News from Berwick
Mon, 09/05/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — When Dr. Joseph Oakley Simington died, he left more than $5 million to various charities, civic organizations, family and friends in the area.
It included $1 million each to...
Mon, 09/05/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — A community volunteer frustrated by the sight of trash at a local cemetery posted pictures on Facebook about it, inspiring another volunteer to clean up much of the mess.
“I...
Sun, 09/04/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — An Orangeville man faces driving under the influence charges after a July traffic stop.
Here’s what police allege in court papers:
Police approached a vehicle driven...
Fri, 09/02/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — For 41 years, Debra Gross has paid daily visits to older brother Richard Gross Jr.’s gravesite, keeping a promise she made after Richard was killed in a 1975 car crash at the age of...
Fri, 09/02/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — For 54 years and three generations, people have been cooling off with ice cream sundaes topped with real fruit at the Big “B” Ice Cream Parlor.
But Sunday will be the landmark...
Thu, 09/01/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — The Central Susquehanna Community Foundation announces scholarship awards for local students through the Berwick Health and Wellness Fund (BHWF). Applications for a variety of health-...
Wed, 08/31/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — Borough Police report responding to these calls Aug. 21-27:
Aug. 21
• 12:03 a.m. — 1600 Spring Garden Avenue, domestic
• 3:55 a.m. — 500...
Mon, 08/29/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — An SUV crash into a utility pole knocked out power to 2,186 customers here Sunday, a PPL spokeswoman said.
Cody Turse, 23, of 128 Willow Drive, Berwick, was driving east on...
Sun, 08/28/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — About 500 people turned out for the dedication of West Berwick Elementary Saturday, even as workers were still erecting street lights by the new bus parking lot.
The $23...
Sun, 08/28/2016 - 00:00
BERWICK — First Keystone Community Bank recently made a $1,150 donation to help two local students attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week.
The students: Matthew Lewis,...