Two vehicles collided Saturday evening at the intersection of North 5th and Chestnut Streets in Columbia Borough.
The crash was reported at 7:14 p.m. Saturday, and police and fire personnel responded to find a gray Honda coupe and a white Subaru Forester nose-to-nose in the roadway, both with front-end damage. No injuries were reported.
Unlimited Towing transported both vehicles from the scene, which was cleared in about half an hour.
LANCASTER, Pa. —
More than a month after a patient fell from the sixth floor of Lancaster General Hospital, the family of 26-year-old Johnathan Leed is still seeking answers.
Family seeks answers after patient’s death
“They’re just beside themselves in grief. They’re very, very upset. We’re dealing with trauma. And the message that I’m receiving from them is it’s a tragedy that may have been prevented. And we just want answers,” said Attorney Thomas Kenny, who represents Leed’s family.
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Burkhart Ronald M, Burkhart Sharon L. conveyed 446 Chestnut St. to 446 Chestnut LLC for $1.
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Albatwitch painting by Eric Tonzola
[Photo by Columbia Spy]
Article by NATHAN WILLISON | LNP Staff Writer
The Albatwitch, according to local folklore, is a small hairy primatelike creature that lives around Chickies Rock north of Columbia. The creature was described by speakers at the festival as being roughly 4 feet tall and known for stealing apples and throwing their cores at people who get too close.
Organizer Rick Fisher, an author and paranormal investigator, said he had a sighting of what he believed to be an Albatwitch in 2002 while he was driving on Route 23 toward Marietta and was inspired to create a festival around it after seeing the success of the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
For over a decade Fisher had organized an Albatwitch festival in Columbia with Chris Vera, president of the Columbia Historic Preservation Society. Following disputes between Vera and Columbia Borough Council, the event was moved to Wrightsville in 2025. Fisher bowed out of the festival when it moved to the west shore of the Susquehanna. Over the past year, Fisher said he was told by residents and Borough Council members that the event should move back to Columbia, where it started.
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Pennsylvania’s rules are that tinted windows on passenger vehicles must allow 70% of light to go through the glass.
The fine for excessive tint is $25 ($100 in Philadelphia), though related fees would push that cost north of $100.
Tint meters are made by Laser Labs of Pembroke, Massachusetts, and police departments can get the base version for about $100.
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Brad Chambers
JADES CAMPOS | LNP STAFF WRITER
Recent polling by a national nonprofit that studies trends in state legislative elections suggests Lancaster County’s most competitive midterm races could produce upsets.
Columbia Democrat Brad Chambers has a one-point lead over Republican incumbent Brett Miller in the 41st state House District, according to a poll conducted this month by State Navigate.
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CHRISTY RAE AMMONS | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE
When: Columbia Borough School Board meeting, Sept. 17.
What happened: Board members approved the renewal of a dual enrollment agreement with Elizabethtown College. The contract would look the same as the prior agreement, but with altered dates, Superintendent Ashley Rizzo said.
Quotable: “We’d update that partnership so that our students who qualify — the school’s juniors and seniors — may enroll at Elizabethtown at a very reduced price for credit and also have the opportunity through the Columbia Ed Foundation for additional financial support to start to earn some college credit while in high school,” Rizzo said.
What it means: According to the agreement, Columbia students who are accepted into the dual enrollment program will be able to earn 24 college credits during the academic year. Those credits would simultaneously count toward the pupil’s high school requirements.
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