Deeds Recorded — Columbia Borough — July 27, 2026
Gaber Y. Khalil conveyed 650 Walnut St. to Khalil Gaber Y, Barsoum Mirna for $1.
The estate of Joanne L. Murphy conveyed 1248 Hereford Drive to Smaling James J, Smaling Sharon K. for $379,900.
Newcomer Jodi L, Hollerbush Jodi L. conveyed property on Chestnut Street to Benson Weaver for $315,000.
Camacho Gloria I, Salgado Jesus conveyed 1105 Central Ave. to Parker Ian, Rivera Aryonna, Parker Luke T. for $405,000.
Deborah Overly conveyed 619 Walnut St. to AJ Home Solutions LLC for $170,000.
Joel R. Ulrich conveyed 115 S. Fifth St. to Alanna Kurtz for $218,500.
Jeffrey M. Helm conveyed 1203 Cloverton Drive to Helm Jeffrey M, Helm Mary Elizabeth for $1.
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HBO’s ‘Task’ Season 2 brings overnight filming to Manor Township
JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY
Manor Township residents and business owners are getting a heads-up this week as production crews for HBO’s Task film scenes for the show’s second season.
According to a notice distributed to residents, intermittent traffic control will be in effect on Blue Rock Road between Donerville Road and Old Blue Rock Road from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, and Thursday, July 23.
Crews and equipment will be staged along Blue Rock Road, and drivers may be asked to hold temporarily until the road is clear. The production is advising residents to “build in” extra travel time if they need to pass through the area during those hours. The notice was signed by Jenny Manypenny, Assistant Location Manager for “TASK” — HBO, on behalf of Random Productions, LLC, the production company handling location logistics for the series.
Production officials say they are coordinating with Manor Township and the Manor Township Police Department to keep disruptions to a minimum.
Task is an HBO crime drama created by Chester County native Brad Ingelsby, also known for “Mare of Easttown.” The first season, set largely in Delaware County, followed Emmy winner Mark Ruffalo as FBI agent Tom Brandis, leading a task force investigating armed robberies at drug houses tied to a Philadelphia-area biker gang.
The show is backed by a nearly $50 million tax credit from Pennsylvania’s Film Production Tax Credit Program, with the season filmed entirely in Southeastern Pennsylvania. State officials have said it’s the largest tax credit Pennsylvania has ever awarded to a single production, and the state projects the season will inject roughly $194 million into Pennsylvania’s economy and support about 3,700 jobs.
Productions have recently wrapped scenes in Manayunk and continued shooting in Upper Darby and Drexel Hill.
[Sources: Zachary Lape, Task production notice, online information]
4-0 Vote: Columbia Planning Commission votes in favor of restricting data center development, sends measure to county
The Columbia Borough Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept a motion to change data center use to Not Permitted in Light Business (LB) Zoning District and Conditional Use in Light Industrial/General Industrial (LI and GI) Zoning District. The motion passed 4-0. (Brad and Tiffany Lynn were absent.)
Four council members attended the meeting: Council President Eric Kauffman, Vice President Heather Zink, Jeanne Cooper, and Ethan Byers.
Council President Kauffman requested that the commission vote against the motion. Several residents spoke asking the Commission to accept the motion.
The next step in the process sends the request to the Lancaster County Planning Commission for review. (Council Vice President Zink is a member of the Lancaster County Planning Commission.)
Columbia grapples with 2 unsolved homicides in recent weeks | Local News | lancasteronline.com
MARK SCOLFORO | Breaking News Reporter |LNP
Two unsolved homicides 10 days apart have many in Columbia Borough asking why they happened in their small town and wondering when police might announce arrests.
Anthony Stoy-Velazquez died by a busy intersection near Route 30 after midnight on July 8, the 26-year-old restaurant cook having been stabbed once in the chest.
Then last Saturday, 17-year-old Wilfredo Garcia was shot to death in his own home on Plane Street, leaving his mother to recount the horror of holding him as his life slipped away.
“I think a lot of people are concerned,” said borough resident Ally Reitzel, a Columbia native. “I know people like my friends are not letting their children walk to and from sports practices any more.”
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