News from Berwick
Sat, 12/28/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — Borough council members here agreed to pay $700 to remove trees on a property at Summerhill and Chestnut streets owned by Helena Shultz.
The trees are in...
Fri, 12/27/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — Senior citizens seeking a variance to build a new storage shed for their popular thrift shop flew through the zoning board hearing in record time.
“Good luck,” said board...
Fri, 12/27/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — Police say they found 13 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and $229 cash when searching a car, and suspected the driver may have been selling marijuana.
“I can see why...
Thu, 12/26/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — A man found hiding inside a Berwick home by probation officers had nine glassine bags of heroin, a small amount of marijuana and drug gear on him when police searched him, court...
Wed, 12/25/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — Four people and two dogs were booted from a home Tuesday after borough officials discovered they were living there without heat.
The occupants, whom police did not identify,...
Wed, 12/25/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — Rising costs that are out of the borough’s control are partially behind this year’s tax increase, the borough manager said.
Council members also cited a plan to buy four new...
Wed, 12/25/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — Minutes after passing a new budget raising taxes, council members here made a move that will save the borough around $84,000 in insurance premiums.
Councilman Andrew Shecktor...
Tue, 12/24/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — Charges against a man accused of beating a Berwick woman have been withdrawn, according to court records.
Khari Fields, 20, of Berwick had been charged with simple assault and...
Mon, 12/23/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — Bryan Smith, 41, of Nescopeck was cited with disorderly conduct after he allegedly threatened a 15-year-old boy on a Berwick school bus here last month, court papers...
Mon, 12/23/2019 - 00:00
BERWICK — A beating victim and her mother repeatedly lied to police to protect the man who attacked her, police say.
But neighbors alleged they heard Khari Fields, 20, and Cheyenne...