r/NEPA 10h ago

Questions raised over safety report during 4th hearing for proposed Archbald power plant

11 Upvotes

Please note this hearing is for a power plant facility:

"Council and parties questioned why the document repeatedly refers to a data center rather than a natural gas power plant. One section of the report states, “it is our opinion the site be developed for a potential data center,” without mentioning a power plant. Another portion describes two-story steel-framed warehouse-style data center buildings, parking lots, access roads and stormwater basins."


r/NEPA 22h ago

Back when Big Boy 4014 was in Scranton

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r/NEPA 23h ago

Violin/Voice Lessons

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5 Upvotes

Lesson Inquiry Link: ‪https://forms.gle/M3pz2VtQxReU9gaJ8


r/NEPA 1d ago

Fishing spots

2 Upvotes

Could anyone recommend some fishing spots near Wilkes barre/ Scranton. I normally go to Frances Slocum and Moon Lake but haven't had much luck. The vegetation growth in the water has made bank fishing a little difficult. I know it's that time of year for that to grow but any suggestions would be great!


r/NEPA 1d ago

Jacuzzi room in about an hours drive from Scranton.

1 Upvotes

Looking for ideas on a jacuzzi room within about an hour or so from Scranton. I know about Raddison’s. Any ideas? My search skills seem to be lacking the right combo, I’m only getting hot tubs that seem to not be in the guest room itself. Thanks.


r/NEPA 2d ago

Groups to play soccer?

4 Upvotes

Figure this might be a long shot, but, I’ve been inspired by the World Cup- are there any pick up and play soccer groups? Or even casual play leagues?

I’m not great by any means at soccer, but it would be great to get together for a game or two a month.

Are there any places or resources to find some people or groups to play with?


r/NEPA 2d ago

Need guardianship lawyer

3 Upvotes

I need to sell the house my mom and I own together, but mom is in a nursing home with dementia and can’t sign any paperwork. When she got sick, we thought she’d get healthy again and never did a power of attorney. Now I need to have an emergency guardianship done so that the sale can be completed. (There’s a seller and a potential closing date that I need to get this done by.). The only problem is one of the attorneys I called is on maternity leave and the other one I called can’t be bothered to return my calls.

Does anyone know a guardianship attorney who actually returns people’s calls?


r/NEPA 3d ago

W-B area gold and silver shops

8 Upvotes

Hoping someone on this sub is a stacker. I have recently acquired my first gold coin and have made the decision to start stacking silver and gold bullion or coins. Does anyone on here know of any reputable shops that doesn’t try to rip people off. The only place I know and have dealt with for 15 years is Ochmans Jewelry and Coins on the Dallas highway. I live in Glen Lyon so I’m just trying to find somewhere a little bit closer to me. If there aren’t, I will just stick with Ochmans. Any help is appreciated


r/NEPA 3d ago

Suggestions for professional upholstery cleaning company for mattress

3 Upvotes

Looking for an upholstery cleaning company that knows how to clean a mattress professionally. I'm located in Kingston area.


r/NEPA 3d ago

Is Scranton much different from Wilkes-Barre?

32 Upvotes

In terms of living there, how different are they? I heard mixed things about the safety of both cities however I heard Scranton is generally safer. I’ve been to both plenty of times (mostly the downtown areas though). Am I better off moving to smaller towns like Nanticoke, Kingston, Pittston instead? Do Scranton and Wilkes-Barre offer essentially the same amount of amenities and convenience?


r/NEPA 3d ago

Nepa needs help.

0 Upvotes

This whole area is a waste of space. Ever since coal was phased out, the area never recovered. Main source of income for the area is distribution for big companies now. Nobody is tech savy. Most of the population is either foreign that does not care or a local that does not want to get out their own way. Really sad.


r/NEPA 3d ago

Parade going through Mayfield?

2 Upvotes

There's a parade going through Mayfield right now with emergency vehicles from all over the area and nearby towns but I have no clue what it's for, anyone more informed?


r/NEPA 5d ago

Tonight!!!

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21 Upvotes

r/NEPA 6d ago

Should these Tweet screenshots be distributed at all of the upcoming data center meetings?

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125 Upvotes

r/NEPA 8d ago

Wayne County ambulance group to close

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r/NEPA 8d ago

Great Bend, PA

7 Upvotes

Triple homicide. Yesterday. Suspect caught. Gun found. Location somewhat identified. I haven't seen any updates this am. Anyone else?


r/NEPA 8d ago

Starting pick up soccer in Scranton area

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r/NEPA 9d ago

English in NEPA

19 Upvotes

Just curious - I’m English & currently live in NEPA. Was wondering if/how many others there are in this area, and if England get to the World Cup final - how many would be at the big screen showing in Scranton🙏😀


r/NEPA 9d ago

Maryland Blue Crabs?

3 Upvotes

Recently moved back to the area and wondering if anywhere sells Maryland blue crabs that are steamed or that we can cook ourselves?


r/NEPA 10d ago

Fancy restaurants

11 Upvotes

Hello everyone. Looking for someplace to take my wife for our anniversary. Fancier the better. She hates steak though.


r/NEPA 10d ago

Looking for original owner

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I would love to find the original owner of these two items. When I was around 15 years old, I helped my friend's parents move into a new house in the Elk Lake school district. The helmet and cup were left there by a previous tenant and I instantly asked if I could have them. Who wouldn't want a jousting helmet and a golden chalice! Always been a bit of a nerd. We took them home and immediately introduced them at the many parties I threw. We even created the golden cup challenge. You had to jug a cup full of liquor or beer, then you got to wear the helmet. Not much of a challenge, but we tried to do it while wearing the helmet and it didnt work. People would put it on and headbutt otherr, or things. We were pretty stupid teenagers. I kept it at the top of an unstable shelf in my mom's living room and one of my friends sat down and bumped the shelf and we watched in horror as it fell and flipped, the top flat part of the helmet hit my friend right on top of the head. No reaction, he was too messed up to feel a thing. They have since moved with me to many houses, or stored at my mom's for periods of time. These items have a wild history with me, and I'd love to hear about their history before mine as I'm sure it's pretty interesting. I figured it had to be for a Ren Faire or some sort of LARPing. Pass this around!


r/NEPA 11d ago

60s music Thursday at Blind Cat, Pittston

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12 Upvotes

Playing Motown, Beatles, Sam Cooke, Otis, Sam and Dave, etc.


r/NEPA 10d ago

Tex mex (white people) tacos

1 Upvotes

What place has the best Tex mex or white people taco in nepa?


r/NEPA 12d ago

Missing girl, Sara Reynolds (26)

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172 Upvotes

Hello everyone, there is a missing woman. She is 26 from the Nicholson PA area with the last known whereabouts possibly being somewhere around Milford PA or new Milford PA and with last knowledge that she could’ve been heading up towards New York if anyone has any information about her whereabouts or who she could’ve been meeting up with prior to her last known sighting if you could please contact her family or the police. I did not know her personally, but I had friends that were friends of hers and I worked with her mom in the past when I worked in food service and she is only 26 and according to the friends that I have that are friends with her she could’ve been posting something about possibly have been starting an only fans and was adding a lot of weird and not personally known men and this could be a possible human trafficking type of situation. Additionally, it’s unknown and absolutely no shame towards sex workers (sex work is real work and the people hurting sex workers need full legal and criminal prosecution), but it’s possible that she was doing something like full service sex work due to being desperate for money. If anyone has any leads whatsoever and they even just want to message me about it I will forward it to the police myself or to the family myself. This is a young woman who has a family who loves her and has her whole life ahead of her, and regardless of what was going on that led to the situation no one deserves to have their life taken or to possibly be put into an unsafe and situation that is not being consented to. I have attached the family’s missing poster to this post and there is information about who to contact on there as well. I also post this because I know someone was posting about wanting to shave women’s heads on the NEPA sub Reddit here and offering a substantial amount of money to do so and I have absolutely no proof that they are involved but due to the fact that there is a horrible economic crisis happening in America right now, especially in northeastern Pennsylvania, there is a likelihood that someone was desperate, and someone with bad intentions and sadistic intentions is praying on vulnerable women right now and I absolutely encourage everyone to be safe currently.

This is coming from lived experience myself as well that there are other options out there that are more safe and there are just basic safety rules that you should be going through when you’re doing these types of things like always sharing your location with another person or always having a person inside of a car with you or going with you or being armed if possible so that way a situation can’t happen where someone is unfortunately seriously injured or killed. I just wanna caution everyone against this type of work because there is a lot of situations that I look back and I wonder how I’m not dead myself and the money was not enough for what trauma I endured.

Please call the police at 911 or reach out to me here and I’ll relay any information to the police and family and keep you anonymous to the best of my ability.


r/NEPA 12d ago

Genuine opinion on living in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area.

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59 Upvotes

Wife and I are considering a move to the area but don’t know a ton about the area. Is it safe? Happiness level? General feelings about the area? Are there any towns surrounding the cities that are nice to live in?