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Amgad A. Hanna conveyed 13 S. Second St. to Janine Natividad for $210,000. Jusino Perez Jesus Emmanuel, Perez Jesus Emmanuel Jusino, Nieves Gregoria Perez conveyed 519 N. Second St. to Swarey Daniel E, Swarey Emma K. for $205,000. Porreca Jonathan N, Porreca Melissa A. conveyed 951 Locust St. to Grim Adam, Grim Bridget Gabrielle for $340,000. Christensen Cody, Vest Jessyka Sarang, Christensen Bruce Scott conveyed 728 Walnut St. to Odicio Family Living Trust for $241,000. Schoelkoph Doris A, Schoelkoph Doris K. conveyed 1065 Ridge Ave. to Stephen P. Eck for $310,000.

This week's photos of Columbia   Click on photos to see larger, sharper images.   JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY  A small seaplane flew over on Thursday morning. It circled a few times, then landed on the Susquehanna River and was moored at a dock at Columbia River Park.  The pilot said he flew from Raystown Lake and was on his way to Philadelphia.  ***************** Not to be outdone, this airliner flew over some time later. Some scenes down by the river . . . Fox43's Natalie Koranda filmed a segment about Riverfest at Columbia River Park Friday morning.  Guess who's back. There's the rarely seen and rarely used EMA trailer that taxpayers bought a few years ago. Was it deployed during the recent 4th Street fire? Truth brings healing. On the 100 block of Walnut Street . . . ***************** A drainpipe can double as a convenient bottle holder. The borough will be responsible for mowing this mess at McGinness — until Saadia buys it. He's been around town on-and...

Part of the pipeline's route through Columbia   TODD LASSA | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE When: Lancaster City Council meeting, June 23. Vice President John Hursh was absent. What happened: Council voted 6-0 to accept $15 million in interim short-term financing to cover inflated costs of construction for the Susquehanna Large Diameter Transmission Main overhaul — a major project that will replace the water main from the Susquehanna River intake to the Lancaster water treatment plant. Background: The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority last December offered $49.29 million in funding for the water pipeline overhaul, but bids received indicate the cost has risen to $67.1 million, according to Daryl Peck, Concord Public Finance principal. MORE:  HERE Columbia Spy documented Columbia's involvement in the project  HERE .

JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY  Columbia Borough Council voted 5-2 at its June 23, 2026 meeting to hire Tracey Weaver as the borough's new finance manager, filling a position that had been vacant for roughly six months. Members Heather Zink and Joanne Geesey were the two "no" votes. The position also carries human resources responsibilities, including payroll, benefits administration, and personnel matters. Weaver is currently employed as Township Treasurer/Human Resource Coordinator for Mount Joy Township. According to her application and resume, she has worked in finance, bookkeeping, and HR roles for nearly two decades and has more than two years of municipal finance experience, which the borough's executive brief notes. Weaver applied for the Columbia Borough finance manager position on January 30, 2026, and her application notes she had also applied previously, on May 20, 2025. The executive brief states that Weaver was interviewed by the borough manager, assistant b...

Tom Strickler   SUSAN GRUBB | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE and ASHLEY STALNECKER | Staff Writer The Elizabethtown Area School District board unanimously appointed Tom Strickler to be the district’s next superintendent beginning July 1. Strickler, the district’s chief financial and operations officer, will be doing two jobs at once. The board did not consider any outside candidates for the role and are not planning to fill the chief financial officer position. Strickler will continue fulfilling those duties as he takes on the superintendent role for a $213,106 annual salary. His contract allows for annual 4.1% salary increases and longevity bonuses. (In the 2025-26 school year, the top-paid Lancaster County superintendent, Keith Miles of School District of Lancaster, was paid $244,593). Strickler’s salary as CFOO in 2024-25 was $139,725, according to openPAgov.org, a public education transparency project of the Commonwealth Foundation. Strickler joined the school district as CF...