withdrawn in district court Monday.

Robert Allen...