Parkland joins opposition against data center across from high school; a ‘ticking time bomb,’ member says

The Parkland School Board unanimously approved a resolution opposing a hyperscale data center proposal for a site across the street from Parkland High School.

A woman holds up a sign Thursday, July 9, 2026, during a South Whitehall Township Planning Commission meeting involving the Project Atlas data center proposal in the auditorium of Springhouse Middle School in South Whitehall Township. Project Atlas has drawn concerns from township residents due to its potential impacts to the nearby Parkland High School and surrounding community. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

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Jan and Jim Everett, owners of Country Junction on Route 209 about 8 miles from Lehighton. Jim Everett died on Oct. 15, 2026 at 77. (Ed Koskey Jr./The Morning Call)

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Chade and Nancy Sankari, co-owners of SMP Steaks, stand Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, at their business in Whitehall Township. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference at the NFL fall owners’ meetings Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Roger Goodell says NFL welcomes a review of how Eagles handled Jalen Hurts’ blood clots

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he believes proper medical protocols were followed.

Celebrate the season, patronize local businesses or take in a show this weekend in the Lehigh Valley. Witches take over Easton The Easton Witches’ Walk returns this weekend, bringing costumes, dancing and entertainment to Centre Square and Scott Park. The...

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Slate Belt Holdings, a partnership between Talen Energy and River Pointe Logistics, included this map as part of its preliminary land development plans sent to Upper Mount Bethel Township on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. This proposed hyperscale campus layout includes 29 data center buildings and reflects previous plans sent to the township as part of two validity challenges filed against its zoning ordinance. (Slate Belt Holdings)

‘They’re on notice’: Upper Mount Bethel board gives supervisors 60 days to take action on data center regulation

Upper Mount Bethel's zoning board postponed its consideration of developer Slate Belt Holdings’ validity challenge until Dec. 17, voting to give supervisors 60 days to take action on data center regulation.

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Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski speaks Wednesday, June 24, 2026, during her first State of the County address at the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem. Zrinski unveiled a plan for a Gracedale nursing home campus, with a new 700-bed skilled nursing facility, dialysis center, workforce housing and retail area. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Wiikwemkoong's Chief Technology Officer Michael McCormick and a worker inspect the community's data center.

A First Nation community in Canada is using a data center to preserve its heritage

Among the files it holds are video recordings of Anishinaabe speaking their native language.

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