Friday, October 7, 2022

Shakedown at Qwik-Med?

 
Officers apparently from the Attorney General's Office were at Quik-Med this morning

A team of armed officers was seen conducting an operation at Columbia's Qwik-Med Pharmacy on the first block of North 4th Street this morning. Witnesses report seeing at least four officers carrying boxes and computer towers from the premises for several hours between 7 a.m. and noon and loading them into unmarked vehicles. The officers' attire was marked "POLICE ATTORNEY GENERAL." The officers left the area around noon. 

More information on this story will be posted as it becomes available.

Columbia Borough Council votes to fund spaying, neutering of feral cats


Columbia Borough council meeting, Sept. 27.

What happened: Borough council members voted to spend an extra $2,000 this year to pay for spaying and neutering feral cats after a 50-minute discussion on whether a newly formed volunteer group should function as an independent entity.

Agreement: Council members verbally agreed to let the Columbia Cat Action Team operate separately while still receiving borough funds.

Budget: The group should receive $6,600 in the borough's 2023 budget. That number comes from a projection to trap and release 20 cats per month.

Columbia Cat Action Team: The team has about 15 volunteers, said Alan Landsman, group president. The team previously had an agreement with the Columbia Animal Shelter, which charged $50 to spay or neuter each cat. The shelter, though, has veterinarian and vet tech openings and no longer has resources to work with the team, Landsman said. The group now has agreements with SPCA offices in York and Lancaster.

MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/columbia-borough-council-votes-to-fund-spaying-neutering-of-feral-cats/article_996507c2-40f3-11ed-b9e3-f78c61af2f8c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Federal Metal is new owner of former Colonial Metals plant


Bedford, Ohio-based red metals ingot maker The Federal Metal Co. has acquired the assets of the former Colonial Metals ingot production facility in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Federal becomes the third owner of the plant since it was idled in 2018 by its long-time family business owners, the Serls family.

In a notice to customers and suppliers posted to its website, Federal Metal states it has “acquired the assets of SA Alloys in Columbia, Pennsylvania, from parent company SA Recycling.” That sizable scrap processing firm acquired the former Colonial plant earlier this decade from California Metal-X, another ingot-making company that purchased the Columbia facility in early 2019.

MORE HERE

Cafe 301 to close in Columbia as owner plans food trailer

The owner of Café 301 has announced plans to close the Columbia café in early December and then shift to operating a food trailer.

Laurie Newman, who opened the café with Southern-style dishes in fall 2018, announced recently that its last day will be Dec. 4.
MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/business/whats_in_store/cafe-301-to-close-in-columbia-as-owner-plans-food-trailer/article_fc2fcbd0-44ef-11ed-9fda-4f649b08e3ed.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

CHI St. Joseph Children's Health parent company reports cyberattack


The security issue had no impact on CHI St. Joseph Children's Health locations in Lancaster County, CommonSpirit Health's sole Pennsylvania properties.  

Phillip Goropoulos, president of CHI St. Joseph Children's Health, said the patient- and student-related IT systems used by CHI are not hosted on the national platforms utilized by CommonSpirit. 

"As a result none of our patient and student related IT systems were impacted by the security issue at our national organization," Goropoulos said Wednesday. 
MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/chi-st-joseph-childrens-health-parent-company-reports-cyberattack/article_37ebfa9c-44da-11ed-bd02-2f137b4341ef.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Lancaster County municipalities get over $3.3 million in state funding for volunteer fire companies; Columbia gets $49,902.43

Lancaster County's volunteer fire companies will get a share of more than $3.34 million in funding through Pennsylvania's municipal pension program.

"This crucial funding will help more than 1,850 volunteer firefighter relief associations to provide equipment, training and insurance for Pennsylvania's volunteer first responders," Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor in a news release Wednesday. "At a time when many volunteers are spending more time raising money than fighting fires, these state funds are more important than ever."

Each of Lancaster County's 59 boroughs and townships will receive a portion of the funds.

MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-municipalities-get-over-3-3-million-in-state-funding-for-volunteer-fire-companies/article_ea2ee5d4-44e4-11ed-b954-7f3e135e4ce6.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share