What this record $1.07M fine means for Vineland's AI datacenter
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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• New Jersey Datacenter Fined $1.1M For Dozens Of Unpermitted Generators (sej.org) — New Jersey environmental regulators have hit a Vineland AI datacenter with a record $1.07 million fine for allegedly running at least 45 gas-powered generators without required state permits. The Microsoft-linked DataOne facility, already controversial for noise and zoning disputes, sits about 40 miles from Philadelphia and is slated to power a multibillion-dollar AI deal, raising big questions about oversight and neighborhood impacts.
GVCC - Legislative Breakfast with Districts 1 & 3 / 9-30-26 The Grove at Centerton, 1022 Almond Road, Pittsgrove 8:00 am
Lilliston Ford - Load Up For The Common Good Food Drive / through 9-30-26 Lilliston Ford, 833 N. Delsea Drive, Vineland 9:00 am
Vineland Historical & Antiquarian Society - VHAS Book Club: "It's Been A Long, Long Time" by Marianne Lods / 9-30-26 Vineland Historical Society, 108 S. 7th Street, Vineland 6:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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