Schools open August 25
A worker changes a pole light at Columbia's Hill Campus yesterday. Columbia Borough schools open this coming Monday, August 25.
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Columbia - Home of the Underground Railroad - A Historic Society Tour
On Saturday, August 9, the Columbia Historic Preservation Society sponsored a tour of the route of the former Underground Railroad, the path to freedom for 19th-century slaves. The tour started and ended in Columbia, with stops at the Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster's Shreiner-Concord Cemetery, the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, and the Underground Railroad Visitors Center in Christiana. The term "Underground Railroad" is said to have originated in Columbia, and there is strong historical evidence to support this claim. In the mid-19th century, Columbia was a thriving transportation hub, with a bridge, a ferry, and a canal system, as well as a secret network of safe houses, making it a recognizable and desirable stopover on an escaped slave's route to freedom. In his book The History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring Counties (1883), R.C. Smedley states the following: "In the early part of concer...
Hospital network hacked, 4.5 million records stolen – PA Included
INFO HERE: http://fox43.com/2014/08/18/hospital-network-hacked-4-5-million-records-stolen/ LOCATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA Berwick Hospital Center – Berwick, Pennsylvania Brandywine Hospital – Coatesville, Pennsylvania Carlisle Regional Medical Center – Carlisle, Pennsylvania Chestnut Hill Hospital – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Easton Hospital – Easton, Pennsylvania First Hospital Wyoming Valley – Kingston, Pennsylvania Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center – Lititz, Pennsylvania Jennersville Regional Hospital – West Grove, Pennsylvania Lancaster Regional Medical Center – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lock Haven Hospital – Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Memorial Hospital – York, Pennsylvania Moses Taylor Hospital – Scranton, Pennsylvania Phoenixville Hospital – Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Pottstown Memorial Medical Center – Pottstown, Pennsylvania Regional Hospital of Scranton – Scranton, ...
In memory of Jeff Fortna
Seen at Little's Beverage on Saturday Afternoon. Jeff Fortna, business manager and part owner, passed away recently. His obituary is HERE .
Jazzy's Day - Coming this Saturday
The second annual Jazzy's day will be held this coming Saturday, August 23 in Makle Park, in memory of Jasmyn Smith.
Trouble in the park
Graffiti has appeared once again in Locust Street Park, this time on one of the commemorative benches: This past Thursday afternoon, police investigated an incident there. Today, the concrete end supports of another bench were found to be cracked.