Monday, July 25, 2016
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Sidewalk strays?
“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
― Leonardo da Vinci
Last week, we saw these two kittens trying to nurse on the sidewalk, near the intersection of Walnut and Commerce Streets. All three cats were tame and approachable. Although the adult female seemed reluctant to oblige the kittens, the two pursued her anyway. Eventually, they gave up.
Columbia Spy received the following Facebook screenshot today. The kitten shown bears a distinct resemblance to the one in the first photo above. We hope the perpetrator of the abuse described below is caught. Cruelty to animals is no joke.
Vulture "catches" catfish, then eats it
A turkey vulture recently dragged a dead catfish from the Susquehanna and pulled it ashore for an impromptu fish dinner. The spectacle occurred on the first pier of the former "Civil War Bridge" next to the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
Today's Sunday News featured a story on bowfishers on the Susquehanna shooting fish and leaving them to die. Maybe that's how this particular fish met his end. Luckily, this vulture was available to clean up after lazy "hunters."
Are bowfishers discarding fish to rot and foul riverbanks near Columbia? | Local News | lancasteronline.com
(The following LNP article cites Columbia Spy.)
GO HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/are-bowfishers-discarding-fish-to-rot-and-foul-riverbanks-near/article_1fdd50ac-5023-11e6-b86c-2be0179167a3.html
GO HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/are-bowfishers-discarding-fish-to-rot-and-foul-riverbanks-near/article_1fdd50ac-5023-11e6-b86c-2be0179167a3.html
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Columbia has new venue at Venues
Angelo Colon and his brother Nate, shown below, have just opened a new lounge called Venues at 237 Locust Street. Angelo describes it as a mellow place where people can go to relax, talk, and dance. The venue is BYOB and has a luxury V.I.P. lounge. The cover charge is $5 before 10 p.m. and $10 thereafter. Angelo gave us a tour of the lounge just before guests were about to arrive.
Space is available for receptions and private parties. See below for contact information.
Friday, July 22, 2016
Ashley Curry guilty on all counts
Aggravated assault, simple assault, ethnic intimidation: one felony, two misdemeanors.
Ashley Curry, 33, has been found guilty on all three counts in the February 3, 2015 shooting of Jamie Roland. The verdict was announced in a Lancaster County courtroom this afternoon.
The incident occurred in the Columbia Plaza parking lot in which Roland was injured in the abdomen and leg by a single shot from Curry's .40 caliber Smith & Wesson semiautomatic. Curry maintains that she shot in self-defense when Roland charged at her.
The trial began with jury selection on Monday, July 18.
The court heard testimony from several witnesses, and a video filmed by Columbia Spy was shown several times in court for the jury.
Defense attorney Samuel Stretton told jurors that neither Roland or her sister Crystal Manfred, who was also at the shooting scene, ever gave statements to police.
Stephen Smith, Curry's boyfriend, testified Wednesday that Alicia Glenn-McGowin was an aggressor that day and that she was blowing her vehicle horn and tailgating, after which the incident quickly escalated in the plaza parking lot.
After two-and-half days of testimony from various parties, the jury began deliberations about 3 p.m. Thursday, returning to the courtroom at 4:20 with several questions. The foreperson asked if they could see the video again and have the statement by Columbia Borough Police Sergeant Samuel Stein, who was one of several police officers at the scene. The judge denied both requests. When she asked if the judge could read Stein's statement, he refused and told them to rely on their notes. She also asked for the definition of ethnic intimidation and requested evidence photographs, and the judge complied by reading the definition and allowing some photographs.
After the verdict was read, Stretton polled members of the jury individually. First Assistant District Attorney Christopher P. Larsen, who prosecuted the case, then asked that bail be increased to $500,000 cash. (Curry was previously free on $100,000 bail.) Stretton asked that the bail either not be increased or at least not be increased as much. Judge Merill M. Spahn, Jr. granted the increase, citing the seriousness of the charges.
Judge Spahn reportedly disallowed Pennsylvania's "Stand Your Ground" law in the case.
According to Stretton, Larsen is the presumptive heir to District Attorney Craig W. Stedman's position when Stedman retires next year.
Columbia Borough Police Detective Matthew Leddy filed the charges.
The incident occurred in the Columbia Plaza parking lot in which Roland was injured in the abdomen and leg by a single shot from Curry's .40 caliber Smith & Wesson semiautomatic. Curry maintains that she shot in self-defense when Roland charged at her.
The trial began with jury selection on Monday, July 18.
The court heard testimony from several witnesses, and a video filmed by Columbia Spy was shown several times in court for the jury.
Defense attorney Samuel Stretton told jurors that neither Roland or her sister Crystal Manfred, who was also at the shooting scene, ever gave statements to police.
Stephen Smith, Curry's boyfriend, testified Wednesday that Alicia Glenn-McGowin was an aggressor that day and that she was blowing her vehicle horn and tailgating, after which the incident quickly escalated in the plaza parking lot.
After two-and-half days of testimony from various parties, the jury began deliberations about 3 p.m. Thursday, returning to the courtroom at 4:20 with several questions. The foreperson asked if they could see the video again and have the statement by Columbia Borough Police Sergeant Samuel Stein, who was one of several police officers at the scene. The judge denied both requests. When she asked if the judge could read Stein's statement, he refused and told them to rely on their notes. She also asked for the definition of ethnic intimidation and requested evidence photographs, and the judge complied by reading the definition and allowing some photographs.
After the verdict was read, Stretton polled members of the jury individually. First Assistant District Attorney Christopher P. Larsen, who prosecuted the case, then asked that bail be increased to $500,000 cash. (Curry was previously free on $100,000 bail.) Stretton asked that the bail either not be increased or at least not be increased as much. Judge Merill M. Spahn, Jr. granted the increase, citing the seriousness of the charges.
Judge Spahn reportedly disallowed Pennsylvania's "Stand Your Ground" law in the case.
According to Stretton, Larsen is the presumptive heir to District Attorney Craig W. Stedman's position when Stedman retires next year.
Columbia Borough Police Detective Matthew Leddy filed the charges.
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