News from Berwick

Wed, 07/26/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A driver pulled over by police for an inoperable vehicle brake light had a “sizeable” bag of marijuana in one pocket and a pill bottle in another, court papers say.

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 | By Susan Schwartz
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man accused of chasing a woman with his golf clubs says that never happened, although he did plead guilty to a less serious charge Monday.

Zachary Imperi,...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — An intoxicated man allegedly struck his mother in the face, then became combative and was forced to the ground by officers outside a police station.

Police responded to a 9-1...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Tue, 07/25/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Cindy Francioni sat in the reception area of the magistrate’s office surrounded by friends and family, waiting to greet the man accused of setting her house on fire and shooting at...


Tue, 07/25/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A water heater caught fire Monday afternoon in the basement of 1828-30 Heights Road here, causing little damage, but temporarily displacing seven residents on both sides of the...


 | By Julye Wemple
Mon, 07/24/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — The mother of a teen accused of taking part in a group attack in another man’s home claims the alleged victims have been harassing her online ever since his arrest.

Tiffany...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sun, 07/23/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — Chickens can continue roosting safely in Berwick after an effort to ban them from the borough died for lack of a motion.

That means domestic cats can also continue to roam...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sun, 07/23/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — A hearing about the noise level at local bars turned into a heated exchange when the borough solicitor asked one witness if he had a vendetta against the bar next door.

The...


Sun, 07/23/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — When police confronted a driver who was traveling the wrong way on East Front Street, they found an open bottle of Original Dark Horse wine, a smashed 22-ounce bottle of Beck’s beer...


Sat, 07/22/2017 - 00:00

BERWICK — The following civil suits were filed in the office of District Judge Richard Knecht. The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon after they are filed....