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Optimism buoys fire victims despite lost pets, possessions

All day Thursday, people milled about the remains of 16 homes in the 700 block of Chestnut Street, all either destroyed or badly damaged in a Wednesday-afternoon blaze described by fire officials as fast and ferocious.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

LancasterOnline

Columbia teachers seek help on pact

Teacher contract talks in Columbia Borough School District are headed for fact-finding. Negotiators for the teachers' union have asked the state Labor Relations Board to appoint a fact-finder to try to craft an agreement suitable to both sides.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Sentinel

Hazel Marie Morgan

Hazel Marie Morgan, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 21, 2009, at the Columbia-Montour Home Hospice, Danville.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

LancasterOnline

Columbia hikes tax, seeks cuts

Due to increased operating expenses and the cost of paying for students to attend charter schools - among other challenges - Columbia Borough school board approved a 5.9 percent tax hike Thursday.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

LancasterOnline

Proposed cuts in Pa. grants alarm museums, historical groups

With the state's budget sure to tighten, local museums are worried that Pennsylvania's commitment to preserving its past might become history.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

The Frontstretch

SSP Outback Track Racing Results a " Friday, June 12, 2009

Search the Frontstretch! SSP Outback Track Racing Results - " Friday, June 12, 2009 Newberrytown, PA - " The final round of the Spring Shoot-Out Series at the SSP Outback Track took place on Friday night, June 12.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

LancasterOnline

Police Officer Accused Of Dui In Co...

A Lancaster County police officer accused of flipping his car over a parked car after he had been drinking was in court Tuesday.

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LancasterOnline

Fire damages row homes

A Columbia Borough row home was condemned and two others were damaged after a Tuesday afternoon blaze on Walnut Street, officials said.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

CW 15

Alligators in Our Area

Jesse Rothacker, founder and president of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary in Lancaster County says he has seen an increase in the number of calls he gets from people looking for a new home for their pet alligators.

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WGAL-TV

Fire Damages 2 Row Homes In Columbia

A fire damaged two row homes in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County, Tuesday afternoon.

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LancasterOnline

Youth on run drops handgun

City police tried to stop a 17-year-old juvenile male for a curfew violation in the first block of East Filbert Street at 1:44 a.m. Saturday when the youth fled, discarding a .45-caliber handgun.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

LancasterOnline

Columbia gets $1M for roadwork

This is great news! As a resident living on the outskirts of the borough , my only means of getting into "town" while walking the dog was via a very dangerous walk along the shoulder on Ironville Pike.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

LancasterOnline

Columbia gets $1M for roadwork

All students in Columbia Borough School District are expected to walk to school, but few of them traverse Ironville Pike, a main artery leading to Columbia Junior/Senior High School.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

WGAL-TV

Lancaster County Farmer's Market Needs Vendors

A farmer's market in Lancaster County is going through some growing pains. Some of the vendors at the Columbia Market House have been so successful that they have left to start their own businesses.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

LancasterOnline

Route set for huge generator units

Pequea Township Supervisor Virginia Brady was concerned when she entered Columbia High School Monday night.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

LancasterOnline

Columbia offers variety

Dozens of shooters from all over Lancaster County migrate here for the weekly trap shoot at Columbia Fish and Game Association, 4339 Fairview Road, in West Hempfield Township.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Philly.com

Way with words lands him top prize in Daily News 'Loose Parts' caption contest

Congratulations to our "Loose Parts" caption winner, Henry Stojak , from Columbia, Pa., located 60 miles from Harrisburg.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Sinking Spring officials see retail project planned for ex-Boscov's site as key to revitalization

Reading Eagle The Sinking Spring Planning Commission is looking at the planned demolition of the former Boscov's West store at Penn Avenue and Shillington Road to kick-start the borough's revitalization.

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Sun May 31, 2009

LancasterOnline

Firm won't disclose route of Three Mile Island generators

The company orchestrating one of the largest moving projects in Lancaster County history wants to talk to the public.

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Fri May 29, 2009

LancasterOnline

Stimulus will fund 3 sewer projects

With a backlog of local public works projects, county officials didn't have to look far to find a place to spend $903,494 in federal stimulus money.

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