News from Berwick

BERWICK — Teens interested in a career in law enforcement can get a head start with the new Police Explorers Program sponsored by the police department here.

The program’s kickoff is...

BERWICK — A man accused of driving under the influence of drugs says he lost his doctor over reports of his arrest.

Now Andrew J. Jacobs Jr., 54, of 1119 Fifth Ave. is also looking at...

BERWICK — This year’s Christmas Boulevard will feature some live action as well as more animation, if organizers have their way.

Volunteers — some wearing shorts — met at the Berwick...

BERWICK — The following members of the Berwick Area Senior High School Class of 2015 received awards during an assembly Friday morning?

• William Alishofski: Tim Bafile Memorial Award...

BERWICK — Berwick Area School District is putting aside enough money for 3 percent raises for its administrators every year, but there’s no guarantee those administrators will get the money....

BERWICK — Neighbors accused of a trailer park brawl that left two people with BBs embedded in their heads say they are still friends and wish they could drop the charges against one another....

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from April 26 to May 2:

April 26

•12:11 a.m. — 1000 block Susquehanna Avenue, loud music

•2:03 a.m...

BERWICK — Burglary suspect Charles Deeley gave his mailing address as the same residence he is accused of breaking into.

“I’m confused,” Deeley said of the charges against him.

BERWICK — A woman grabbed her boyfriend by the groin and hit him in the face, head and mouth, new charges say.

Jessica Elizabeth Aten, 24, claims she “blacked out”...

BERWICK — A woman claims she has suffered all kinds of health problems and has trouble sitting and standing two years after a crash involving the owner of a car dealership.

Audrey M....

BERWICK — A pedestrian struck by a passing car may have gotten the better of the driver last month, grabbing the man and pulling him out of the car, then punching him in the face, police said...

BERWICK — Here are Berwick High School honor roll students for the third marking period:

Distinguished Honors

• Ninth grade — Isabella Arndt,...

BERWICK — Gary Heimbach Park is about to expand.

Council President Alvin Hill said the borough has reached an agreement with Don Cleary and Reese Smith to buy the two properties next to...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from April 19-25:

April 19

•12:21 a.m. — 800 block North Vine Street, fight

•10:53 a.m. — 300 block...

BERWICK — A woman accused of selling heroin from a house where a large python was later found decided to waive her preliminary hearing on evidence Friday.

Amanda Colon,...

BERWICK — As the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Berwick’s William H. Woodin helped pull the country out of the Great Depression, a biographer said.

But afterward, he was wrongly...

BERWICK — Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury William H. Woodin died in 1934, but his policies came into play just two years ago, as Republicans and President Barack...

BERWICK — Here are Berwick Middle School honor roll students for the third marking period:

Distinguished Honors

• Sixth grade — Maryanna...

BERWICK — Anyone who wants to put together a plot for the 2015 Christmas Boulevard must send a representative to the kickoff meeting Wednesday, May 6, an organizer said.

The meeting...

BERWICK — Police officers faced off against a cold-blooded fugitive Wednesday morning when a landlord asked them to help evict a large snake.

The reptile, apparently an escaped pet, was...