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<p>Briar Creek Association for Watershed Solutions: Volunteer work day, 5-6:30 p.m., Briar Creek Lake Boat Launch, Evansville Road, Berwick; constructing porcupine cribs for fish habitat; inf
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Cops: DUI suspect hit officer
Bloomsburg man, 50, allegedly sheared off pole and fled
<p>BLOOMSBURG — A drunken driver punched a police officer in the ribs as he scrambled to flee an accident here, arrest papers say.
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Get a free bagel in Berwick
Big order aims to combat losses from road work
<p>BERWICK — Business at Georgie Bagels has plunged since construction started on West Front Street last week, with sales down about 80 percent, owner George Zapata says.
Teacher cost Benton $84G
<p>BENTON — A dispute with a former teacher cost Benton Area taxpayers $9,000 in legal fees in addition to the $75,000 they paid her to leave.
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Curbing driver distraction
Voluntary limits sought on vehicle touch screens
<p>DETROIT — The government is asking automakers to put stronger limits on drivers’ interaction with in-car touch screens in an effort to curb distracted driving.
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Woman denies torching building
Berwick defendant says she lied to police out of fear
<p>WILKES-BARRE — A Berwick woman accused of setting an apartment building ablaze cried on the stand Tuesday as she admitted lying to police about where she was that night.