News from Berwick

Fri, 08/20/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Anyone able to help cook and distribute takeout food for the Berwick Area United Way soup kitchen from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday or Dec. 11 should contact Ayrin Shortlidge at...


Fri, 08/20/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man fled from police July 8 to avoid being picked up on a warrant, court papers state.

Cody Turse, 28, of 320 E. 13th St., was walking with his...


Wed, 08/18/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man found running into traffic July 18, had a small bag of meth in his left shoe, police say.

Robert Lee Heintzelman, 52, listed in court papers as “...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Tue, 08/17/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A new program would help workers pay to rent brand-new, 15-person vans to set up their own car pools for work.

Council members at Monday’s meeting unanimously approved up to $...


Tue, 08/17/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The sirens around the nuclear plant will sound at 11 a.m. Thursday. But officials insist it’s only a test and residents needn’t worry.

Susquehanna Nuclear officials say all...


 | By the Press Enterprise staff
Mon, 08/16/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 25-year-old man overdosed at the wheel of his car, which crashed into two parked vehicles before careening into an oncoming vehicle, charges say.

Ptlm. Steven Torres revived...


 | By the Press Enterprise staff
Mon, 08/16/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman who was tearing into a fentanyl bag while she waited in her cell told police she didn’t want to go to jail sick, court papers state.

Amber Jo Disidoro, 23, of...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Mon, 08/16/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Police say when they pulled over a car for having a broken headlight, they found a wanted man armed with a large knife in the back seat.

Jonathan Diefenderfer, 36, of 418 E....


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sun, 08/15/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 74-year-old man faces charges after allegedly grabbing the rear end of a convenience store owner.

Jerry L. Pursel, of 366 Grant St., Berwick, stopped by Freas Convenience at...


Sun, 08/15/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The company that runs First Keystone Community Bank saw its income for the first six months of 2021 increase 37.7% over the same period in 2020, according to a press release.

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