Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Monday, March 23, 2026
Deeds Recorded — Columbia Borough — March 23, 2026
Randy Bryant conveyed 648 Yohe Ave. to Coastline Capital LLC for $1.
Robert J. Fritsch Jr. conveyed 271 S. Fourth St. to Fritsch Robert J. Jr, Fritsch Jean Marie for $1.
4. 40 Real Estate Investments LLC conveyed 705 Chestnut St. to Topper Michelle E, Ceragloli Chris for $259,900.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
About Town — March 22, 2026
This week's photos of Columbia
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There's the surveyor, next to the former McGinness property. There's also a project in progress across the street from him, as well as one further up the street, on the next block.
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Neenah Foundry makes Controlled Pressure Release Manhole Covers, but this doesn't appear to be one of them, nor would it need to be for a sewer.
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JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY
Progress at the Von Hess project on Bank Avenue
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Wrightsville 41 was in town.
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A view from the Union Street boat ramp
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Don't poke the bear.
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Mural
It's hard to see, but the back of the truck reads STATE GAME WARDEN. Directly above, it says OPERATION GAME THIEF, along with some contact information.
Evening clouds
Daytime clouds
Company truck on South 9th
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Quisp is still around?
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Old model
(Photo from the previous week)
Do not fill the observation well.
This company hasn't been in town in decades.
Personnel were at Columbia River Park on Friday to remove oil containment booms near the Columbia Water Company and the Lancaster Water Company. The booms were placed a few weeks ago, in response to an oil spill at J&K Salvage in York County in late February. Amanda Hancher, Senior Press Officer @EPA Mid-Atlantic Region, who was on-scene, provided a link to the following information:
"Local, state, and federal emergency response personnel have formed a Unified Command in response to a building fire and associated oil spill that occurred at J&K Salvage in Spring Garden Township, Pa., on February 25, 2026.
Unified Command comprises of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), York County Hazardous Materials Team (HAZMAT), York Area United Fire and Rescue, York Regional Emergency Management, and Spring Garden Township.
Just before 2 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, emergency responders were dispatched to a commercial fire in Spring Garden Township on the property of the salvage yard located at 1173 Kings Mill Road. Responders extinguished the fire at approximately 4 pm. The fire melted several dozen containers holding thousands of gallons of various oils and damaged several containers of unknown substances. The released oils seeped into the soil and a nearby unnamed tributary that leads to the Codorus Creek, creating the potential for migration beyond the immediate site.
A local response consisting of firefighters, HAZMAT technicians, and PA DEP representatives responded to the fire that afternoon and in the days that followed, with EPA arriving and establishing Unified Command to jointly manage the incident. Containment, mitigation, and hazardous material removal continues at the site, as well as air and water monitoring and sampling for responder and public health."
Additional information is HERE.
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CHS grad who won Latin Grammy returns home to join New Holland Band in spring concert
LAURA KNOWLES | For LNP | LancasterOnline
For musician Jim McFalls, performing with the New Holland Band in its annual spring concert feels like a reunion.
McFalls and Fred Hughes, now director of the New Holland Band, were both teens when they began playing in the band — McFalls on trombone, and Hughes on the tuba.
Later, they joined the U.S. Army Band and toured the world with the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, both encouraged by their time performing in the New Holland Band, the second-oldest community concert band in the nation.
He’ll soon get a chance to play with the New Holland Band once again.
McFalls will be a featured trombone soloist at the New Holland Band’s Spring Concert, set for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at Good Shepherd Chapel at Lancaster Bible College. The band will perform a selection of classic, Broadway, pops and Americana music.
Since his time in the New Holland Band, McFalls — a Columbia High School graduate — has gone on to win a Latin Grammy and perform with musicians from Dave Liebman to Mumford & Sons.
MORE: HERE
Friday, March 20, 2026
Restaurant Inspections — Columbia Borough — March 20, 2026
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Griddles Street Social, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, March 14. Pass. Food Facility is offering for sale foods (cake pops by Caroline's Cupcakes) prepared in an unapproved private home. Tomato sauce observed in the walk-in cooler is spoiled, moldy and adulterated. Tomato sauce (Jan. 30), and queso (cheese) (Feb. 17), refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food in the walk-in cooler, were date-marked by the facility but were beyond the seven-day use- or sell-by date and require discarding. Observed old food residue on the slicer blade and inner rim of the slicer.
JK Simply Cake, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, change of owner, March 14. Pass. Prepackaged oatmeal raisin cookies and chocolate chip cookies are not labeled properly with the ingredient statement. Prepackaged oatmeal raisin cookies and chocolate chip cookies are not labeled to clearly indicate any "Big 9" allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement.
Market House Soft Pretzels, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, change of owner, March 14. Pass. Food employee observed preparing food while not wearing proper hair restraints, such as nets, hats or beard covers.
Turkey Hill Experience, 301 Linden St., Columbia, complaint, March 13. Pass. No violations.
Columbia Pizza And Italian Restaurant, 429 Locust St., Columbia, regular/complaint, March 12. Pass. Observed boxes of food stored directly on the floor in the walk-in cooler, rather than 6 inches off of the floor as required. Cigarettes, cigarette butts and ashtray found on chair in the food preparation area during the inspection. Black mold observed on the stand used for storing food in the walk-in cooler. Observed static dust on the fan guards of the walk-in cooler.
St. John Neumann School For Children And Families, 401 Locust St., Columbia, March 12. Pass. Chili was held at 122 F, in the hot-holding cabinet, rather than 135 F or above as required. Paper towel dispenser empty at the hand-wash sink in the kitchen. Commercially processed, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food (turkey bacon), located in the reach-in cooler and held more than 24 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Digital temperature measuring device for the hot-holding cabinet is difficult to read due to some elements of the numbers missing. Observed deeply scored cutting boards (portable green cutting boards) not resurfaced or discarded as required.
Hype Brew, mobile food facility Type 3, 336 Locust St., Columbia, opening, March 11. Pass. The service window is open, unscreened and does not protect against the entry of insects.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026
Deeds Recorded — Columbia Borough — March 16, 2026
Anderson Jamie Leigh conveyed 147 N. Seventh St. to Reformed Properties LLC for $10.
Jamie L. Anderson conveyed 142 N. Seventh St. to Reformed Properties LLC for $10.
JBS Homes LLC conveyed 267 S. Fourth St. to Heather Schroll for $240,000.
Jacqueline H. Ziegler conveyed 935 Chestnut St. to Smith Nathan Evans, Burke Angela for $385,000.
Evangelisti Keith, Evangelisti Genesis N. conveyed 318 Maple St. to Genesis N. Evangelisti for $1.
Pizzolo John P, Pizzolo Jonn P, Pizzolo John, Pizzolo Jonn Patrick conveyed 325 Cherry St. to Todd M. Kramer for $136,643.
Burmar Real Estate LLC conveyed 222 N. Third St. to FMJ Real Estate LLC for $160,000.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
About Town — March 15, 2026
This week's photos of Columbia
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When you don't have room to complete your u-turn, just block the street until traffic moves.
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Howard Stevens sent this video of unsafe passing on Linden Street. Some drivers run through the stop sign at the Route 30 off-ramp onto Linden. Howard says every resident's car has been totaled on Linden, from the ramp to 4th Street.
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JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY
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The Rawlinsville Fire Company did water rescue training at Columbia River Park Saturday morning.
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A new store is about to open(?) at 5th & Cherry.
It's located where Lively's store used to be.
There were some colorful skies Thursday evening.
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Columbia has a dog shit problem.
Sign down!
(7th & Maple)
Here's the other side.
Building project on South 9th —
There's not enough room to install a handicapped ramp, so the owner has agreed to pay the borough a sum of money instead of installing one. Why didn't anyone catch this issue before the project was underway?
High winds created whitecaps.
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This graffiti took some effort.
This vulture is still liking the chimney on the 500 block of Chestnut Street. Its mate must have flown off.
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This guy — possibly the owner — was checking out the "mystery boat" the other day.
The oil containment boom is still there.
Officials placed it in the river a little over a week ago. See the March 8, 2026 "About Town" for the backstory.
At the Columbia Post Office . . .
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A nice view
Strange clouds
Colorful clouds at sunset last Sunday . . .
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Someone wasn't respectful.
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More photos from the Walnut Street fire on Thursday . . .
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Like the shirt says
Todd Stahl sents some pics from the trail the other day . . .
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