Friday, April 18, 2025

Emergency incident at Columbia River Park - Developing story

 


Emergency personnel responded to Columbia River Park this afternoon at 2:28 p.m. for a water rescue. 

Shortly before 4 p.m. two unmarked black SUVs arrived, each carrying a uniformed individual who appeared to be from the Lancaster County Coroner's Office.

One of the individuals subsequently departed on a rescue boat that went upriver toward a location between the two bridges (Route 462 and Route 30). The nature of the operation and what prompted the coroner's involvement remains unclear at this time.

Authorities have not yet released official details about the incident. This story is developing, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.






Monday, April 14, 2025

Debit Card skimmer device found in ATM located in CVS Pharmacy | Columbia Borough Police Department


Deeds Recorded - Columbia Borough - April 14, 2025


Bigelow Gerald F. Est, Integrity First Home Buyers LLC conveyed 114 S. Ninth St. to Daniel S. Kline for $112,000.

92321 Madison LLC conveyed 452 Cherry St. to Michele L. Spicher for $11,000.

Borough of Columbia conveyed property on a public road to Borough of Columbia for $1.

Sunday, April 13, 2025

About Town - April 13, 2025

This week's photos of Columbia 

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Firefighters from local departments salute the funeral procession for firefighter/paramedic Anthony Helsel at Mount Bethel Cemetery on Saturday (4/12/25).




















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Birds' nest, protected from weather


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Truck turning into the truck terminal at 4th & Manor 


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Signs lying down on the job

Barrels and a bike

Downtown signs

The former Poplar Street School 

Welcome 

Datestone at the former telephone company building 

Datestone at Grace United Church 

Roofing Solutions at Columbia Crossing 

4th Street pillars

Blossom-covered sidewalk 

The river's edge

Real estate mailbox

Clean up the poop.

Seen at Tollbooth 

Light on in the daytime 


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Friday, April 11, 2025

Restaurant Inspections - Columbia Borough - April 11, 2025


Chickies Rock Moose Lodge No. 307219 Locust St., ColumbiaApril 3. PassObserved raw shell eggs stored above drinks in the walk-in cooler. Coleslaw, a refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food in the walk-in cooler, was date-marked by the facility, but was beyond the seven-day use- or sell-by date and requires discarding. Food facility preparing pulled pork using reduced oxygen packaging without the required written procedures and HACCP plan. Observed a pink slimy residue on the cuber of the ice maker and a black mold on the inner wall of the ice maker. Ice will not be used until the unit is washed, rinsed and sanitized. Mold observed on the underside of the shelving in the walk-in cooler.

Columbia Sunoco, 1414 Lancaster Ave., Columbia, April 3. Pass. Food employee observed in the food preparation area wearing a wristwatch. Observed boxes of food stored directly on the floor in the walk-in freezer, rather than 6 inches off of the floor as required.

Stover's News, 24 N. Third St., Columbia, April 3. Pass. Food employee observed changing tasks that may have contaminated hands without a proper hand-washing in between. Food employee was on cellphone. An employee's open beverage container (twist-cap variety) was observed on the food preparation table with food and food equipment. Food employee observed in the food preparation area not wearing proper hair restraints, such as nets or hats. Hemp Bomb CBD Gummies by Global Widget contain an unapproved additive as specified in 21 CFR 170-180 relating to food additives. Such products are under U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation and at which time CBD is not recognizable as a safe substance to be added to food. Prepackaged food: all sandwiches, all desserts, packaged cheese and bologna ends are not labeled to clearly indicate any "Big 9" allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement. Prepackaged food: all sandwiches, all desserts, packaged ice, packages of cheese ends and bologna ends, are not labeled properly with the ingredient statement, net weight and distributed-by statement. Observed an accumulation of static dust on the fan guard of the walk-in cooler. Observed a plastic food container in the hand-wash sink, indicating uses other than hand-washing. Observed an extreme amount of peeling paint in the storage room.

St. John Neumann School for Children and Families, 401 Locust St., Columbia, April 1. Pass. An irreversible registering thermometer or thermal labels were not available for monitoring the rinse temperature of the high temp mechanical dishwasher.