News from BERWICK
Published on August 24, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Dr. Douglas Kupas was at home reading the newspaper when the call came in at 6:15 p.m. Aug. 13. A car had driven through a crowd at a...
Published on August 24, 2022 - Page 7
BERWICK — The new digital radio system for Columbia and Montour counties and the dispatchers using it were key to getting treatment to the 17 victims...
Published on August 23, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — School directors here are considering giving their bus contractors a boost to make up for soaring gas prices. They were scheduled to vote...
Published on August 20, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A councilman said a proposed sign welcoming visitors to the borough is too artsy. He was out-voted by fellow council members, who agreed to...
Published on August 19, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Staff and community leaders say if people want to stop Berwick Hospital from ending its medical services, they need to keep using it. “We’...
Published on August 18, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Care for Berwick Clinic Co.’s patients is improving, and employees who weren’t paid have a good chance of getting at least some of the...
Published on August 18, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A sleeping family woke to find their home full of smoke and their kitchen in flames Wednesday. The family escaped the house along with one...
Published on August 17, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Two more people injured when a car plowed into a crowd raising money for the victims of a fire that killed 10 have been released from the...
Published on August 16, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Borough officials started their meeting Monday praying for those who died in the Aug. 5 fire in Nescopeck and the woman who died and those...
Published on August 16, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Seven people remain hospitalized at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville after a car slammed into a crowd Saturday night outside the...
Published on August 16, 2022 - Page 10
BERWICK — A coalition of community organizations plans to offer help for those in the Berwick and Nescopeck communities struggling after a recent...
Published on August 16, 2022 - Page 13
BERWICK — Sean Murphy was the medalist with a match-low 41 to lead Berwick’s high school golf team to a 176-203 win over Bloomsburg on Monday at...
Published on August 15, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A family says a heroic disc jockey saved their two daughters and three other children, sweeping them to safety when a car plunged into a...
Published on August 15, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — After a car plowed into a crowd at a fundraiser for fire victims, organizers of some other fundraisers canceled their own events. But they...
Published on August 15, 2022 - Page 3
BERWICK — The fire that killed several pets here Friday night could have been a lot worse if it hadn’t run out of oxygen, the fire chief said. The...
Published on August 14, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A driver plowed through a crowd gathered at a benefit for the family of fire victims, killing at least one person and injuring numerous...
Published on August 14, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — The Berwick YMCA Day Camp has been filming tirelessly for a production that was unveiled recently at a “red carpet premiere.” At the...
Published on August 14, 2022 - Page 23
BERWICK — Join Penn State Master Gardener Pat Porter at the McBride Memorial Library, 500 N. Market St. in Berwick, for an in-person presentation on...
Published on August 13, 2022 - Page 4
BERWICK — A family returned to their Willow Drive home here Friday evening around 9:30 to find it full of smoke, fire officials said. Inside,...
Published on August 13, 2022 - Page 8
BERWICK — A homeless man became irate when approached by police. “One of us won’t be going home to our f------ families. You will be killing me...
Published on August 10, 2022 - Page 3
BERWICK— First Columbia Bank and Trust is inviting area photographers to enter a new photography competition and show. The contest is free to enter...
Published on August 10, 2022 - Page 9
BERWICK — After 16 years leading Berwick’s baseball team, coach Brian Pinterich is calling in a reliever. “The wins were not as exciting, and the...
Published on August 9, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Dale Baker became a full-fledged firefighter for Reliance Fire Co. on Sunday night, a few days after his death. The fire company is also...
Published on August 9, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Several nurses and other staff members say if Berwick Hospital is in financial trouble, it’s the fault of the current owner, who cut the...
Published on August 9, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Police say a woman facing charges she and her boyfriend endangered and abused her 5-month-old daughter lied about being raped in January...
Published on August 8, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A mother of a 3-year-old was found naked on a porch, talking to herself in full view of the public, police said. Kayla Getz of Stillwater...
Published on August 7, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — The Berwick YMCA has called off Monday’s food giveaway while it looks for a place it can distribute groceries without blocking traffic, its...
Published on August 6, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A Berwick man accused of purposely hitting another man with his vehicle was “fighting for his life,” his attorney said at his preliminary...
Published on August 6, 2022 - Page 4
BERWICK — The Confer family reunion is planned for Sunday at Ber-Vaughn Park. A meal is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Published on August 5, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A meeting of community leaders to talk about what to do if Berwick Hospital closes as a medical facility quickly turned to a discussion of...
Published on August 5, 2022 - Page 3
BERWICK — A truck was vandalized at 211 E. Eighth St. Security footage showed a man standing outside the property claiming “that he smashed his car...
Published on August 4, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Berwick Hospital plans to stop offering some services by the end of this month, and will close its medical offerings completely by Oct. 13...
Published on August 3, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Medical centers around the area are swooping in to recruit workers who will likely lose their jobs if the Berwick Hospital goes through...
Published on August 3, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A suspended driver’s license resulted in a pair of family members facing drug charges. David F. Tongel, 55, 1650 N. Vine St., Berwick, and...
Published on August 3, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — The sudden closure of Berwick-area clinics created serious problems for patients, including one who saw a mastectomy canceled, according to...
Published on August 2, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A couple charged in April when their 2-year-old was found wandering in a neighbor’s backyard saw charges dropped against them after “...
Published on August 2, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — About 70 people, some carrying signs, came to the council meeting Monday for help stopping the owner of Berwick Hospital from converting it...
Published on August 2, 2022 - Page 9
BERWICK — The owner of a shuttered home building company agreed Monday to have charges that he assaulted a former customer outside his shop in June...
Published on August 1, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Volumetric Building Companies is hoping to start producing modular apartments here in less than two months, and has plans to hire around...
Published on July 30, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — The owner of Berwick Hospital and Berwick Clinic Co. says the two companies didn’t have enough business to support themselves — that’s why...
Published on July 30, 2022 - Page 3
BERWICK — Heller’s Gas, 500 N. Poplar St., has filed charges in district court here against the following people for allegedly paying with checks the...
Published on July 29, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A 19-year-old Berwick man made threats to shoot his father and himself before retreating to his car, which held a shotgun, police allege....
Published on July 28, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Patients, providers and community advocates are bracing for the planned closure of Berwick Hospital’s medical services, even as some gear...
Published on July 27, 2022 - Page 3
BERWICK — An inebriated woman caused a crash that left three cars damaged on West Front Street, police say. Jessica Groskranz of 200 E. Front St.,...
Published on July 26, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Berwick Hospital told the state it is closing its acute care hospital in the hopes of turning it into a psychiatric hospital. Meanwhile,...
Published on July 25, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — The last food giveaway at the Berwick YMCA caused traffic tie-ups that were so serious, it’s endangering the future of the program. “I’ve...
Published on July 25, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — A 35-year-old man allegedly threw a brick through a car window, then shattered the rear window with a blow from a box cutter. Officer...
Published on July 24, 2022 - Page 5
BERWICK — A resident here was fined $156 for allowing a student to miss classes in the Berwick Area School District. Kelly Noss, 328 E. Eighth St...
Published on July 23, 2022 - Page 1
BERWICK — Berwick Clinic closed three clinics Friday, five days after it filed for reorganizational bankruptcy. The Berwick Medical Professionals...
Published on July 22, 2022 - Page 3
BERWICK — A Florida man came to a stop at an intersection where no stop sign was present, prompting a traffic stop, charges state. Oswin Emile...