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IF YOU WEIGH MORE THAN 10 TONS, STAY OFF THE BRIDGE - STATE POLICE ARE MONITORING VEHICLES ON PA 462 VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE

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Columbia Crossing posts restroom changes due to vandalism

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Columbia artist Thomas Hermansader's work featured in State Capitol exhibit

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Hermansader's "State Capitol Art Display of Pennsylvania Landmarks" is on display in the East Wing of the Pennsylvania State Capitol and is free and open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 31. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/columbia-artist-thomas-hermansaders-work-featured-in-state-capitol-exhibit/article_99d24452-3d11-11ee-81ae-734cae3b96c0.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share  

Bridge traffic ahead: Crews to soon begin 4 years of work on bridges crossing the Susquehanna River

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LNP/LancasterOnline: Beginning next week, motorists coming in and out of Lancaster County using two bridges in Columbia can expect lots of construction work on the bridges over the next four years. On Aug. 28, crews from Chester County-based contractor J.D. Eckman will begin preparing the Wrights Ferry Bridge to handle the extra traffic coming from the nearby Veterans Memorial Bridge that will be closed for two years in 2025 for a massive restoration project. Work on the 51-year-old Wrights Ferry Bridge, which carries Route 30 over the Susquehanna River, will last 14 months, according to the state Department of Transportation. The bridge connects Columbia to Hellam Township in York County. While two lanes of traffic will remain open during the 1.5-mile median barrier project that includes protecting the Route 30 bridge against cracks, traffic will be shifted away from the median to the right lane and shoulder.    Once work is completed on the Wrights Ferry Bridge, PennDOT...

Deeds Recorded - Columbia Borough - August 21, 2023

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  Shannon A. Sherk and Shannon A. Sawyer conveyed 116 N. Eighth St. to Ashley Coblentz and Kaylisha Estevez for $200,000. Lori Michele Benham conveyed 239 S. Eighth St. to Lori Michele Benham and Teva J. Glueck for $1. Jonathan D. McKnight and Justin W. Moul conveyed 445 Union St. to Samuel E. Esh for $85,000. BHI Properties LLC and Israel Weiss conveyed property on a public road to Arnold J. Hardy for $175,000.

About Town - August 20, 2023

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This week's photos of Columbia (Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.) Students at Park Elementary will soon enjoy this new playground equipment. The Buddhist statues - now with weapons Two of them, anyway. Works in progress This one will be placed soon. Hawk watching from a distance Workers milled part of Lancaster Avenue this week as part of a restoration project. UGI dug things up near Lancaster Avenue and Cherry Street.    Early morning balloon flight The Habitat project keeps going "up." A ton or two of tomatoes? There they are. The pole dancer is still there, at least since April. Fed Ex flying towards Harrisburg Tractor for sale Here's the contact info. Here's one on the sidewalk, harvesting a house. Tiger swallowtail at Columbia River Park In remembrance on North 3rd [Submitted photos] Well, there's another tractor. Metal wheels Wooden wheels Rusty wheels and sprockets Round and round And round . . . and round A spokes person might have ma...

Who and what is new in Lancaster County schools for the 2023-24 school year

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Tom Strickler   Former Columbia Borough School District Superintendent Tom Strickler will also begin his first school year as the district's chief finance and operations officer, replacing Dan Forry, who took a job as chief finance officer at Penn Manor School District. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/who-and-what-is-new-in-lancaster-county-schools-for-the-2023-24-school-year/article_6274f7dc-3147-11ee-bef3-1f5c85d27158.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share   MORE  HERE .