Columbia Borough is having a recycling lottery
Year: 2017
Workers renovating old building on Locust take time out for a quick pic
These hard-working gentlemen took a quick break to pose for this photograph at 301 Locust Street today. The three are renovating the building inside and out for owner Don Murphy of Cimmaron Investments. The projected completion date is mid- to late fall.
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Drunken man knocks over chairs, destroys grill
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The Scribbler: A look back at when Columbia was the Susquehanna's transportation hub
With the aid of period photographs and drawings, the exhibit explores the varied ways human beings have arrived at or departed from Columbia by water.
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Columbia man jailed up to 70 years for beating, sexual assault of woman
Tomas M. Matthews, 38, was sentenced by Judge David Ashworth to 33 to 70 years in prison, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s office.
Video: Columbia woman tells of vicious pitbull attack
Pit bull advocates dismiss the notion that the dogs are inherently dangerous. So, we asked them: is it the dog, or the owner?
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Columbia Kettle Works to have beer tasting room at Lancaster's Zoetropolis
When it’s complete, the building at 110-114 N. Water St. will house the Zoetropolis Art House independent movie theater and a Columbia Kettle Works beer tasting room, developer Patrick Tell said.
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Wrightsville police chief suspended, mayor says
The Mayor of Wrightsville has suspended the borough police chief as of Monday morning,according a York Daily Record report .
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Library happenings Monday August 7
A Crackdown on Little Libraries?
THIS ARTICLE from The Atlantic asserts that exchanging books through so-called “little libraries” runs afoul of the ordinances of some municipalities. Little libraries allow readers to “Take a book, leave a book.” The article states the following:
We’ve constructed communities where one must obtain permission from the state before freely sharing books with one’s neighbors!
Could it happen here? Several little libraries, and the like, have cropped up around Columbia.
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