radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: June 22, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/22/26          AMAZON WEB SERVICES COULD MORE THAN DOUBLE ITS PAYMENTS TO SALEM TOWNSHIP UNDER A RENEGOTIATED COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENT.          TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS SAY DISCUSSIONS HAVE INTENSIFIED OVER A PROPOSAL THAT COULD BRING LUZERNE COUNTY UP TO 23 MILLION DOLLARS TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF PERMIT FEE REVENUE.          WHILE NEGOTIATIONS ARE CURRENTLY ON HOLD, BOTH SIDES SAY THE RELATIONSHIP REMAINS STRONG AND TALKS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.          BERWICK BOROUGH IS GROWING ITS POLICE FORCE.          COUNCIL HAS HIRED TWO FULL-TIME OFFICERS AND ONE PART-TIME OFFICER, BRINGING THE DEPARTMENT TO 13 OFFICERS, INCLUDING THE CHIEF. ONE NEW HIRE IS ALREADY CERTIFIED, WHILE ANOTHER IS SET TO GRADUATE FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY NEXT MONTH.          BOROUGH OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE STILL THREE OFFICERS SHORT BUT PLAN TO CONTINUE RECRUITING AND ARE ENCOURAGED BY RECENT HIRING SUCCESS.          A SELINSGROVE-BASED COMPANY IS EARNING NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.          LIGHTING NEW YORK HAS WON A NEWSWEEK AI IMPACT AWARD FOR ITS BEACON IMAGE SEARCH TOOL, WHICH LETS CUSTOMERS UPLOAD A PHOTO OF A LIGHTING FIXTURE AND FIND SIMILAR PRODUCTS FROM THE COMPANY’S CATALOG OF ABOUT ONE MILLION ITEMS.          COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY USERS OF THE TOOL GENERATE NEARLY THREE TIMES MORE REVENUE THAN TRADITIONAL WEBSITE SEARCHES.