Pedestrian killed at Cherry and 462

A 73-year-old woman was killed shortly after noon today at the intersection of Cherry Street and Lancaster Avenue after being hit by a pickup truck. Reportedly, the truck turned north onto Lancaster Avenue from Cherry Street and struck the woman, who was crossing the road towards Locust Street Park. Emergency personnel performed CPR at the scene, but the woman later died of her injuries. The intersection was closed for several hours as police investigated the accident scene.

Former Columbian, a Pulitzer finalist, gets poem in NY Times

A work by former Columbian Dean Young, a poet and Pulitzer prize finalist, was featured recently in the The New York Times Magazine. The article is HERE.

Dean Young's Wikipedia entry is HERE.

Eagle Scout uses Columbia-area foundry for Memorial plague

Zimmerman Foundries Company in Columbia, Pennsylvania made the plaque. 
MORE:
http://globegazette.com/news/local/eagle-scout-project-for-memorial-day/article_3903da0d-bbfc-5736-850d-2ab2deacf275.html

Jumping the gun on parking?

This photograph was taken this morning, Saturday, May 28th. Two of the signs shown are contradictory. One of the signs on the left states that parking in the main lot is reserved for vehicles with trailers only from Memorial Day to Labor Day. (Memorial Day is this coming Monday, May 30.) The larger sign on the right implies that the restriction is effective immediately - today, two days early.

With a busy weekend in store, visitors will need all available parking, and the borough shouldn't be too quick to limit it - or to confuse people with contradictory signs.

(FYI from The Spy: Additional parking is available in the meadow just north of the Veterans Memorial Bridge. This area can be accessed via the dirt road next to the chain-link fence at the railroad tracks.)

Yard waste to be picked up Tuesday and Wednesday

Columbia board backs 2 percent tax hike

Columbia homeowners can expect a 2 percent increase in their 2016-17 taxes if the proposed $23.7 million budget is approved.

The board voted 7-0 on May 12 in favor of the proposed budget, with two board members absent. The board's final approval is set for June 16.

MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-board-backs-percent-tax-hike/article_58523aee-22e5-11e6-bc72-f7b4dec0b1a0.html

Scenes from the Trolley

Columbia launched its trolley Wednesday night. More precisely, it began renting the trolley on a trial basis. Columbia Borough Council approved the move at its April 11 meeting after a presentation by Daisy Pagan, who is championing the project through the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Rivertowne Trolley Company will provide the service with a 24-seat trolley that was recently restored. Service will run from Memorial Day weekend (5/26/16) through Labor Day weekend (9/2/16), 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and as needed for special events, and extended for Fourth Fridays.

The Turkey Hill Experience has agreed to contribute signage, parking attendants at lots, and an informational piece to be distributed to all guests.

Daisy Pagan, who spearheaded the project, cuts the ribbon.

The tentative trolley route is shown in red below: