Seen today
Thursday, March 19, 2015
You're paying for this, too
A giant praying mantis arm at Columbia Water Company today.
Your charge for this rental is on your current water bill, noted as PENNVEST SURCHARGE.
The great gray eminences on the company's board have made it so.
A diving duck . . . diving
Diving duck (cormorant) in Susquehanna at Columbia River Park, Columbia, PA March 19, 2015.
Reminds me of that Johnny Winter song.
What was it called again?
Oh yeah . . .
Roadwork to start Sunday on Route 30 from river to Marietta Avenue
PennDOT contractors will begin repairing and resurfacing more than eight miles of Route 30 in western Lancaster County on Sunday night.
While there will be no daytime restrictions, motorists may encounter single-lane traffic restrictions in one or both directions between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Motorists may also encounter closed ramps and detours at the interchanges with Third Street, Prospect Avenue, Stony Battery Road or Centerville Road during the work.
Pennsy Supply Inc. of Annville, Lebanon County, has been awarded the roughly $7 million contract.
The project includes repairing the road base, removing old asphalt and repaving the road from the Susquehanna River and Prospect Road and the rest of road to Marietta Avenue will have work done to seal and help extend the life of the pavement.
Work normally will run Sunday through Thursday nights, with Friday as a make-up night should they lose a night to inclement weather.
The project is scheduled to finish in late October. Nearly 23,000 vehicles use the road daily.
PA State Police using secretive cell phone trackers
As reported on this site on Monday (http://columbiapa-17512.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-police-gadget-tracks-phones-shhh-its.html), police are using a device to track cell phones. Here's an article from today's LNP with further information:
Man struck in Columbia
Emergency crews responded to a person struck by a car in Columbia just after 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of South Front Street.
A 45-year-old man from Wrightsville was walking along the road when he was struck.
He is listed in critical condition.
His identity has not been released at this time.
Front Street was closed from Mill to Plane. Police are investigating.
A 45-year-old man from Wrightsville was walking along the road when he was struck.
He is listed in critical condition.
His identity has not been released at this time.
Front Street was closed from Mill to Plane. Police are investigating.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Know Your Rights When Taking Photos and Making Video and Audio Recordings
Taking photographs and videos of things that are plainly visible from public spaces is your constitutional right. That includes federal buildings, transportation facilities, and police and other government officials carrying out their duties.
When in outdoor public spaces where you are legally present, you have the right to capture any image that is in plain view.
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