Month: May 2015

Columbia bypass work to stop Route 30 traffic early Monday

COLUMBIA, Pa. (WHTM) – Traffic on Route 30 will be stopped five times between Sunday night and Monday morning while construction workers install new bridge beams at the new Route 441 bypass.
Traffic will be stopped in both directions each time one of the 37-ton beams is set in place on the new bridge between midnight and 5 a.m., according to a PennDOT news release.
Traffic may be stopped between 15 and 30 minutes.

Rolex, Omega… Pulsar? New James Bond Watch Exhibit at NAWCC Focuses on the Quartz Era

“James Bond Wore the Quartz Revolution,” which opens on June 3 at NAWCC, is curated by James Bond expert, founder of JamesBondWatches.com, and occasional WatchTime contributor Dell Deaton. The exhibit marks the first time that “screen-correct” models of all 12 quartz wristwatches worn in the James Bond films — from the period spanning 1973 through 1995 — will be assembled side by side and in running condition. Through the pop culture icon of James Bond, Deaton hopes to use the exhibit to “correct myths arguing that the Quartz Revolution was nothing more than about making watches cheaper.”

Notice of Special Meeting

Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Columbia Borough Council will be held on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Borough’s Columbia Crossing Building, 21 Walnut Street, Columbia, PA to discuss a Request for Proposals for a Human Services Call Center and any other necessary Borough Business.   If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend and require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Borough Office at 684-2467.
Borough Offices: 308 Locust Street, Columbia PA 17512 | Phone: 717-684-2467

Columbia gets $1.7 million state package to help fund digester at treatment plant

Columbia Borough will get more than $1.7 million in state support to build an anaerobic digester for use at its wastewater treatment plant, it was announced Thursday.

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Grants could help make Columbia more appealing to visitors

Borough council voted unanimously May 11 to submit a letter of intent for a Lancaster County Smart Growth Transportation grant to make improvements to North Third Street. Council also voted to apply for funding from the Lancaster Transportation Alternatives program to improve River Park, according to Ron Miller, interim borough manager.

Government still making seizures without arrests

In Columbia in July 2013, members of the Lancaster County Drug Task Force seized $640 from Steven Sanford, no age available, who was driving in a car with someone who had several bags of cocaine on him. Sanford had no drugs on him and wasn’t charged. District Attorney Stedman’s office has asked the courts to keep his money.

Proponents push to legalize hemp farming

COLUMBIA, Pa. (WHTM) – There is a push in Pennsylvania to legalize hemp farming, which some say would create an economic boom.
At Lancaster Trading House Inc.’s headquarters in Columbia, owner Shawn Patrick House had a number of his hemp food products on display, including pretzels and protein powder.