radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: August 14, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 08/14/26          SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP IS CLAMPING DOWN ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.                    THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A STRICT NEW ORDINANCE MONDAY, LIMITING FUTURE DATA CENTERS TO FIFTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET WITHIN NEWLY DESIGNATED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONES.          THE UPDATED RULES ALSO IMPOSE TOUGHER PROPERTY SETBACKS, REQUIRE DETAILED ENERGY USAGE PLANS, AND PREVENT THE CLEAR-CUTTING OF LOCAL WOODLANDS. WHILE STATE LAW PREVENTS AN OUTRIGHT BAN ON THE FACILITIES, TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS SAY THEY PLAN TO ADD EVEN MORE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS TO THE ORDINANCE SOON.          AN 84-YEAR-OLD BLAKESLEE MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP.            JACOB BOYCE DIED FROM ACCIDENTAL BLUNT FORCE INJURIES AFTER CRASHING HIS CAR ON ROUTE 940 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. POCONO MOUNTAIN REGIONAL POLICE ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO THE DEADLY WRECK.           NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY "WE FIGHT FENTANYL."            THE OPIOID CRISIS IS REAL.  LISTEN TO THE "DOSE OF REALITY PODCAST"  AT WE FIGHT FENTANYL-DOT-ORG.  POWERFUL STORIES.  HONEST CONVERSATIONS.           LAURA LEBEAU, RADIO NOVO NEWS.