Accidents keep crews busy Sunday morning

Two vehicle accidents kept emergency crews busy this morning in the borough. 

A two-vehicle accident with entrapment held up traffic at about 7:30 on Lancaster Avenue near the Grand China Restaurant. A Volkswagen Beetle and a Nissan Maxima collided, blocking both lanes. At least one person was taken by ambulance.

Another two-vehicle accident occurred just before 11 a.m. near the intersection of Fourth and Mill Streets, where a Honda Civic and a Ford Expedition collided. Occupants of both vehicles escaped serious injury.

Draft Agenda for November 14, 2016 Columbia Borough Council Meeting

Columbia High School reactivates honorary organization for theater students

Columbia High School has reactivated the Columbia High School International Thespian Society Troupe #289. It has been more than 20 years since the troupe was active at the school.
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Happy Halloween from Sunrise Kids!

Kids and caretakers from Sunrise Kids Daycare Center were made up and on parade this morning for Halloween. The parade route extended to a few blocks from their home base at 410 Locust Street and then back again.

Columbia resident Jimmy Sheckard starred on 2 Chicago Cubs teams that won the World Series

Jimmy Sheckard

Samuel James Tilden Sheckard, was described by legendary sportswriter Ring Lardner as “the greatest ballplayer in the world.”

Columbia Spy covered Sheckard's May 4, 2013 memorial dedication HERE.

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Meeting and Event Schedule for the Week of October 31, 2016

Monday, October 31

Trick-or-Treat - 6-8 p.m.

Tuesday, November 1

Parks and Rec Committee - 6 p.m.

Board of Health - 7 p.m.

Wednesday, November 2

Budget Meeting - 6 p.m.

Did a parking violation contribute to a two-vehicle accident?

A two-vehicle accident occurred at North Fifth and Walnut Streets around noon today. Emergency crews arrived to find a Ford Fusion and a Ford Econoline van with front end damage and blocking both lanes. Airbags deployed in the Fusion, whose driver was placed in an ambulance. Both vehicles were removed from the scene via rollbacks. A person at the scene speculated that the Fusion driver's line of sight could have been blocked by two vehicles parked in a "no parking" zone along North Fifth, as shown in the last photo.

The two vehicles shown here were parked in a no parking zone at the time of the accident, potentially blocking the Fusion driver's line of sight as she entered the intersection. Although the sign shown reads NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER, the curb from the sign to the corner is not painted yellow. Police ticketed both vehicles for the parking violation.  The Honda Civic is reportedly registered to a resident of Lancaster City.