Two appointed to Planning Commission

Barbara Fisher (center) and Charity Kadwill were sworn in to the Columbia Borough Planning Commission by Mayor Leo Lutz at Monday's Borough Council meeting.

Nurses Week: May 6-12, 2017

Don't forget to thank a nurse this week! It's a very emotional and challenging profession that touches all concerned on a personal level.

Law enforcement convoy crosses Veterans Memorial Bridge on the way to Washington

Columbia Spy caught a few quick pics of a convoy headed west across the Veterans Memorial Bridge this afternoon. The procession consisted of law enforcement vehicles from various departments on their way to a week-long observance in Washington, D.C. for National Police week.

National Police Week (NPW), held May 11 – 17 each year in Washington, D.C., honors the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement officers. On May 11 and 12, surviving families and co-workers begin arriving in Washington, D.C. for the events.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 designating May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. The law was amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, signed by President Bill Clinton, directing that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff on all government buildings on May 15 each year. While the actual dates change from year to year, National Police Week is always the calendar week, beginning on Sunday, which includes May 15.

Biggie the Cat at the Library today

Columbia's First Responders Recognized at Council Meeting

First responders were recognized at Monday's Borough Council meeting for their coordinated life-saving response and service during a recent cardiac arrest in the borough.

During the March 12 incident, the following departments were dispatched:

Columbia EMS

Columbia Borough Fire Department 

Northwest EMS 

Columbia Borough Police 

Judge OKs evidence in trial of Columbia teen accused of aiding cousin who allegedly shot at police

Marquell Rentas

                            Trenton Nace

Marquell Robert Rentas, 17, of 244 Walnut St., and his cousin Trenton Michael Nace, 18, of 116 Lancaster Ave., face nearly 40 charges apiece for their role in the July 29 incident near Mount Bethel Cemetery.

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Marilyn Kress Hartman appointed to council

New council member Marilyn Kress Hartman is sworn in by Mayor Leo Lutz at Monday's Borough Council Meeting.


In a 6-0 vote at Monday's borough council meeting, Marilyn Kress Hartman was appointed to fill the council seat vacated by Dr. Sherry Welsh. The term expires on the first Monday in January 2018.

Hartman is a Columbia native and realtor with Lusk & Associates Sotheby's International.

Resident Robert Thompson was also interviewed for the vacant seat.