COLUMBIA SPY

On 11-06-17 at approx. 2041 hrs. the Columbia Borough Police were notified of a robbery that just occurred in the 500 blk. of Ave. G. It was reported to police that two males had followed the two male victims (one adult and one juvenile) from the Turkey Hill on Chestnut St. It was reported that one of the suspects pointed a gun at the victims and the other punched one of the victims in the face causing a facial injury. The suspects then took a wallet with cash and groceries from the victims and fled the area. An officer on patrol located the two suspects in the 400 blk. of Cherry St. and they were taken into custody. Both male suspects are 15 years old and were charged with Robbery and Simple Assault. Both were committed to Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center. Incident Date:  Monday, November 6, 2017 - 8:41am Incident Type: Robbery Location:  500 blk. Ave. G Columbia, PA 17512 Source:  Columbia Borough Police Dep...

Unlike last year’s open enrollment period when consumers had 90 days to enroll for coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace, consumers this year have only 45 days, November 1 to December 15, 2017, to sign up to gain or renew insurance coverage and avoid a penalty at tax time. The Affordable Care Act is still law and the IRS has confirmed that it will enforce the insurance mandate despite an Executive Order by President Trump giving the agency discretion not to do so. That means that consumers who choose not to buy health insurance for 2018 will pay a fee called the individual shared responsibility payment. The fee is calculated two different ways and the higher of the two used: Those without insurance will pay either 2.5% of household income or $695 per adult and $347.50 per child under 18. The fee will be calculated when consumers file their federal tax returns for the year in which they didn’t have coverage, unless the consumer qualified for an exemption from the requi...

The Columbia Borough Office will be closed Tuesday, November 7, 2017, in observance of General Election Day.

Recent pics from around town... Sometimes you just need an ear to chew on. Cry of the Columbia taxpayer 2  Columbia Crossing getting hosed There are those lines again, which means UGI will be tearing up our streets again. And here's what those colors mean again:  That's no way to treat a flag.  Pretty good guidelines  The banner belongs to this church.  Elaborate brickwork down at the Tollbooth building  Hats off . . .  There's that trailer again at the former Prudhomme's.  SOL: Spice Of Life  Time to retire or replace these old signs 3 lights  First across the bridge on Saturday morning's run  Baby on board  Runner with stroller  It got a bit crowded out there. Runners running in the run  Superman - here to save Columbia?  Mr. & Mrs. House Sparrow  Sick starling  Ticke...

The man shown here appears to be the creator behind several examples of what could be called "trash art" or "junk art" that appeared recently down by the railroad tracks along Bank Avenue.  The two dozen or so sculptures consist of found objects such as shards of glass, pieces of railroad ties, and various metal objects. This type of outsider art could be considered a creative means of recycling. Over the past few days, the sculptures have been disappearing - currently down to about half the original number.