Lead may be lurking where you don't expect it

In Columbia Borough, officials considered a similar ordinance before deciding not to proceed, said borough code enforcement officer Jeff Helm.

"There was a fear that putting the legislation in place would be too 1984-ish," said Helm. Nonetheless, he said, the borough is aggressive when officials become aware of a problem. "We'll write it up as a violation, and (the property owner) has to have a lead abatement contractor take care of the work," said Helm.

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Street sweeping resumes Monday

Pi Day - It's tomorrow, folks

DUI enforcement set for St. Patrick's Day around York, Adams, Lancaster counties

There will be roving DUI patrols in Adams and Lancaster counties this weekend, according to a press release from the Center for Traffic Safety.

There will also be mid-week sobriety checkpoints in Adams and York counties, and roving DUI patrols in York and Lancaster counties.

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http://www.ydr.com/crime/ci_27702987/dui-enforcement-set-st-patricks-day-around-york

New Lancaster County mayors group targets heroin epidemic, plans summit

"Mayors are the eyes and ears of the people," said Columbia Mayor Leo Lutz, mayor association vice chair. "When someone has a problem, they get a hold of the mayor."

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Columbia's Union Station Grill is the 1st restaurant in the county to apply for beer delivery license

GO HERE:
http://m.wgal.com/news/guidelines-issued-for-bars-restaurants-for-beer-delivery/31769620

The back story on the Columbia Plaza shooting

ColumbiaPaOnline has done extensive research on the February 3 shooting in the Columbia Plaza parking lot and has posted the results HERE.