Author: SPY

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.

Level Up Pizza, 237 Locust St., Columbia, Jan. 31. Pass. Observed a bag of flour stored directly on the floor in the kitchen, rather than 6 inches off of the floor as required. Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food (tuna salad) prepared in the food facility and held for more than 24 hours, located in the reach-in cooler in the kitchen, is not being date-marked. Salami, capicola and turkey breast, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food in the reach-in cooler in the kitchen, were date-marked by the facility but were beyond the seven-day use- or sell-by date and require discarding. Prepackaged cheesecake, chocolate cake and carrot cake are not labeled to clearly indicate any “Big 9” allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement; repeat violation, June 16 and 23, 2022, and Jan. 20, 2023. Prepackaged cheesecake, chocolate cake and carrot cake are not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement, net weight, distributed-by statement and/or nutritional facts; repeat violation, June 16 and 23, 2022, and Jan. 20, 2023. Soap dispenser at the hand-wash sink in the kitchen was inoperable.

Columbia Mart, 890 Lancaster Ave., Columbia, Jan. 29. Pass. Observed a scrub brush being stored in the hand-wash sink. The hand-wash sink in the back is filthy. The hand-wash sink in the back was blocked by a mop bucket and not accessible at all times for employee use. The paper towel dispenser was not functioning due to the batteries being dead.

Smoke & Chill, 353 Cherry St., Columbia, complaint, Jan. 29. Pass. A bag marked “12-pc beef” observed in the walk-in cooler, contents are moldy and adulterated. Observed liquid spillage on the floor inside the walk-in cooler.

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/nlcrpd/8795/incidents/homicide-investigation-update-suspect-captured?fbclid=IwAR3NmhtKbCKqMGUZ7JA8IPgqMdkTi7xsPtJYxzibZ2FYbtk6znlgzIQ_zLM

Northern Lancaster County Regional PD and associated law enforcement partners are actively investigating a homicide occurring in Penn Township Monday afternoon.

Police are searching for the victim’s husband, Matthew S. Harrison (age 48), described as a white male, 5’7” tall, 170 lbs., with hazel eyes. He is believed to be driving a black, 2017 K1500, 4-door, Chevy Silverado pick-up truck bearing PA registration ZND7298.

Harrison is believed to have ties to areas of Lancaster and York County. Harrison is currently considered to be a dangerous person and wanted for questioning by the NLCRPD. Anyone who sees Harrison or his vehicle should call 911 immediately.

[Source: Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office]

From ABC27

https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-governor-calls-for-legalization-of-marijuana

Columbia Borough Manager Mark Stivers testified Wednesday to state Senators on the Local Government and Communications and Technology committees, arguing local governments need more help from the state to secure their data storage systems.

“The amount of money we spend on lock systems is shocking. We have cameras throughout our borough, surrounding our building, looking at our parking lots,” Stivers said. “How do we keep safe the information that comes into our office on a daily basis?”

Officials said during the hearing that cyberattacks most often come in the form of phishing emails, where malicious actors pretend to be a well-known source, such as a boss, family member or bank, to scam the victim.

Stivers, who spoke on behalf of the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, urged senators to create a statewide system where municipalities can “tap into technical expertise” that will help educate their employees on how to defend themselves from risks online.

He said Columbia Borough has the funds to bring in outside specialists to help secure the data it collects, but many areas aren’t so lucky. “It doesn’t mean they’re less vulnerable, doesn’t mean that the attack can be any more severe, (it) just means they may not have the resources.”

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https://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/local-officials-urge-lawmakers-to-fund-cybersecurity-efforts-after-recent-attacks-target-pa-facilities/article_847ab7d0-c46e-11ee-a0d4-ab5fa527e534.html

The Crimson Tide made it three straight section crowns, compliments of a 59-11 victory over host Octorara. Columbia successfully defended its Section 4 championship. Two years ago the Tide won the Section 5 title.

“Winning the section title is always a goal for us,” Tide coach Karl Kreiser said. “And we’ve reached that first goal.”

That’s six section crowns in all for Columbia, which won Section 3 in 1996-97, Section 2 in 1988-89, and Section 2 in 1986-87.

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https://lancasteronline.com/sports/highschool/girlsbasketball/columbia-girls-top-octorara-successfully-defend-l-l-league-section-4-championship/article_9936e222-c494-11ee-8657-1317ee7d54c3.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

A USPS relay box at Front & Walnut was discovered knocked over this morning. It may have been a victim of a vehicle cutting across the curb during yesterday’s traffic jam through Columbia.  The backup was due to a mid-afternoon vehicle accident on Route 30W in York County. 

So far, there’s no word on whether the stalled traffic on the Veterans Memorial Bridge caused any further damage to the ailing structure.