Archbald Borough

Governor Josh Shapiro heard from residents in Archbald who are worried about the cumulative impacts of data center campuses planned for their community. He visited the borough Wednesday, after releasing final standards for the data center industry to follow in order to get state support.

In Lackawanna County, Gov. Josh Shapiro listened to residents concerns about data center developments in their community.

Shapiro first announced the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards during his budget address in February.

Age Friendly Lackawanna launched Dementia Friendly Dining late last year. Three restaurants trained their staff to become ‘Dementia Friendly’ restaurants. The program aims to support caregivers and their loved ones with dementia while they are out to eat.

Archbald Borough Council held its fourth conditional use hearing for the Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus. Opponents sounded off about potential noise — and the developer's offer of $17 million to the community.

State Senator Lisa Baker, from Luzerne County, has introduced a bill that would increase penalties for people who attempt to murder law enforcement officers. And a data center campus proposed in Archbald is kicked off a state permit program.

Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration and the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity told Project Gravity developers it's no longer part of the PA Permit Fast Track Program.

The utility company held an informal open house Tuesday and sought input from residents about the proposed path of transmission lines.

The change in council happened during a regular meeting on Wednesday.

Developers of the proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center campus mailed residents a pamphlet that many called 'propaganda' at Monday's hearing, during which an expert also gave testimony on traffic predictions.