News from Berwick

Sun, 05/23/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man wanted on a probation violation was caught after officers tracked him using his ankle monitor, according to charges.

Franklin “Crazy” Snyder, 39, has...


Sun, 05/23/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — First Keystone Corporation (OTC PINK: FKYS), the parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, recently held its 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders, according to a press...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Sat, 05/22/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A motorcyclist was hurt after hitting a sedan in front of Skippy’s Automotive at the intersection of West Front and Mercer streets Friday, Berwick Police reported.

According...


Sat, 05/22/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Bible Church, 1426 Spring Garden Ave., Berwick, and Living Word Baptist Church, Ricketts Glen, are sponsoring a motorcycle “God and Country Ride,” on Saturday, May 29.

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Sat, 05/22/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Greg Martz is to be the guest speaker at Stone United Methodist Church, 300 Stone Church Road, on May 30 and June 6.


Fri, 05/21/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A driver who was doing burnouts in his SUV was drunk, police say.

Ryan William David Kriner, 25, of 36 Country Estate Lane, Berwick, was spinning the tires...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Wed, 05/19/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Preliminary results show the race for Berwick Area School Board may be over, but it isn’t certain yet.

Luzerne County election officials said they hadn’t tallied mail-in...


Wed, 05/19/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A borough couple reportedly was caught with a syringe and a glass drug pipe after police were called to their home for a domestic disturbance.

Tyler Vanwinkle,...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Wed, 05/19/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Officer Jeremy Mulders wasn’t about to let a man wanted on felony warrants escape his grasp during a chaotic attempt to flee inside a moving car early April 16.

“As I was...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Wed, 05/19/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Mayor Tim Burke handily won the Republican nomination to keep his seat Tuesday night, according to unofficial election results.

But the race isn’t necessarily...