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Police say woman threw punch, tried to barge in

News from Berwick - Mon, 03/26/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman who allegedly punched another woman in the face while attempting to gain entrance to a home on East Second Street is charged with attempted criminal trespass and...

Berwick woman allegedly planned to sell salt as meth

News from Berwick - Mon, 03/26/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman who was planning to sell salt as meth was arrested for possession of a counterfeit controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, according to court documents.

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Donated Defender truck on way back to Berwick area

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/25/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — The 1951 Mack truck that Defender’s Fire Co. donated to the National Fire Museum in Harrisburg is scheduled to return to the Berwick area.

Council members agreed to pay $3,172...

Fire company in money mess

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/25/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — As treasurer of Defender Fire Co., the late Dennis Slusser wrote numerous checks to himself, a letter from an accounting firm says.

And the fire company doesn’t appear to have...

Denied bail cut angers dad in child-porn case

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/25/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A father accused of allowing a child to find a notebook with writings expressing the desire to produce child pornography became upset recently when a judge refused to lower his bail...

Records: Trustees lifted finance shield

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/25/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Defender Fire Co. trustees quietly rewrote the company bylaws in March 2016, removing a safeguard designed to protect its finances, records show.

At the same time, they also...

Police: Berwick woman had pot

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/24/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman whose vehicle struck the front bumper of a police car during a traffic stop had marijuana inside her car, according to court documents.

Maranda...

Berwick mausoleum defaced

News from Berwick - Sat, 03/24/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Vandals have defaced the mausoleum holding the bones of William Hartman Woodin, one of Berwick’s most famous natives.

Woodin was the U.S. Secretary of Treasury under President...

Man makes plea deal in LED light bulb case

News from Berwick - Fri, 03/23/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man who allegedly threatened his neighbor because he thought the LED light bulbs in her apartment were heating up his floor until it burned his feet saw the most serious charges...

Eatery owner headed to trial

News from Berwick - Fri, 03/23/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — The owner of a restaurant and bar quietly agreed to forego her preliminary hearing on her second drunken driving charge.

Julie Hess Rishkofski, 46, of 112 D...

Berwick United Way slates $120G for area but likely missed goal

News from Berwick - Thu, 03/22/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Supporters of the Berwick Area United Way celebrated the end of their last campaign as an independent chapter Wednesday night, along with their new partnership with the United Way of...

Alleged accomplices send charges to court

News from Berwick - Thu, 03/22/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two teens accused of helping a robber who impersonated a police officer sent their charges on to county court Monday.

Jordan Bafile, 17, of 541 Summerhill...

Men are accused of breaking into Berwick Area High School

News from Berwick - Thu, 03/22/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — An 18-year-old accused in a string of burglaries in Luzerne and Columbia counties was arraigned Monday for his alleged role in a break-in at the Berwick Area High School.

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Woman has charges withdrawn

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/21/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman accused of threatening her sister with a hammer saw charges of simple assault and harassment withdrawn before her preliminary hearing Monday.

Amanda P. Colon...

Berwick residents complain to council about neighbors

News from Berwick - Wed, 03/21/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A couple criticized by a landlord for their complaints about his tenants fired back at Monday night’s council meeting.

Lori and Greg Clemens complained to...

Police: Man hurt third woman

News from Berwick - Tue, 03/20/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man who served time on three previous charges of brutally beating two women has been arrested again for allegedly strangling a third woman, then knocking her out by hitting her in...

Police: Women stole from Dollar General

News from Berwick - Tue, 03/20/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two women allegedly attempted to steal more than $200 worth of merchandise from the Dollar General store in Berwick on March 4.

According to police, store staff confronted...

Food, symbols will fill St. Joseph’s table on Monday

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/18/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — In honor of both the 90th anniversary of St. Joseph’s Church and the feast day of its patron saint, the parish is putting together a St. Joseph’s table for Monday.

The...

Church keeps faith for 90 years

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/18/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — In January of 1955, smoke started to curl around the communion rail at St. Joseph’s Church in the middle of Mass.

The janitor, Joseph Jordan, tracked the smoke to a...

Woman waved hammer in family fuss, cops say

News from Berwick - Sun, 03/18/2018 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman brandished a hammer while yelling at a member of her family to leave her LaSalle Street residence when police responded to a report of loud screaming, according to court...