News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Fri, 07/23/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick had its police department respond to 40 fireworks incidents over July 4 weekend, Chief Kenneth Strish told council members Monday.

Of those, four people were cited, he...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Mike Knorr knew something was wrong when he received the email from the state telling him his secretary at Knorr Hauling had filed for unemployment.

She was still working in...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The engine compartment of a 2011 Jeep burst into flame as it reached Berwick from Nescopeck on Wednesday morning, witnesses said.

Kaeisha Thomas, 32, of East...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Tue, 07/20/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Graffiti Highway won’t be coming to Test Track Park here after all.

Council members decided not to approve a proposal to allow street artists to paint the main street of...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Mon, 07/19/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — If the coronavirus infection rate remains steady next school year, Berwick Area Schools students will be required to wear masks on school buses, but nowhere else, under a health and...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — When the American Legion Region 5 tournament brackets were announced, Berwick was awarded the closest thing to home-field advantage it could get with Central Columbia being named the...


Sat, 07/17/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man whom police tried to pick up on a misdemeanor drug charge tried to flee on a bicycle, court papers allege. But police not only caught him, they recognized the bike as one that...


Sat, 07/17/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Grace Lutheran Church will be hosting a drive-through-only take-out meal on Sunday, July 25, from 3-5 p.m.

The meal will include hot dogs, macaroni salad, baked beans and a...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The owners of The Forge Pub and Eatery has won the borough’s blessing to expand its outdoor seating area, a move they say will let them serve more customers, plus prepare in case of...


Thu, 07/15/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who choked his pregnant girlfriend faces a felony charge of aggravated assault of an unborn child, police said.

Naji Meek, 26, of 215 E. Front...