🌱 How could Archbald’s power plant fight reshape projects near Dickson City?

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• How could Archbald's power plant fight reshape projects near Dickson City?

Also on today's calendar: Dickson City Neighborhood Watch Meeting.

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Showers around in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 46.
• Saturday: Sunshine and not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Essential Energy, Stop Archbald Data Centers continue power plant debate (thetimes-tribune.com) — Plans for multiple data centers and power plants, including several proposed across Bell Mountain in Dickson City, are drawing intense scrutiny as Archbald officials continue conditional-use hearings on a 400-megawatt natural gas plant. Residents and school representatives are pressing engineers over safety, emergency response, and pipeline routes, while the borough schedules another public hearing for late October.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dickson City

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Wednesday October 21
• Dickson City Neighborhood Watch Meeting →
  824 Main St, Dickson City
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Move Your Body w/ Karen – For Every Body! →
  The Greenhouse Project, 200 Arthur Ave, Scranton
  9:00 am
• Paradise by Zach Horn →
  Scranton PA
  10:00 am
• The Lights Above: The Astro-Photography of Sean Parker →
  Scranton PA
  11:00 am
• The Office Exhibition →
  Scranton PA
  11:00 am
• $1.25 Oysters & 1/2 Price Drafts (Mon - Thurs 5-7) →
  Cooper's Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
  5:00 pm
• $1.25 Oysters & 1/2 Price Drafts →
  Cooper's Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• "Imagine" A John Lennon Tribute Concert →
  The Theater at North, 1539 N Main Ave, Scranton
  7:00 pm
• Cruel Summer - Tribute to Taylor Swift →
  Ritz Theater and Performing Arts Center, 222 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton
  7:30 pm
• Cruel Summer: Taylor Swift Tribute →
  The Ritz Theater, 222 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Sweet Treats Cookie Festval →
  McDade Park, 1 Bald Mountain Rd, Scranton
  1:00 pm
• Mid Valley vs Scranton →
  Mid Valley High School, 52 Underwood Rd, Throop
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Olyphant

• Lackawanna County Court Notes, September 29, 2026 (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Bail revoked in case of lawyer Pisanchyn, who faces DUI, assault charges (thetimes-tribune.com)

Clarks Summit

• Ohio State, UCLA, Northwestern, Purdue and Rutgers Collect Women's Soccer Weekly Awards (bigten.org)
• Falls Active Adult Center announces October schedule (citizensvoice.com)

Scranton

• Scranton Fire Chief retiring to take State College area position (wvia.org)
• 916 Taylor Ave #1, Scranton, PA 18510 (zillow.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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