Author: SPY
Flag Day celebration at Locust Street Park
Elks Lodge 1074 held their annual Flag Day celebration at Locust Street Park today, with several dozen people attending. Boy scouts, cub scouts, and frontier girls set up flags from different eras in United States history as Elks officers and others spoke from the park gazebo about the significance of the flag in our nation’s history.
Columbia Crossing all cleaned up
Columbia Crossing intern Ben Burner sent these photos of the building after he cleaned up the massive mayfly infestation this morning.
Good work, Ben!
Shoring up the facade on unstable building
A building restoration team shored up the front section of the 208-210 Locust Street that was thought to be in danger of collapse. Wooden bracing can be seen through the windows of the property, as shown in the following photos.
Flag Day celebration in park today
They're back! Attack of the mayflies in June
As was the case last year, swarms of mayflies have gathered on the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
These photos were taken this morning near the York County side.
A rude awakening – Invasion of mayflies in June
Columbians are waking this morning with the realization they’ve been invaded – by mayflies. Columbia Crossing at Columbia River Park is a major victim of the invasion . . .
Bridge closed due to swarming mayflies
No impact seen in Susquehanna River from chemical plant fire
Unstable building – more from the scene
The property at 208-210 Locust Street was reported to be unstable today. Emergency crews responded to the scene at about 4:30 this afternoon. The 200 block of Locust Street was shut down as the building was investigated.
The 200 block of Locust Street was lined with emergency vehicles.
A county collapse team was also on the scene.
There was obvious damage to the building’s facade.
Firefighters alerted neighbors.
A longer view of the building.
Personnel inspected the building’s interior.
From across the street, Mike Hite of the Lancaster County Rescue Task Force scrutinized the building for movement.
Emergency personnel discussed concerns about the building’s structural integrity.
A building restoration team was brought in to shore up the front of the structure with a steel beam.
The apartment building is owned by Sam Bigler.
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