News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Fri, 05/13/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Park in the borough parking lot behind Front Street and follow the chalk drawings adorning the sidewalk past St. Charles Park. There, cutouts of girls, made of metal and painted...


Thu, 05/12/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The Ranger Hose Co. yard sale and baked potato sale set for May 21 is postponed due to scheduling conflicts, organizers said.

A new date is to be announced later.


 | By Susan Schwartz
Tue, 05/10/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A member of Berwick Area School District’s budget committee said he was surprised to learn administrators and coaches are getting up to 9% raises under the district’s proposed budget...


Sun, 05/08/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The following civil complaints were filed in the office of District Judge Richard W. Knecht.

Such claims are often settled soon after being filed.

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 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sun, 05/08/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man waiting in his doorway for a pizza delivery was stabbed repeatedly by a downstairs neighbor Saturday afternoon, police say.

Christopher James Broyan, 37, has been jailed...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Thu, 05/05/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Nescopeck woman allegedly told police she set up a fake meth deal in an attempt to steal from a man she said did her wrong.

Berwick police say that man was working as a...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Wed, 05/04/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Councilman Scott Bower resigned from council and the planning commission Monday night, saying his health no longer allows him to do the work.

Bower, 85, said he has bone and...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Wed, 05/04/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A 6-year-old girl was mauled by a pit bull-mastiff mix Monday and spent the night at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, her parents said.

Shylynn Kelley had been playing with...


Tue, 05/03/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man violated a restraining order on April 24, then struggled with police as they handcuffed him, charges read.

John P. Saxer Jr., 46, of 118...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Tue, 05/03/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Students here may soon have a chance to compete in the virtual arena in addition to traditional sports.

Berwick’s athletic committee presented the idea of establishing an...