News from Berwick

BERWICK — Berwick Area Joint Sewer Authority board members get $350 per month for a service that Danville board members provide for free and their Bloomsburg counterparts perform for $60.

BERWICK — Four positions became unnecessary after the Berwick Area Joint Sewer Authority made some changes in how it operates, an official said.

Board chairman E. James Seeley said the...

BERWICK — A team of Berwick students rocketed to lead the state in the Stock Market Game Legislative Challenge.

The high school class, led by Julie Cerasoli and Rhonda Rowles, parlayed...

BERWICK — Classes at Berwick Area School District have been canceled today after too many people called off work to attend Coach George Curry’s funeral.

“Logistically, we’re just not...

BERWICK — A 17-year-old football player organized a short tribute to Coach George Curry that drew around 125 people to Crispin Field on Saturday night.

Harrison Kuchka, a junior wide...

BERWICK — A Berwick man accused of holding a steak knife to his wife’s throat, back and stomach fought back tears in court, saying his wife made it all up.

“This is wrong,” said Barry W...

BERWICK — The funeral director is expecting around 2,000 people to say their final farewells to Coach George Curry during a visitation and funeral Mass Monday.

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BERWICK — The Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts closes its doors today for a three-month hiatus.

But when they open again in June, guests should see an almost whole new...

BERWICK — School and borough flags were lowered to half-staff Friday as Berwick mourned George Curry, the winningest football coach in Pennsylvania.

“There’s literally a cloud over...

BERWICK — A driver led police on a chase out of town and back, blowing through 18 stop signs, dumping his Jeep at Berwick Offray, then scampering away on foot, charges say.

Thomas...

BERWICK — A man involved in a court case against the borough tried to turn the matter over to a group of high school students for judgment.

Berwick council members held their March...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from March 20-26:

March 20

• 12:03 a.m. — 300 block Summerhill Avenue, odor complaint

• 2:55 a.m. —...

BERWICK — Berwick had a rough go early Tuesday afternoon, trailing GAR by nine runs going into the bottom of the fourth.

But through resiliency and depth, the Bulldogs somehow pulled...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from March 13-19.

March 13

• 12:05 a.m. — 2000 block Jessup Street, damage to auto

• 12:49...

BERWICK — Sixteen families showed up at a Berwick zoning hearing ready to fight for the new athletic center in the former Berwick armory building.

But they found their way unexpectedly...

BERWICK — Officers had to wrestle a wanted teenager into the back of a police car, but he promptly kicked his way out the other side, court papers say.

David Michael Daubert Jr...

BERWICK — A pyrotechnics provider has been chosen for July 4 here, but not without a few preliminary fireworks.

Usually, picking the company to do the annual fireworks show is...

BERWICK — K-Fab’s ex-president now claims he “had no choice” but to enter an unfair buyout agreement with his father.

In a new affidavit, Duane M. Koch swears he couldn’t negotiate with...

BERWICK — A 48-year-old man allegedly made a fanciful homemade arsenal that included razor blades welded onto brass knuckles and arrows designed to explode on impact.

Larry Reichenbach...

BERWICK — A police car was damaged when an officer helping to serve a warrant crashed into a concrete barrier near the suspect’s house, the police chief says.

Ptlm. Michael...