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🌱 Overnight Route 30 paving brings delays near Columbia

Columbia, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Columbia! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Overnight Route 30 paving brings delays near Columbia
  • Columbia has an open council seat. Here’s how to apply
  • Chambers claims victory in Columbia’s razor-thin state House race

Also on today's calendar: Merrily We Roll Along and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 57, low: 40.
  • Friday: A shower; windy, cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Overnight paving on Route 30, other roads to restrict traffic, cause delays in Lancaster County (wgal.com) — Drivers using Route 30 near Columbia should expect overnight lane restrictions and delays as PennDOT mills and paves between the Route 441 and Route 741 exits through November 15. Work is scheduled Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Nearby Prospect Road paving is scheduled for November 15–22.
   

2. Appointment of open Columbia Borough Council seat — How to apply (columbiaspy.com) — Columbia residents interested in filling an open Borough Council seat have until 7 p.m. November 24 to submit a letter of intent to council president Eric Kauffman. Applicants must be registered borough voters, at least 18, with a year of continuous residency. Council plans a question-and-answer session and possible appointment that evening.
   

3. Chambers Declares Victory In State House Race (newsbreak.com) — Democrat Brad Chambers has declared victory in Columbia’s state House district, holding a 30-vote lead over Republican incumbent Brett Miller after provisional ballots were counted. The reported 21 remaining ballots would not erase that margin, but ballot challenges await a Thursday hearing and Miller could seek a recount.
   

4. White mold, grill crud, and other Lancaster County restaurant inspections for Nov. 2-8 (newsbreak.com) — State inspectors cited 12 food safety violations at 261 Locust St. in Columbia on Nov. 5, including foods past their seven-day use limit and raw foods stored above ready-to-eat items. The same day's inspection at Park Elementary School found no violations. Inspections reflect conditions on the day inspectors visit, not a permanent assessment.
   

5. Nancy Jane Hollingsworth Nance (outerbanksvoice.com) — Nancy Jane Hollingsworth Nance, a Columbia native who served in the Air Force and later worked with children, died November 9 at 87. Her life in Manteo, North Carolina, included teaching Sunday school and running a home daycare. A celebration of her life is scheduled for November 12 at Manteo Baptist Church.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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