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Columbia Borough faces a $400K repair bill for structural rot at Columbia Crossing.  The building is plagued by structural concerns dating back to 2013. JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY  Columbia Borough Council voted at its March 24, 2026 meeting to take a step towards repairing serious structural deterioration at the Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, (estimated at nearly $400,000) by authorizing staff and the borough engineer to pursue state grant funding to offset the cost.  Engineering firm C.S. Davidson found extensive internal rot in most of the building's laminated wood support columns as well as in the lower ends of its sloped beams. According to a borough executive brief, "the cause of the column rot appears to be from water being trapped at the base of the columns behind the stone veneer. The beam rot appears to be from water being trapped in the metal connections." Rinaldo: “If the building becomes a risk, then we will take more immediate action." However, ...

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Randy Bryant conveyed 648 Yohe Ave. to Coastline Capital LLC for $1. Robert J. Fritsch Jr. conveyed 271 S. Fourth St. to Fritsch Robert J. Jr, Fritsch Jean Marie for $1. 4. 40 Real Estate Investments LLC conveyed 705 Chestnut St. to Topper Michelle E, Ceragloli Chris for $259,900.

This week's photos of Columbia Click on photos to see larger, sharper images.   JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY   Progress at the Von Hess project on Bank Avenue  ***************** Wrightsville 41 was in town.  A view from the Union Street boat ramp Don't poke the bear. Mural  It's hard to see, but the back of the truck reads STATE GAME WARDEN. Directly above, it says OPERATION GAME THIEF, along with some contact information.  Evening clouds  Daytime clouds  Company truck on South 9th  There's the surveyor, next to the former McGinness property. There's also a project in progress across the street from him, as well as one further up the street, on the next block.  Quisp is still around? Old model (Photo from the previous week) Do not fill the observation well. This company hasn't been in town in decades.  Neenah Foundry makes Controlled Pressure Release Manhole Covers, but this doesn't appear to be one of them, nor would it need to ...

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LAURA KNOWLES | For LNP | LancasterOnline For musician Jim McFalls, performing with the New Holland Band in  its annual spring concert feels like a reunion. McFalls and Fred Hughes, now director of the New Holland Band, were both teens when they began playing in the band — McFalls on trombone, and Hughes on the tuba. Later, they joined the U.S. Army Band and toured the world with the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, both encouraged by their time performing in the New Holland Band, the second-oldest community concert band in the nation.  He’ll soon get a chance to play with the New Holland Band once again. McFalls will be a featured trombone soloist at the New Holland Band’s Spring Concert, set for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at Good Shepherd Chapel at Lancaster Bible College. The band will perform a selection of classic, Broadway, pops and Americana music. Since his time in the New Holland Band, McFalls — a Columbia High School graduate — has gone on to win a Latin Grammy and perform ...