Lowell, United States, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Data center next door divides old Massachusetts mill town

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Retiree Eileen Castle hasn't been able to enjoy her backyard since a data center moved in next door in Lowell, Massachusetts, bringing noise, fumes, dust and water mist. But a few streets away, contractor Louis Haas is grateful to Markley, the company running the facility, for redeveloping an abandoned site he says was rife with drug use. Dubbed "the Dungeon" by some locals for the imposing black silhouette it casts over a residential neighborhoo......

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