News from Berwick

Wed, 07/20/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough police say they are investigating a shooting that occurred on Le Grand Street on Tuesday afternoon.

Police Chief Ken Strish described it as “an...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police say they arrested a drug dealer who was bringing large quantities of heroin to sell in Berwick, along with cocaine, Molly and marijuana.

When officers served a search...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sat, 07/16/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man arrested on charges of selling cocaine also had psychedelic mushrooms, police said.

Davon Ross, 25, of 439 E. Second St., first floor,...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sat, 07/16/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — A resident opened a duffel bag that had been illegally dumped in a trash bin and discovered the remains of a methamphetamine lab, police said.

The unidentified witness called...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Fri, 07/15/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — Some run-down buildings on Berwick’s West End should be replaced by two dozen new homes by 2018, now that a $9.4 million revitalization plan has won the funding it needs, officials...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Fri, 07/15/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Bulldogs “super-fan” who was banned from Berwick Area School District property saw his federal lawsuit dismissed by a judge Thursday in a scathing rebuke.

But Edward...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 07/14/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — Witnesses said a worker broke his wrist and ankle after a porch supporting his ladder peeled off a house and collapsed to the ground.

Mark Davenport was taken by ambulance to...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 07/14/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police say a few juveniles have been identified as the vandals captured on video near the Veterans Memorial at Heimbach Park when it was vandalized July 4.

The incident...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Thu, 07/14/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man suffered a chipped tooth in a robbery that took place on High School Avenue here around 10 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

Money was taken from the victim by force, said...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 07/09/2016 - 00:00

BERWICK — In July 1944, when the ladies of the Berwick Garden Club planted a memorial rose garden honoring those who served in World War II, a good portion of the borough came to celebrate....