COLUMBIA SPY

  This week's photos of Columbia   Click on photos to see larger, sharper images. Figures in the fog (Holy Trinity Cemetery) Andre Underhill, owner of Rivertowne Trolley, took people around town on Small Business Saturday.  This vehicle was at borough hall this week. Will there be a fire tax? (Stay tuned.) Christmas mural by anndope at the State Theatre Vintage Emporium.  ***************** Santa at Columbia Curiosities Krampus at Columbia Curiosities  Reindeer on the lawn on the 400 block of Chestnut  Candy canes in a tree on the 200 block of North 3rd Fog and more fog . . . ***************** This season is basically over. Crazy face in a window on the first block of North 3rd  Sunrise  Raising the flag  And don't forget the leaves. NO PARKING under the bridge  Worker at the Habitat for Humanity Linden Street Build Another broken mirror  Another true believer  Tractor at Tollbooth  At Salem UCC The bottom of Plane Street...

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Thanks to a collaboration between community partners, there's a new, free way to make music in Columbia. Members of Susquehanna River Creative Conspiracy (SRCC) have teamed up with Music for Everyone to bring a public piano to Coffee and Cream, 101 N. Front St., Columbia. MORE: https://townlively.com/striking-the-right-notes/  

MORGAN HUBER | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE When: Columbia Borough school board meeting, Nov. 20. What happened: Following a five-month state budget delay, the district learned it received $14.4 million in state funding following the approval of the 2025-26 budget, an $828,300 increase from last year and substantially more than officials said they expected. Background: The amount includes $11.3 million in basic education funding, as well as $2.03 million for special education and $1.09 million in Ready to Learn funds, Keith Ramsey, business manager, said. The most notable increase was for programming under the Ready to Learn block grant, for which Columbia Borough received a nearly $800,000 increase in support. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/columbia-borough-school-district-received-over-800-000-increase-in-state-funding-this-year/article_35b4ea3f-89a1-491f-a028-5b2eb525b132.html  

The meeting packet is  HERE .

Borough officials ponder the numbers at Thursday's budget meeting. (L-R: Finance Manager Brian Christensen, Assistant Borough Manager Ron Youtz, Interim Borough Manager Jack Brommer.) JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY  As things currently stand, Columbia Borough Council will need to cover a projected $1.1 million budget shortfall, either by raising taxes or using reserves—or a combination of both.  At the November 20, 2025 budget workshop meeting, council more or less agreed not to raise taxes this year (for 2026), since it had done so in 2024, but using reserves alone will leave little or no financial cushion in case of emergencies or other unexpected costs throughout the year. At the meeting, attendee John Evans questioned how things got to this point. “Obviously at some point this became evident that you're going to have a shortfall,” he said. “It just didn't happen overnight. There's things called audits, but there's other things that were signs."  "There...

Robert M. Kline conveyed 173 Deascenti Drive to Kline Robert M., Kline Kelly Jo for $1. McCue William, McCue Marie conveyed 616 Walnut St. to McClair Brandon, McClair Ruth Marie for $200,000. Levi S. Fisher conveyed 461 Locust St. to Daniel F. Petersheim for $300,000. Flechner Michael David conveyed 400 Kinderhook Road to Riverfront Innovations LLC for $200,000. Penny L. Barton conveyed 129 N. Third St. to Susquehanna River Apartments LLC for $240,000. Cother Ian D., Cother Karen E. conveyed property on a public road to National Residential Nominee Services Inc. for $430,000. Valley View Capital LLC conveyed 347 N. Second St. to Gray Anthony Daniel Sr. for $215,000. Benham Lori Michele, Glueck Teva J. conveyed 239 S. Eighth St. to 239 South Eighth St. LLC for $238,000. Roman Catholic Congregation of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Holy Trinity Catholic Church conveyed 548 Cherry St. to Manka White Erin Peter, White Erin Peter Manka for $176,000. The estate of Kay F. Martin conveyed 656 W...

  This week's photos of Columbia   Click on photos to see larger, sharper images.  JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY   Left to right: Ethan Byers, Jeanne Cooper, and Brad Chambers distributed turkeys and other goods at a giveaway at Columbia's Lancaster Distilleries Friday night (11/21/25). Ethan and Jeanne are councilors-elect, and Brad is a 2026 candidate for the PA State House. ***************** Low flyover Tuesday morning, November 18, 2025. The front of the plane has the presidential seal. (Cell phone photos) ***************** Skies and clouds and trails ***************** Leaves and leaves and leaves ***************** Columbia's favorite bridge The tape's down. Real estate Where was it? A meeting of the Bulldog Society? Free community meal The Habitat for Humanity Linden Street Build  ***************** It might be needed in the near future.  Blessed . . . The flag Civil War bridge piers The Von Hess building on Bank Avenue is being renovated as part of a larg...