News from Berwick

BERWICK —Brandy Switzer remembers the first time her first husband made her bleed.

She was only 18 when they married in 1996, not long after meeting at the Bloomsburg Fair, she said. He...

BERWICK — Firefighters here are getting a rehab unit so they can cool off volunteers.

“The closest one to us is in Danville,” said Corey Wark, West Berwick chief. “During the Orange...

BERWICK — An argument between a couple that had broken up turned physical, leaving one man with a broken cell phone, an injured nose and a sprained finger, police said.

Timothy Switzer...

BERWICK — A woman ordered to euthanize her dog allegedly threatened a neighbor she blamed for it, court papers say.

Holly R. Quick, 57, of 325 E. 10th St., Berwick,...

BERWICK — Nonprofit and government agencies in Columbia County can apply for grants to for operating, programs or capital budgets short on money due to COVID, according to the Community Giving...

BERWICK — The borough’s July 4 fireworks display can take place at Berwick Area School Disrict’s Crispin Field after all, the school board decided.

But some school board members remain...

BERWICK — A Berwick man who couldn’t remember his own name when pulled over had marijuana in his car, police say.

Austin David Soboleski, 27, of 61 Confers Lane, admitted to police he...

BERWICK — Berwick’s Kayla Fernandez had a hat trick, which included her 100th career goal, and assisted on another score by Libby Switzer during the...

BERWICK — The new owners of Briar Manor offered to give the borough a weekly maintenance log as well as a log of all calls for service after a group of residents complained about maintenance...

BERWICK — Growing a giant pumpkin takes a certain amount of insanity, one champion grower says.

Special seeds, skills, patience and luck are important, too, says John Rauch, of New...

BERWICK — Cecelia Isenberg had a great performance in Berwick’s 25-16, 25-11 and 25-21 win over Pittston in girls volleyball Thursday evening.

Isenberg notched five...

BERWICK — The borough will resume paying half the wages of Berwick Area School District crossing guards, but not until next school year, Borough Council has decided.

The decision was...

BERWICK — The Berwick YMCA won the zoning board’s blessing Wednesday to expand its gym and parking area. The members who were present unanimously approved the 116-foot-by-100-foot addition...

BERWICK — A defendant accused of waving about a sawed-off shotgun on his lawn and screaming questioned the district judge over whether he had a right to a fair hearing Monday.

District...

BERWICK — A LaSalle Street homeowner who was cited for shooting off fireworks in his back yard went to court Thursday arguing he wasn’t aware of restrictions on igniting fireworks or “sparkling...

BERWICK — A federal grand jury has indicted a Berwick man on 27 federal firearms charges, claiming he illegally owned more than two dozen firearms, including a sawed-off shotgun.

Colton...

BERWICK — Final restoration and paving will begin here this week after Pennsylvania American Water’s installation of more than 2,000 feet of water main.

The cost of the system...

BERWICK — For the first time in more than a century, servants and footmen scurried about tending to guests at a high-society gala at the Jackson Mansion Saturday evening.

The mansion...

BERWICK — Teresa Sterner, sales and marketing coordinator, First Keystone Community Bank, was recently awarded the Certified Financial Marketing Professional certification from...

BERWICK — A challenge on the social media platform TikTok encouraging students to film themselves vandalizing school rest rooms has resulted in several thousand dollars in damage at Berwick...