The New Neighbors Nobody Asked For
Communities are paying the price of the data center boom
It started with a sound Scott Montgomery could not identify.
From the back porch of his home in Vineland, NJ, a low mechanical hum drifted constantly across the surrounding farm fields. His son was confused. “He kept asking, ‘What are those helicopter noises in the background?’” Montgomery said. “And it’s just gotten worse over time.”
About a half mile aw…



