News from Berwick

 | By Casey Snyder
Thu, 11/27/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Wednesday storm dropped a few inches of snow on the area, but it would take more than that to stop the Run for the Diamonds.

It would take 2 feet of snow to do that.??????...


 | By John-Erik Koslosky
Wed, 11/26/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two Berwick brothers jumped a “physically challenged” man from behind and knocked him to the ground in a brazen downtown robbery late Monday, police said.

Marvin and Troy...


 | By Julye Wemple
Wed, 11/26/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A fire in the visitors’ field house at Crispin Field destroyed part of the building’s ceiling Tuesday, officials say.

The blame is being pinned on a malfunctioning furnace....


Wed, 11/26/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from Nov. 16-22:

Nov. 16

•4:06 a.m. — 300 block LaSalle Street, domestic

•7:22 a.m. — 1200...


 | By Julye Wemple
Tue, 11/25/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — An older man was taken to the hospital after he apparently passed out behind the wheel, drifted into the opposite lane and crashed head-on into another vehicle here Monday, police say...


 | By Julye Wemple
Tue, 11/25/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman who pulled into the path of another vehicle blamed the crash on the other driver’s turn signal, police say.

Jessica Brannon, 20, of 738 W. Front St...


Tue, 11/25/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — Eagle Hose Co. 2 of West Berwick, 325 S. Mercer St., was cited by the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement for not maintaining “complete and truthful records” on the company’s...


Mon, 11/24/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A teen who had been smoking pot was driving around Berwick without his car’s headlights on after 1 a.m. Nov. 3.

When Officer Philip Mainiero pulled over...


Sun, 11/23/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 20-year-old Berwick woman is accused of smashing a vehicle with a baseball bat Nov. 3.

Tara Lynn Pereira of 1145 Seventh Ave. smashed the windshield of a...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sun, 11/23/2014 - 00:00

BERWICK — It appears two retailers will soon be building new stores along Front Street — and vacating two spaces at the Berwick Plaza.

Family Dollar plans to replace its current store...