News from Berwick

 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sun, 05/05/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man began speaking in a Russian accent and “sounding violent” as he slept with his girlfriend, scaring her enough to leave the residence and call for help, police say.

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Sun, 05/05/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Karlea Allen, 17, recently earned the Girl Scout Gold Award — the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn — for making a meaningful, sustainable change to her community...


Sun, 05/05/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Atlantic Broadband, the nation’s ninth largest cable operator, is offering Hosted Voice for businesses across its Eastern Pennsylvania service areas, including Berwick, a press...


Sun, 05/05/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — On April 27 at Jingle Hall in Berwick, seven Marine Corps veterans were awarded Quilts of Valor in honor and recognition of their military service. Their stories follow:

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Sat, 05/04/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Shaming drug addicts makes it harder for them to recover, says the family of Jeremy Creasy, who died of a fentanyl overdose last June.

“You’re putting labels on people who are...


Sat, 05/04/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police say they found crystal meth on a man accused of stealing a jug of milk and Tastykake cupcakes from Boyer’s market April 23.

When Berwick Police responded to Boyer’s...


Sat, 05/04/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A teen is accused of punching a pregnant woman in the head.

Berwick Police were dispatched to 541 Summerhill Ave. around 7:30 p.m. April 25 for a report of an argument that...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 05/04/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Brenda Titus says that when she reads comments calling drug addicts scumbags, “It’s like a shot through the heart.”

That’s not how she remembers her son, Jeremy Creasy, who...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
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...


 | By Susan Schwartz
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...