River Trail on track to completion in 2018

The 11-mile Northwest Lancaster County River Trail is nearing completion.
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Columbia library seeks volunteers

Man arrested in stabbing death of boy with clown mask | PennLive.com

READING (AP) — Police say a dispute over a mask like one featured in the "Purge" horror movies contributed to the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old Pennsylvania boy.
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Contractors stopped from making unapproved changes on historic buildings

Earlier this week, a contractor tried to remove a dormer from atop 147-149 Locust Street.  Said contractor did not have a permit to perform any such work within the historic district, of which this address is a part. A code enforcement officer stopped the procedure and posted a STOP WORK notice on the property.  The notice is shown below.

 A contractor attempted to remove the dormer shown above.

 The work was halted, and a STOP WORK notice was posted by Code Enforcement Officer George Weis.

The very next day, a contractor began work - again, without a permit  - at 212-214 Locust Street, another property in the historic district, this one owned by Samuel Bigler. The work was halted, and a STOP WORK sign was posted on this property as well. Any such work in the historic district must first be reviewed by the Historic Architectural Review Board to maintain the integrity of structures with historic value in the borough.

The STOP WORK notice at 212-214 Locust that no longer appears on the property.

The Columbia Borough Historic District

Clown threat to Columbia schools found to be bogus

Shown below is a notice from Columbia Borough School District regarding a supposed "clown threat" to Columbia schools. The district also notified residents via an automated phone call. The threat was found to be bogus. 

Bridge Bust postponed until Oct. 15 | Local News | lancasteronline.com

The 28th annual Bridge Bust, scheduled for Saturday Oct. 1, has been postponed until Saturday Oct. 15, due to the weather forecast for showers.
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Columbia Borough Blighted Properties Report

The following Columbia Borough properties are determined to be in various stages of blight. Owners and stages of blight are shown below: