News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Tue, 06/18/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Nearly four years after borough officials condemned the former Berwick Armory over safety concerns, the building is enjoying a new lease on life as a training facility for young...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Mon, 06/17/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Mike Lombargo cleared the bases with a key double in the bottom of the fifth inning, and Berwick’s American Legion team earned a walkoff 5-4 win in eight innings on...


Sun, 06/16/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick Industrial Development Association (BIDA) has hired Amy J. Shortlidge as a marketing specialist, a press release says.

In the position, she will...


Sun, 06/16/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — On June 1 at the Berwick VFW Post 821, five veterans were awarded Quilts of Valor. Their military stories follow:

John Cremer of Shickshinny served in the...


Sun, 06/16/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Join Penn State Extension Master Gardener Joe Mullen for a free program, “Pruning Conifers” at the McBride Memorial Library, 500 Market St., Berwick, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Details:...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 06/15/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — All of Berwick’s elementary schools and the high school have a lot of empty space, and the student population is continuing to shrink, Superintendent Wayne Brookhart says.

As...


Sat, 06/15/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — For the 12th consecutive year, school directors here passed a budget with no tax increase.

Columbia County residents will pay 43.4 mills — a bit above the current rate of 43.2...


Sat, 06/15/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick Historical Society will be offering a free talk on the Berwick-Nescopeck wooden bridge, which collapsed 115 years ago in the ice jam of 1904.

The PowerPoint...


Fri, 06/14/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A borough man has admitted to appearing in public manifestly under the influence of alcohol to the extent he annoyed persons in his vicinity May 26 in the 1100 block of Third Ave. in...


Fri, 06/14/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A lock-in held at the Teen Center in Berwick last month raised more than $6,000 for the ThinkBig Pediatric Cancer Fund.

The organization — which began at the Janet Weis...