COLUMBIA SPY

According to the Burning Bridge Antiques Market Facebook page: ATTENTION ANTIQUES, JEWELRY AND  PAWN COMMUNITIES: On Tuesday, January 14, at approximately 3 pm, three men and a woman entered the building separately, all while speaking Spanish on their cell phones. One remained at the counter, an approximately 25 year old male with shoulder length dark hair. He stayed at the counter the whole time and pretended to be interested in items, all while remaining on his phone. The other 3 accomplices met at a jewelry case and proceeded to break in and steal approximately $10,000 in jewelry. Locks were broken off. They stole 14k and 10k gold. We are posting the best  pictures we have at the moment because we want to get this information out ASAP! We are working on gathering as much evidence as possible. If you have any further information, please message us and share this with the antique, pawn and jewelry communities! It is in all our best interests to be vigilant! Please protec...

Members of Wrightsville Borough Council reelected Eric J. White as president for another two years at the biennial reorganization meeting Jan. 6. Council also selected Frederick C. Smith Jr. as vice president. He replaces Michael Gromling in that role. Gromling is still on Borough Council. White narrowly won reelection to council in November, running a write-in campaign after he lost the primary to Republican challenger Edward E. Sipes, a former councilman. White worked the polls in November and beat Sipes 71-68. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/wrightsville-council-reelects-white-as-president-after-write-in-victory/article_37cf4af0-3704-11ea-9e25-db8ab20c1e9b.html?utm_medium  

Free smoke detectors often available from fire departments Many fire departments offer free smoke detectors to homeowners and will install them. Columbia's department, for example, had about 100 smoke detectors donated late last year. In the wake of a fatal fire that killed two people, the borough has given them away and is working on getting more. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/do-you-test-your-smoke-detectors-in-wake-of-fatal/article_1ddaf6c8-3644-11ea-ace2-0b83f1c877bb.html?utm_medium  

"Abominable" will be shown on Wednesday, January 15, at 6 PM in the Columbia Public Library Community Room. Free for all ages. No unattended children please!

In a news release, Murphy said he has joined forces with a developer from New York state, Paul Guillaro, to revive the blighted former Hotel Columbia and Hotel Locust properties on the 300 block of Locust Street. Murphy and Guillaro will work with a local architecture firm "to create a mixed-use commercial complex with market-rate living," the release said.  MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-entrepreneur-to-tackle-historic-vacant-locust-street-buildings/article_351b83b6-365d-11ea-b088-83d249c785d0.html?utm_medium  

Download the council packet  HERE . 

This week's photos of Columbia Yes, it snowed this week. As attested to by this snowman at Janson's Park. But a few days earlier (or before) someone seemed to have predicted the snow with this window drawing at the Boys and Girls Club. Something's a bit out of kilter on this fence post on the 200 block of Locust. Meanwhile, here are two more parking meters out of work until April. There are several marked like this around town. Higher and higher at 401-403 Locust. Missing persons Right on track(s) Have you seen the light? Yes, have a happy one. Elves at their post. A storm sewer grate after recent rain But in amongst the debris - this. Open lock box on Walnut These folks may have overstayed their welcome. Offerings to the Buddha Nice bench at the Presbyterian Church Radiometer in the window Christmas pig, still on the job Plans for digging on the 400 block of Locust...