radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: August 3, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 08/03/26          THE BLOOMSBURG YMCA HAS SECURED AN ADDITIONAL ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE GRANT FUNDING FOR ITS EXPANSION PROJECT. THE FUNDS WILL ADD TO THE SIX MILLION ALREADY RAISED............ TO RENOVATE THE RECENTLY PURCHASED BLOOMSBURG CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BUILDING. THE UPGRADED FACILITY, ACROSS THE PARKING LOT FROM THE Y'S MAIN BUILDING, WILL QUADRUPLE CHILDCARE CAPACITY FROM 25 TO 100 CHILDREN AND OFFER INFANT CARE FOR THE FIRST TIME.  STATE SENATOR LYNDA SCHLEGEL CULVER AND STATE REP. ROBERT LEADBETER WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING SECURE THE STATE GRANT.            BLOOMSBURG TOWN COUNCIL HAS PASSED A SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ON NEW DATA CENTER AND ENERGY FACILITY APPLICATIONS WHILE OFFICIALS DRAFT ZONING REGULATIONS. THE TEMPORARY BAN HALTS NEW DEVELOPMENTS UNTIL JANUARY, BUT EXEMPTS A PENDING PROPOSAL FOR A DATA CENTER AT THE FORMER WINDSOR FOODS FACTORY ON WEST ELEVENTH STREET.          DRIVERS IN SNYDER COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE FOR TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES STARTING TODAY. PENNDOT MAINTENANCE CREWS WILL SHUT DOWN A SECTION OF WALNUT ACRES ROAD IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP BETWEEN ROUTE 104 AND RICHARD ROAD FOR PIPE REPLACEMENT WORK. THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM SIX A-M TO TWO P-M MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WITH A POSTED DETOUR IN PLACE.