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About Town — November 8, 2026
Deeds Recorded — Columbia Borough — November 9, 2026
Leibfried Christine M., Waltz Stanley conveyed 223 S. Fourth St. to Integrity First Home Buyers LLC for $61,000.
The estate of Gregory M. Gipe conveyed 149 N. Seventh St. to Strine Investments LLC for $88,000.
Metzger Thomas C., Metzger Elizabeth A. conveyed 729 Chestnut St. to Jon Dracoules Investments LLC for $257,500.
Kyle Bulicz conveyed 821 Ridge Ave. to Valencia Jason K., Valencia Jolene T. for $319,900.
Leese Robert L., Leese Betty G. conveyed 231 Lawrence St. to 231 Lawrence LLC for $79,000.
92321 Madison LLC conveyed property on Avenue H to Walter E. Ali for $7,000.
South Walnut Ventures LLC conveyed 1125 Lancaster Ave. to Soloman Investment LLC for $65,000.
Provisional ballots appear to give Democrat Chambers win in 41st House District | Politics | lancasteronline.com
TOM LISI | LNP Staff Writer
A preliminary count of provisional ballots Friday in the race for Pennsylvania’s 41st House District put Democrat Brad Chambers ahead of incumbent Republican Brett Miller.
When polls closed on Election Night, Miller held a 41-vote advantage over Chambers, 14,225 to 14,184.
After adding 139 provisional votes to the tally Friday, Chambers led the contest 14,289 to 14,259.
Seven provisional ballots were challenged, and 14 overseas or military ballots are outstanding and have until Tuesday to arrive to be counted.
Chambers’ 30-vote margin appears to be insurmountable, meaning Democrats will add a third House seat in Lancaster County and grow their state House majority to at least 112.
Father and son Ziegler step down from Columbia government bodies
JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY
Two members of the Ziegler family have stepped away from Columbia’s government bodies within weeks of each other, leaving one vacancy on the Columbia Borough School Board and, pending a vote, another on Borough Council.
School Board
Thomas G. Ziegler’s resignation from the school board was approved and took effect October 9. He was appointed to the board in December 2025, according to the district’s website. His brief letter to the board gave no reason for leaving.
The school board must try to fill its vacancy within 30 days to comply with state law, according to the board’s website. (Letters of interest for the school board seat were due on Thursday, October 29.) The board plans to interview interested community members at a committee meeting Thursday, November 5.
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Borough Council
Councilman Thomas J. Ziegler, his son, has also resigned — from borough council — Columbia Spy reported October 29. Ziegler, a Republican, won a council seat in the November 4, 2025, municipal election and was sworn in January 5, 2026.
Council is scheduled to vote on the resignation Thursday, November 5, according to council’s workshop agenda. Council members then have 30 days to appoint a replacement by resolution at a public meeting.
An appointee must be a registered voter in the borough and must have lived in the borough continuously for at least a year immediately before the appointment. For more information, contact borough hall at 308 Locust Street, or call 717-684-2467.
Woman struck by vehicle while crossing street Wednesday afternoon
A woman was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street at Lancaster Avenue and Cherry Street at about 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene at the intersection The extent of the woman’s injuries was not immediately available.
Police closed the block of Lancaster Avenue between Locust Street and Cherry Street during the incident.
A black GMC Acadia SUV was seen stopped in the crosswalk at the intersection, with its driver’s door open.
Agenda — Columbia Borough Council Workshop — November 5, 2026
Columbia Borough Polling Locations 2026
Photos of Columbia — Week ending November 1, 2026
Deeds Recorded — Columbia Borough — November 2, 2026
Lions Homes LLC conveyed 919 Spruce St. to Nieves Jonathan, Torres Coralis J. Perez for $225,000.
Gregg Ashley M., Gregg Philip C. conveyed 608 Manor St. to Lambert Allison M., Marchini James K. for $234,550.
Hauk Megan C., Hauk Daniel J. conveyed 53 S. Sixth St. to Megan C. Hauk for $1.
Glattacker Kathleen F., Glattacker Matthew conveyed property on Locust Street to Living Stones Associates LLC for $190,000.
Todd M. Kramer conveyed 325 Cherry St. to Mendoza Dunior Fernandez for $234,850.
Larkin Harold F. V, Larkin Family Trust, Larkin Harold F. IV, Larkin Angela conveyed 219 Lawrence St. to Larkin Family Trust for $1.
[LNP | LancasterOnline] Brad Chambers tries again for 41st state House seat against longtime GOP incumbent Brett Miller
JADE CAMPOS | Staff Writer
Democrat Brad Chambers has garnered national attention in his second attempt to unseat Brett Miller, the six-term Republican incumbent representing Pennsylvania’s 41st House District.
Chambers, a labor administrator from Columbia, picked up an endorsement from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the spring and got a nod from national party leaders who labeled the legislative race a “target” because of high hopes the seat would turn blue.
The 35-year-old has also secured campaign donations from across the country, including a $1,500 contribution from the CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Thomas Rothman. As of Oct. 19, Chambers had raised more than three times as much money as Miller.
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