News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 07/19/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man accused of helping tie up his grown son and holding him prisoner for three days says the son faked the whole thing.

William A. Kressler’s son Robert Kressler was wanted...


Thu, 07/19/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who was stopped for driving with a suspended license had cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to police.

John Karns, 31, 25 Valley Road,...


Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Volunteers at West Berwick Hose Co. will have practice boards set up Thursday and Friday for teams that want to get ready for Saturday’s cornhole tournament.

The boards will...


Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman who used drugs in Dollar General’s bathroom told police she was just “trying to get a little relief,” according to court papers.

Here is what police say happened:...


Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Here’s the full schedule of activities for the World War II Weekend activities at Test Track Park here.

Food vendors, a military flea market, veterans support groups and...


Tue, 07/17/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman accused of stabbing a man in the back during a custody dispute will face the charge in county court.

Charity Cooper, 28, had previously vowed...


Sun, 07/15/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Firefighters were called to 1145 Ferris Ave. here last night, but found only a burned-out fan in an attic, an official said.

Volunteers found no damage, turned off electricity...


Sun, 07/15/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Kelly O’Brien Gavin has been named the new executive director of the Berwick Industrial Development Association or BIDA.

She brings 10 years of experience in...


Sun, 07/15/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Join Penn State Extension Master Gardener Carol Burke for a free program, “Vermicomposting — Composting with Earthworms,” at the McBride Memorial Library, 500 Market St., Berwick, on...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Sat, 07/14/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Woodrow Wilson was president and World War I was coming to an end when Dorothy Knelly was born July 14, 1918.

Knelly, born in Beach Haven, has called Berwick home for 65 years...