Data-center buildout in Massachusetts, as reported

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Oct 9	South Shore News ($)	East Bridgewater Town Meeting Approves 24-Month Data Center Moratorium, $250,000 Public Safety Study↗ South Shore News ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of East Bridgewater, MA	us/ma/town/east-bridgewater
Oct 9	MassLive.com ($)	Who were those data center backers in Westfield? | Letters to The Republican↗ MassLive.com ($) Siting	City of Westfield, MA City of Holyoke, MA	us/ma/city/westfield us/ma/city/holyoke
Oct 8	Lowell Sun ($)	75-gallon oil spill on Tanner Street in Lowell↗ Lowell Sun ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Lowell, MA	us/ma/city/lowell
Oct 8	The National Law Review	Governor Healey Issues Executive Order Establishing New Requirements for Data Centers in Massachusetts↗ The National Law Review Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Massachusetts	us/ma
Oct 8	Patch	Second North Shore City Mayor Proposes Data Center Ban↗ Patch Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Beverly, MA City of Salem, MA	us/ma/city/beverly us/ma/city/salem
Oct 8	Yahoo	Zoom meeting set for Servistar data center permit decision in Westfield↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Westfield, MA	us/ma/city/westfield
Oct 8	WWLP	Easthampton considers moratorium on data centers↗ WWLP More coverage: Daily Hampshire Gazette Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Easthampton, MA	us/ma/city/easthampton
Oct 5	The Daily News of Newburyport	Councilors likely to vote on crypto ATM, data center measures↗ The Daily News of Newburyport Water−, Denied or halted	City of Newburyport, MA	us/ma/city/newburyport
Oct 2	The Reminder	Northampton seeking residents for Data Center Select Committee↗ The Reminder Water−, Denied or halted	City of Northampton, MA	us/ma/city/northampton
Oct 2	Itemlive ($)	Peabody continues data center conversation↗ Itemlive ($) Water	City of Peabody, MA	us/ma/city/peabody
Oct 1	Lowell Sun ($)	Markley, Lowell battle over records requests↗ Lowell Sun ($) Siting	City of Lowell, MA	us/ma/city/lowell
Oct 1	Lowell Sun ($)	Data center zoning back on Lowell’s agenda↗ Lowell Sun ($) Subsidies	City of Lowell, MA Town of Chelmsford, MA	us/ma/city/lowell us/ma/town/chelmsford
Sep 29	The Gardner News	Leominster puts pause on battery and data centers↗ The Gardner Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: MassLive.com · The Daily News of Newburyport · ctif.org Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Leominster, MA City of Holyoke, MA Town of Oakham, MA	us/ma/city/leominster us/ma/city/holyoke us/ma/town/oakham
Sep 26	MassLive.com ($)	Planning Board starting process create bylaw for data centers↗ MassLive.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo WaterSiting	Town of Southwick, MA	us/ma/town/southwick
Sep 24	communityadvocate.com	Hudson Planning Board votes for moratorium on data centers; Town Meeting vote forthcoming↗ communityadvocate.com More coverage: South Shore News Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Town of Hudson, MA Town of East Bridgewater, MA	us/ma/town/hudson us/ma/town/east-bridgewater
Sep 19	WWLP	WWLP POLL: Most readers concerned about environmental impact of data centers↗ WWLP More coverage: Yahoo WaterSiting	City of Westfield, MA	us/ma/city/westfield
Sep 19	boston.com ($)	Salem officials say ‘data center.’ Developers say ‘low-latency inference point.’ The ZBA weighed in.↗ boston.com ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, MA	us/ma/city/salem
Sep 18	Daily Hampshire Gazette	Northampton to form 10-member data center study committee↗ Daily Hampshire Gazette Siting	City of Northampton, MA City of Easthampton, MA City of Greenfield, MA	us/ma/city/northampton us/ma/city/easthampton us/ma/city/greenfield
Sep 17	law.com ($)	Massachusetts Adopts Community Benefit Requirements for Data Center Projects↗ law.com ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: The National Law Review · natlawreview.com · Hoodline · bostonglobe.com Water−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Massachusetts Town of Wilmington, MA	us/ma us/ma/town/wilmington
Sep 17	Greenfield Recorder	Greenfield City Council adopts one-year moratorium on data centers↗ Greenfield Recorder More coverage: News Link Live Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Greenfield, MA City of Leominster, MA	us/ma/city/greenfield us/ma/city/leominster
Sep 17	Lowell Sun ($)	Lowell drafts community benefits agreement on data centers, development↗ Lowell Sun ($) Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	City of Lowell, MA Massachusetts	us/ma/city/lowell us/ma
Sep 17	MassLive.com ($)	Westfield Planning Board postpones decision on data center permit extension↗ MassLive.com ($) Siting	City of Westfield, MA	us/ma/city/westfield
Sep 16	Daily Hampshire Gazette	Easthamtpon moves to pause data centers↗ Daily Hampshire Gazette Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Easthampton, MA Town of Ludlow, MA City of Northampton, MA	us/ma/city/easthampton us/ma/town/ludlow us/ma/city/northampton
Sep 16	WGBH	‘It's not the right fit’: Salem mayor urges denial of permit for data center↗ WGBH Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, MA	us/ma/city/salem
Sep 16	WWLP	Westfield considers extension for $4 billion data center↗ WWLP Siting	City of Westfield, MA	us/ma/city/westfield
Sep 15	Lowell Sun ($)	Lowell moves toward regulations on data centers↗ Lowell Sun ($) More coverage: MassLive.com · WBUR · Homenewshere.com · Boston Herald · +1 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Lowell, MA City of Everett, MA City of Boston, MA	us/ma/city/lowell us/ma/city/everett us/ma/city/boston
Sep 15	MassLive.com ($)	Planning Board to consider 3-year special permit extension for Servistar Data Center↗ MassLive.com ($) Siting	City of Westfield, MA	us/ma/city/westfield
Sep 14	MassLive ($)	Ludlow joins WMass communities debating data center moratorium↗ MassLive ($) Water−, Denied or halted	Town of Ludlow, MA City of Holyoke, MA City of Lowell, MA	us/ma/town/ludlow us/ma/city/holyoke us/ma/city/lowell
Sep 13	Athol Daily News	Healey order subjects proposed data centers to local approvals↗ Athol Daily News More coverage: WGBH Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Massachusetts City of Easthampton, MA Town of Shutesbury, MA	us/ma us/ma/city/easthampton us/ma/town/shutesbury
Sep 13	Lowell Sun ($)	Markley Lowell pushes back against data center opposition↗ Lowell Sun ($) More coverage: Boston Herald Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Lowell, MA Massachusetts	us/ma/city/lowell us/ma
Sep 11	TechTarget ($)	Massachusetts ties data center permits to clean power, grid costs↗ TechTarget ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The National Law Review Power and grid−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Massachusetts	us/ma
Sep 11	WBUR	Holyoke banned new data centers. But it likes the eco-conscious one it already has↗ WBUR Water−, Denied or halted	City of Holyoke, MA	us/ma/city/holyoke
Sep 10	The Bedford Citizen	Bedford Planning Department Prepares Data Center Zoning Ahead of Special Town Meeting↗ The Bedford Citizen Water	Town of Bedford, MA Massachusetts	us/ma/town/bedford us/ma
Sep 10	The Reminder	Northampton City Council considers data center moratorium↗ The Reminder More coverage: Boston.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Northampton, MA City of Boston, MA	us/ma/city/northampton us/ma/city/boston
Sep 10	Environment+Energy Leader	Massachusetts Tightens Data Center Environmental Permitting↗ Environment+Energy Leaderalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: news.ssbcrack.com Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Massachusetts	us/ma

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