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First Berwick Pride Fest boasts crowd

News from Berwick - Sun, 06/05/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A steady crowd —many dressed in bright rainbow colors — flowed through the Intoxicology Department Saturday for Pride Fest, the borough’s first celebration of LGBTQ culture.

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Berwick breaks out bats

News from Berwick - Sun, 06/05/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick’s offense struck for six runs in the third inning of a 12-0 victory over Bloomsburg in Junior American Legion baseball Saturday morning.

Emmitt Yost...

Mug-ging all the way to the finish

News from Berwick - Sat, 06/04/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick High School’s boys’ tennis team had a thing about Mug Root Beer.

They brought cases of it to every event. They handed it out to the opposing team. They named a Mug...

Yost has big day at plate, on mound

News from Berwick - Thu, 06/02/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Emmitt Yost did it all for Berwick in its 11-1 win over Sunbury/ Norry in Junior Legion baseball Wednesday evening.

Yost hit a pair of doubles as part of a 3-...

Police say dad took tot on a drug deal

News from Berwick - Thu, 06/02/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A father had his 3-year-old daughter with him while he sold drugs out of his car April 12, police say.

When stopped, Robert Charles Shamp, 33, of 334 Grant St., admitted he...

Dispatchers trace 9-1-1 call; two end up charged in domestic fight

News from Berwick - Wed, 06/01/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Emergency dispatchers used the 9-1-1 system to track down the location of a domestic violence incident after a man who was unable to give his location said someone had hit him in the...

Stabbing suspect’s antics prompt delay of hearing

News from Berwick - Tue, 05/31/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The man accused of stabbing a neighbor waiting for a pizza saw his preliminary hearing postponed recently after he behaved strangely in court.

Christopher James Broyan, 37, of...

Homeless woman charged in ruckus

News from Berwick - Mon, 05/30/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A homeless woman who was turned away by the mental health system later barricaded herself inside a City Hall bathroom during a borough meeting, court records say.

The troubles...

Director of philanthropy is named at foundation

News from Berwick - Sun, 05/29/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK —The Community Giving Foundation has named a new director of philanthropy who will take over the development role this summer, according to a press release.

Christine...

Police: Armed couple arrested

News from Berwick - Sat, 05/28/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick couple on a mission to collect a $20 debt showed up at an apartment armed with a handgun and a flare gun painted to look like a handgun, police allege.

After their...

Police: Wandering toddler hurt and covered in feces

News from Berwick - Sat, 05/28/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 2-year-old was found wandering in a neighbor’s back yard, her feet cut and possibly infected and her lower legs coated in what appeared to be animal feces, police said.

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BERWICK HONOR GRADUATES AND CLASS LIST

News from Berwick - Thu, 05/26/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK —Berwick High School’s graduation exercises will take place Friday, June 3, at 7 p.m.

Honor graduates are pictured, with parents’ names and future educational plans, where...

Basketball camp today at Berwick

News from Berwick - Thu, 05/26/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick’s girls basketball team is hosting a youth camp for girls in fifth-eighth grades today from 3-5:30 p.m. in the high school gym

There is also a camp for girls in first-...

Judgments awarded

News from Berwick - Sun, 05/22/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — District Judge Richard W. Knecht awarded the following judgments in landlord-tenant disputes.

• A Berwick landlord won $1,700 in a dispute over a home at 542...

Grieving woman allegedly drove grandkids while high on meth

News from Berwick - Sun, 05/22/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 60-year-old woman said she took methamphetamine as she struggled to deal with finding her fiance when he died, court papers said.

State Police Trooper Thomas Butch wrote he...

Ranger Hose yard sale called off

News from Berwick - Sat, 05/21/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Ranger Hose Co. yard sale scheduled for today has been canceled.

It will be rescheduled, organizers said.

Berwick High honors its seniors with awards

News from Berwick - Sun, 05/15/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The following students received awards during an assembly at Berwick Area High School on Thursday:

• Isabella Ambrosino, $100 Ralph Allen, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, $1,000...

EVENTS SET

News from Berwick - Sun, 05/15/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Join the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners at the McBride Memorial Library at 500 N. Market St. in Berwick on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to learn about “Spotted Lanternfly: Myths and...

Berwick lets vacant properties retain their zoning exceptions

News from Berwick - Sun, 05/15/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Some people buying long-vacant properties will be able to save thousands of dollars in fees under a new proposal council members approved this month.

Under the previous rules...

Governor hopeful backs geese

News from Berwick - Sat, 05/14/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Doug Mastriano signed a petition circulated by a local group trying to save a flock of geese at Bloomsburg’s Town Park during a campaign stop in...