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In response to souring public opinion on data centers, Pennsylvanians have flocked to grassroots Facebook groups.

LEWISBURG — A renewable energy company based in Wilkes-Barre will install solar panels on the East Buffalo Township municipal building.

DANVILLE — Mahoning Township Police assisted Danville Police, Montour County Sheriff’s Office and the Montour County Drone Team with a saturation patrol of both Danville Borough and Mahoning Township on Aug. 5.

LEWISBURG — Joanne Landis will be the featured artist at Gallery 255 at the Public Library for Union County in September.The exhibit is called Women Standing, an exhibition of narrative oil paintings by Joanne Landis. An artist reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 28, where she will discuss her artwork and creative process.A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, Joanne is a native New Yorker whose work explores archetypes, mythology and personal experience through large-scale oil-on-canvas paintings.

Lycoming College is adding a sport management major to its curriculum, offering an interdisciplinary program to prepare students for careers across the sports industry, including marketing, front-office operations, college athletics, professional and amateur organizations and non-profit community program management.

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For the last 11 years, residents of Dunmore Borough have not paid a dime for garbage collection. The fee started at $40 in 1983 and last increased to $150 in 2002. Starting in 2015, council voted unanimously to waive the fee, but in December that changed. Unless they were at [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton residents met with elected officials and community advocates in Lackawanna County to address an ongoing affordability crisis impacting local households. Discussions at the meeting centered on rising everyday living expenses, specifically targeting the costs of rent, groceries and health care. Organizers structured the event to give community members a [...]

TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Tunkhannock Library in Wyoming County is hosting its “Books for Bucks” program to give youth an incentive to read before summer ends. Children and teens up to age 17 can log their reading minutes through August 31 to earn credits. Participants can use the credits they accumulate to buy [...]

LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pocono Organics in Long Pond, Monroe County, is closing all operations after nearly nine years in business. The facility's founder described the closure as a difficult business decision driven by long-term funding realities. Pocono Organics originally started as a farm before expanding into a broader complex that featured a [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Young kids are getting the chance to dig into the bones of the past on Monday thanks to some help from the people who dug them up. Paleontologists captured kids' attention with fun facts and interactive lessons this morning at the lackawanna county children's library. An albertosaurus skull, a t-rex [...]