About Town — June 28, 2026

This week's photos of Columbia 

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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. 

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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 . . .

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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-off for over 60 years.

There he goes.

Demolition on South 4th on Friday 

Seen at Tollbooth Antiques 

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Our own reflecting pool? 

Time to fix the lights? Or the camera?

You can tell which one's the supervisor. He never moves.

One of the painted hydrants in Marietta to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday. 

Marietta marked its parking spaces along the main street. Columbia officials said it can't be done here because it will actually create fewer spaces. Really?

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