🌱 How Blakely’s data center fight is reshaping Mayfield’s next big vote

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In today's newsletter:

• How Blakely’s data center fight is reshaping Mayfield’s next big vote

Also on today's calendar: Winter Party: Science of the Sky.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder with snow showers, with a high of 27 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Clouds and sun with flurries, temps: high: 31, low: 18.
• Saturday: Morning flurries; cloudy, with a high of 32 and low of 14 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mayfield to hold public hearing on data center legislation Wednesday (thetimes-tribune.com) — Blakely is part of a growing cluster of Midvalley towns shaping where and how large data centers can be built, after one proposal there was withdrawn amid community pushback. Now nearby Mayfield is set to vote Wednesday on its own detailed data center zoning rules along Business Route 6, aiming to control noise, water use, and infrastructure impacts before developers arrive.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blakely

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Knit and Crochet Group
  Valley Community Library, 739 River St, Peckville
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Winter Party: Science of the Sky
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Yoga for Healing with The Greenhouse Project
  Throop Community Civic Center , 500 Sanderson St , Throop
  1:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Memory Cafe
  The Gathering Place for Community, Arts & Education , 304 S State St , Clarks Summit
  10:00 am
• Murder Under the Mistletoe
  Holiday Inn Scranton East - Dunmore by IHG , 200 Tigue St , Dunmore
  5:00 pm
• The Fabulous 45s
  The Club at the Highlands , 2700 Highland Blvd S , Archbald
  6:30 pm
• The Fabulous 45s at the Highlands
  The Club at the Highlands , 2700 Highland Blvd S , Archbald
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Greater Scranton YMCA 2nd Annual Jingle Bell Jog!
  Greater Scranton YMCA , 706 North Blakely Street , Dunmore
  9:00 am
• Forest City Girls Varsity Basketball @ Lakeland
  Lakeland School District , 1355 Lakeland Dr , Scott
  3:00 pm
• Hoppy Holidays Ugly Sweater Party featuring The Jingle Berries
  Breaker Brewing Outpost , 192 Wildcat Rd , Archbald
  5:00 pm
• Jacob Gilpin: Breaker Brewing Outpost
  Breaker Brewing Outpost , 192 Wildcat Rd , Archbald
  6:00 pm
• 🎶 Jacob Gilpin live on stage at Breaker Brewing Outpost 🎶
  Breaker Brewing Outpost , 192 Wildcat Rd , Archbald
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Seasonal affective disorder is more than just the winter blues.
  If you are feeling depressed, reach out to your doctor or a mental health professional for help. If you need immediate assistance, help is available!… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Dickson City

• Patricia Yara Bezerra (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Snowstorm triggers widespread crashes, road closures across Northeastern Pennsylvania (fox56.com)
• Lackawanna County Court Notes, December 10, 2025 (thetimes-tribune.com)

Olyphant

• Businesses opening, moving and improving in the region (thetimes-tribune.com)
• ARIPPA, Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Award Lackawanna River Conservation Association Mini-Grant; Next Round Opens Jan. 1 (blogspot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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