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Central puts up fight in defeat
BERWICK — Central Columbia’s Bryce Derr, Kaleb Wagner, Joey Bierly and Preston Cleaver all shot 48s, but the Blue Jays...
At Berwick, masks on
BERWICK — Masks became mandatory at Berwick Area High School Friday morning after two COVID-19 cases there resulted in 25 people needing to be quarantined, Superintendent Wendy Kupsky said....
Bulldogs defeat Wilkes-Barre
BERWICK — Berwick’s Milanna Reeder had the best day, sweeping No. 2 singles, and the Bulldogs defeated Wilkes-Barre 5-0 in girls tennis.
Piper Mensinger...
Ex-beau broke in, stood over sleeping woman, police say
BERWICK — A man allegedly broke into the house of his ex-girlfriend and stood over her as she slept, court papers say.
Phillip D. Harris, 39, Berwick, had been staying with Shawn Perez...
Police: Clerk, 18, led thefts
BERWICK — An 18-year-old employee teamed up with younger boys to steal about $1,300 from C.M. Laubach and Sons, police say.
Austin Nelmes, 18, of 401 E. Eighth St., Berwick, and the...
First Keystone Community Bank makes personnel moves
BERWICK — First Keystone Community Bank recently announced the addition of two new commercial services officers and the appointment of one of its employees to a statewide banking board.
...State has lead on oil puzzle
BERWICK — It appears the state Department of Environmental Protection has picked up the trail of the mysterious oil that, for about 20 years, intermittently has seeped into the Susquehanna...
Berwick man pleads guilty in two cases
BERWICK — A Berwick resident was fined $376 after pleading guilty to harassment in a February incident, court papers show.
Gurpreet Singh, 31, admitted subjecting a...
Berwick schools urging masks
BERWICK — Berwick Area School District officials have stopped short of requiring anyone to wear masks in class when school reopens Monday. But they really, really hope students and adults don...
Berwick drops opener
BERWICK — Sean Murphy shot a team-best 47, but it wasn’t enough as Berwick dropped it season opener, 170-217, to Crestwood in high school golf.
The Bulldogs (0-1)...
*BERWICK — A Berwick man…
BERWICK — A Berwick man fled from police July 8 to avoid being picked up on a warrant, court papers state.
Cody Turse, 28, of 320 E. 13th St., was walking with his...
Correct email address
BERWICK — Anyone able to help cook and distribute takeout food for the Berwick Area United Way soup kitchen from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday or Dec. 11 should contact Ayrin Shortlidge at...
‘Homeless’ man had meth in his shoe, authorities allege
BERWICK — A man found running into traffic July 18, had a small bag of meth in his left shoe, police say.
Robert Lee Heintzelman, 52, listed in court papers as “...
Nuclear siren test set
BERWICK — The sirens around the nuclear plant will sound at 11 a.m. Thursday. But officials insist it’s only a test and residents needn’t worry.
Susquehanna Nuclear officials say all...
Berwick backs car-pooling program with COVID funds
BERWICK — A new program would help workers pay to rent brand-new, 15-person vans to set up their own car pools for work.
Council members at Monday’s meeting unanimously approved up to $...
Police say wanted man with knife fled
BERWICK — Police say when they pulled over a car for having a broken headlight, they found a wanted man armed with a large knife in the back seat.
Jonathan Diefenderfer, 36, of 418 E....
Woman allegedly attempted to take fentanyl in her cell
BERWICK — A Berwick woman who was tearing into a fentanyl bag while she waited in her cell told police she didn’t want to go to jail sick, court papers state.
Amber Jo Disidoro, 23, of...
Charges: Officer revived driver who OD'd at wheel
BERWICK — A 25-year-old man overdosed at the wheel of his car, which crashed into two parked vehicles before careening into an oncoming vehicle, charges say.
Ptlm. Steven Torres revived...
First Keystone Corporation’s income higher
BERWICK — The company that runs First Keystone Community Bank saw its income for the first six months of 2021 increase 37.7% over the same period in 2020, according to a press release.
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Man, 74, allegedly molested Berwick mart worker
BERWICK — A 74-year-old man faces charges after allegedly grabbing the rear end of a convenience store owner.
Jerry L. Pursel, of 366 Grant St., Berwick, stopped by Freas Convenience at...