WGAL’s Pete Muntean looking for the right angle.
Down by the river
Author: SPY
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
Red light violator email claiming to be from PennDOT is a scam, police warn
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.
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.
Pa House votes to reduce school property taxes
HARRISBURG, Pa – School property taxes would be lower in every district in Pennsylvania under legislation that passed the House today by a vote of 105-86, House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) said.
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.
Scenes from the Amtrak train crash near Philadelphia
Columbia School District budget still lacks specifics
Columbia School District officials say they are not able to share any specific numbers with the public on their preliminary final budget even though they plan to vote on it Thursday.
The state requires that all school districts pass their final budgets by June 30.
Columbia Spy 