News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Wed, 10/06/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK —Brandy Switzer remembers the first time her first husband made her bleed.

She was only 18 when they married in 1996, not long after meeting at the Bloomsburg Fair, she said. He...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Firefighters here are getting a rehab unit so they can cool off volunteers.

“The closest one to us is in Danville,” said Corey Wark, West Berwick chief. “During the Orange...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Mon, 10/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — An argument between a couple that had broken up turned physical, leaving one man with a broken cell phone, an injured nose and a sprained finger, police said.

Timothy Switzer...


Sat, 10/02/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman ordered to euthanize her dog allegedly threatened a neighbor she blamed for it, court papers say.

Holly R. Quick, 57, of 325 E. 10th St., Berwick,...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 09/30/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The borough’s July 4 fireworks display can take place at Berwick Area School Disrict’s Crispin Field after all, the school board decided.

But some school board members remain...


Thu, 09/30/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Nonprofit and government agencies in Columbia County can apply for grants to for operating, programs or capital budgets short on money due to COVID, according to the Community Giving...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Wed, 09/29/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who couldn’t remember his own name when pulled over had marijuana in his car, police say.

Austin David Soboleski, 27, of 61 Confers Lane, admitted to police he...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Tue, 09/28/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick’s Kayla Fernandez had a hat trick, which included her 100th career goal, and assisted on another score by Libby Switzer during the...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sun, 09/26/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The new owners of Briar Manor offered to give the borough a weekly maintenance log as well as a log of all calls for service after a group of residents complained about maintenance...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 09/25/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Growing a giant pumpkin takes a certain amount of insanity, one champion grower says.

Special seeds, skills, patience and luck are important, too, says John Rauch, of New...