COLUMBIA SPY: 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025

Columbia High School, 901 Ironville Pike, Columbia, Oct. 7. Pass. No violations.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Agenda (Revised)—Columbia Borough Council Budget Workshop—October 16, 2025

The meeting packet is HERE.

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Columbia Borough Council Meeting Canceled | Columbia Borough Police Department

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Columbia Borough Council meeting scheduled for 10/14/25 at 7:00 p.m. has been canceled.

Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/columbia-borough-council-meeting-canceled?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR51g215NIk1JQiFHVPpn7dCa_PKLyxwWB3eNQ8l4t8HCAcHmtr7cvfjfTtVoQ_aem_2DPB8NFIWThoqOFSBo22wg

Deeds Recorded—Columbia Borough—October 13, 2025

Dwayne C. Peterson Sr. conveyed 731 Locust St. to Woerner Alexander S, McDevitt Brenna L. for $230,000.

Lancaster County Land Bank Authority conveyed 318 Poplar St. to Detobar Eunice Moran, Moran Ana B. Tobar for $230,000.

Brian K. Fake conveyed 337 Cherry St. to Lily Brubaker for $30,000.

The estate of Jean L. Carlson conveyed 210 S. Second St. to Kenneth A. Baker for $1.

Powders Douglas E, Powders Kelly L. conveyed 322 Poplar St. to Kelly L. Powders for $1.

Proverb Realty LLC conveyed 695 Cherry St. to 248 S. Quince St. LLC for $136,000.

Proverb Realty LLC conveyed 724 Walnut St. to Mowery Joshua M, Blank Nikayla G. for $315,000.

Lucy S. Schulz conveyed 904 Locust St. to Davis Julie D, Davis Gregory A. for $240,000.

Cannan Samuel G, Dermer Cannan Pauline, Cannan Pauline Dermer conveyed 230 Locust St. to Cimarron Investments LLC for $155,000.

Steven D. Good conveyed 141 N. Seventh St. to Evan J. Mongeau for $160,000.

Martinez Santos Madeline, Santos Madeline Martinez conveyed 343 Poplar St. to Miller Ryan Joseph, Brommer Sarah A. for $232,323.

The estate of William F. Styer Sr. conveyed 632 Chestnut St. to AJ Home Solutions LLC for $135,000.

High-Tech Auto Theft - An Emerging Threat | Columbia Borough Police Department

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/high-tech-auto-theft-emerging-threat

Agenda—Columbia Borough Council Meeting—October 14, 2025

The meeting packet is HERE.

Monday, October 13, 2025

Vehicle crash into house leaves car suspended on utility wires

JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY

Emergency crews responded to a vehicle accident Monday at 11:38 a.m., after a Honda Civic crashed into a house, causing damage to two neighboring houses and a utility pole. The car became entangled in overhead utility lines.

The incident occurred near the intersection of North Third Street and Cedar Street.

The incident was classified as a vehicle accident with entrapment. A woman was extricated from the car and taken by ambulance. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

About Town—October 12, 2025

This week's photos of Columbia

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JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY

The canoes were back for several days. The Wilderness Inquiry Canoemobile is a roving fleet of 24-foot, 10-passenger canoes that travels the country to connect people to their local waterways and the great outdoors. Each canoe weighs over 300 pounds.

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Escaping just in time for Halloween

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The dog rides free.

Another look (or two) at that vehicle accident.

Columbia Spy reported previously that emergency crews responded to the accident near the intersection of Lancaster Avenue and 11th Street shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The accident occurred at Sahd Metal Recycling when a Toyota Camry traveling westbound on Lancaster Avenue hit the side of a tractor-trailer that was either pulling out or backing into the facility. The impact caused the Camry to become pinned underneath the trailer. Occupants exited the vehicle safely.

A Sahd employee used a tow motor to lift the rear end of the trailer, and a tow truck from Unlimited Towing pulled the car free via an attached cable. The damaged vehicle was subsequently moved off the highway by the tow truck.

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Assertions and rebuttals

This crow looks a bit hungover.

How many does it take to make a murder?

Wounded stop sign

More designs on the Coffee & Cream piano

Peeking out

Lost/found card?

Stuff for sale

Stuff for free

But the sign says . . . (Zoom in.)

Another look at the 5th & Chestnut clock

It's time for berries.

A moonlit evening

DJ parking only

Seen at Columbia River Park

AEG (American Engineers Group) employees were checking out the Veterans Memorial Bridge and the railroad tracks earlier in the week, possibly in preparation for the upcoming bridge rehab.

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Update on the soil stabilization project at the former McGinness property . . .

Why so deep?

What aren't we being told?

There's the water truck, but . . .

. . . the hose sprang a leak.

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Meanwhile, at the Habitat for Humanity Linden Street Build

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Event organizer Chris Vera hosted the 12th Annual Albatwitch Day—the first to be held in Wrightsville (at Riverfront Park). Proceeds go to the Columbia Historic Preservation Society, where he serves as president.