News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A police officer and a firefighter were sent to the hospital by ambulance to be checked out after they entered the house where the fire chief says a dehumidifier motor malfunctioned...


Sun, 10/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Nescopeck woman gave police a false name because she wanted to avoid being picked up on a warrant, court documents say.

Lori Shaffer, 55, of 530 E. Second...


Sun, 10/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who crashed into a telephone pole at the intersection of East 11th Street and Fowler Avenue on May 4 had a blood-alcohol level nearly triple the legal limit, police said...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Firefighters hurried to a home where an explosion was reported Saturday, but it turned out to be a malfunctioning dehumidifier, the fire chief said.

The dispatch to 319 E....


Sat, 10/05/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Three people were charged with having a small amount of marijuana after a traffic stop Sept. 8 for an inoperable license plate light.

During the stop at the intersection of...


Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A free Folk Mountain Gospel Concert will be presented Friday at 5 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1106 Orange St.

It will feature Don and Donna Mohl...


Wed, 10/02/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman stopped for driving with a suspended license was also driving with an invalid inspection sticker that had been altered, police said.

Melissa Kathryn...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Area Little League (B.A.L.L) is accepting letters of interest from anyone wishing to become a board member in the upcoming October election.

Please contact ...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A smoke scare Sunday afternoon prompted an evacuation of about 50 to 70 residents at the Elmcroft of Berwick senior living center here.

Firefighters used a large fan to...


 | By HAYLEY ZAVISLAK
Sun, 09/29/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The mural wall overlooking Sponsler’s Park here will be no more, said codes officer Greg Harkins.

“We’re just afraid of a structural collapse,” he said.

Part of the...