News from Berwick

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 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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Fri, 04/08/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two Berwick residents, listed as homeless in court papers, were arrested after selling methamphetamine in the Berwick area, police said.

Dawn Diefenderfer,...


Thu, 04/07/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — State police pulled a man over for not using a turn signal before arresting him for driving under the influence and charging his passenger with having heroin and hypodermic needles....


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 04/07/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A new business that turns recycled plastic into collapsible crates, baskets, organizers and other products is coming to the BIDA complex with hopes of employing 100 people within...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 04/07/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A retired police sergeant who revived the Berwick Christmas Boulevard has been charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

Michael A. Monico, 49, of 237...


Wed, 04/06/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — The borough code enforcement office issued a series of citations last month for properties allegedly in poor repair. They include:

Albert Shimko Jr. of 430...


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

BERWICK — Police say an 8-year-old girl reported missing at 2:30 a.m. was found asleep next to a Dumpster by a cleaning crew at 10 a.m. Monday.

The child was taken to Geisinger Medical...


Mon, 04/04/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — Operators at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station safely disconnected the Unit 1 reactor from the electrical grid to begin its regularly scheduled refueling and maintenance outage...


Mon, 04/04/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A homeless woman being removed from a home at the request of the owner had hypodermic needles, police said.

Ann Marie Shafer, 22, of Berwick, was inside the...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Sun, 04/03/2022 - 00:00

BERWICK — A family was displaced from its Briar Manor apartment Saturday morning after a fire in a utility closet caused heavy smoke damage, the fire chief said.

The fire reported at 9...