🌱 Why Olyphant’s zoning shake-up could matter for Blakely’s power system

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Olyphant’s zoning shake-up could matter for Blakely’s power system

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 75, low: 43.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 50 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Olyphant invalidates own zoning to buy more time to regulate data centers (thetimes-tribune.com) — Olyphant officials just scrapped a proposed zoning amendment and instead declared their zoning invalid, buying six months to write new rules for potential data centers. That move matters in Blakely too, since it’s the only other nearby town that runs its own electric utility, and any large data center build-out in the Midvalley could affect shared infrastructure, land use, and regional planning debates.
   

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📸 Around Blakely

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blakely

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Spring Book Sale
  Valley Community Library, 739 River St, Peckville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday April 22

• Needlework Night
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

Monday April 27

• VCL Board Meeting
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Adult Color and Chat Afternoon
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Coloring Club
  Lackawanna County Children's Library , 520 Vine St , Scranton
  2:30 pm
• Dunmore Varsity Softball @ Western Wayne
  Western Wayne High School , 1970 Easton Turnpike , Lake Ariel
  4:30 pm
• Trivia Night
  Groove Brewing , 1401 Sanderson Ave , Scranton
  6:30 pm
• Boots & Beers Line Dancing with Whiskey Way Line Dancing
  Breaker Brewing Outpost , 192 Wildcat Rd , Archbald
  7:00 pm
• The Fabulous 45s at the Honky Tonk
  Chaplin's Honky Tonk Restaurant & Saloon , 763 E Drinker St , Scranton
  7:00 pm
• Emo Night at The V Spot
  The V Spot Bar , 906 Providence Rd , Scranton
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Monoline Calligraphy with a Speedball B Nib
  Marywood University , 2300 Adams Ave , Dunmore
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• hello does anyone have or know someone looking to rehome a kitten, male of female.
  i just got a baby girl and i want her to have another kitten that she can play with! thank you (Nextdoor Blakely)

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🗞 Nearby News

Dickson City

• Dickson City woman charged in death of dependent adult (fox56.com)
• Developer of Archbald power plant, data centers proposes three Dickson City power plants (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Community Calendar 4/16/26 (thetimes-tribune.com)

Archbald

• Data center opponents question McCormick's wife's omission in CBS report, cite conflict (fox56.com)
• Lackawanna County Court Notes, April 16, 2026 (thetimes-tribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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