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BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

News from Berwick - Wed, 11/10/2021 - 00:00

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

Distinguished Honors

Ninth grade — Jayde Bafile...

Girl survives COVID-19 crisis

News from Berwick - Tue, 11/09/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A couple is praising Geisinger Medical Center and Berwick Hospital for saving their 9-year-old daughter’s life after she developed a rare but potentially deadly reaction to COVID-19...

Police: Drunken homeless man screamed and ranted

News from Berwick - Mon, 11/08/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — An intoxicated homeless man screamed and carried on, insisting he had been framed and that people were out to kill him, police said.

Nathan Daniel Young, 28, wound up serving...

Berwick holding registration

News from Berwick - Mon, 11/08/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick Boys Youth Basketball League is holding registration tonight from 6:30-8 in the varsity gym lobby.

The league is open to boys in second through sixth grades.

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Berwick holding sign-ups today

News from Berwick - Sat, 11/06/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick Boys Youth Basketball League is holding registration today from 9-11 a.m. and Monday from 6:30-8 p.m. in the varsity gym lobby.

The league is open to boys in...

Crispin Field getting new, safer turf

News from Berwick - Sat, 11/06/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Football camps next spring will have a newer, safer surface on which to play at Berwick Area School District’s Crispin Field, officials say.

It is expected to cost $468,000 to...

Alleged drug ‘middleman’ to face court

News from Berwick - Fri, 11/05/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman accused of being part of a Philadelphia-based drug ring waived a preliminary hearing on two sets of charges Monday and will face them in Columbia County court.

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Berwick holding registration

News from Berwick - Fri, 11/05/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Berwick Boys Youth Basketball League is holding registration on Saturday from 9-11 a.m. and Monday from 6:30-8 p.m. in the varsity gym lobby.

The league is open to boys in...

Homeless woman faces warrant, two trespassing cases

News from Berwick - Thu, 11/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A warrant was issued for a homeless woman after a homeowner woke up to find her sleeping in an upstairs bedroom.

Jordanna Leigh Karns-Kreischer, 33, had...

Berwick schools pondering how to spend $500G+ in COVID relief

News from Berwick - Thu, 11/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — More than $500,000 in COVID-19 relief funds recently awarded to Berwick Area School District could help fund after-school programs and summer school; buy new graded reading books,...

Berwick cops seek hazard pay

News from Berwick - Thu, 11/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Borough police officers asked council Monday to consider using some of the municipality’s COVID-19 relief money to give them hazard pay for their work through the pandemic.

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Repeat DUI, crash suspect will face charges in Columbia court

News from Berwick - Thu, 11/04/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 28-year-old man accused of driving drunk three times in less than two weeks, culminating in a head-on crash, waived a preliminary hearing Monday and will face the charges in...

Three keep seats on Berwick council

News from Berwick - Wed, 11/03/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Voters decided to keep Teresa Troiani, Nelson Learn and Robert Lewis on borough council for another four years, plus chose political newcomer Tom Moccia to join them, according to...

Berwick tickets on sale online

News from Berwick - Tue, 11/02/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Tickets for Berwick’s District 2 playoff football game and championship volleyball match are on sale at piaad2.org. There will be no gate sales.

To purchase tickets, select...

Feral cat crusaders succeed, get $3G

News from Berwick - Mon, 11/01/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Council here has agreed to give $3,000 more to a local couple who has had 98 feral cats and kittens fixed.

Meanwhile, the volunteers, Laurie and Bill Allison, are looking for...

Berwick eyes rest-room refit

News from Berwick - Mon, 11/01/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — New rest rooms at Test Track Park and renovating the ones at Ber-Vaughn Park will cost $338,728, according to bids to do the work.

If borough council decides to go through...

Eight area honored veterans relate their stories of military service

News from Berwick - Sun, 10/31/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — On Oct. 17 at the Berwick VFW, the following veterans were awarded Quilts of Valor. Here are their stories:

David Bogart of Berwick served in the Marine...

First Keystone has third-quarter increase

News from Berwick - Sun, 10/31/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — The net income of First Keystone Corp., the parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, in the first nine months of 2021 increased 34% compared to 2020, according to a press...

Man charged with defrauding creditors

News from Berwick - Sun, 10/31/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who hid his vehicle to avoid it being sold at a sheriff’s sale has been charged with fraud, according to court records.

Kevin W. Yost, 32,...

Merchant offers vaccine cash

News from Berwick - Sun, 10/31/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A local businessman is offering $50 of his own money to anyone in the Berwick or Nescopeck ZIP codes who gets vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Monday.

Kirk Bower, owner of...