{"id":12721,"date":"2026-09-25T19:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/referendums\/north-berwick-data-center-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:35:04","slug":"north-berwick-data-center-ban","status":"publish","type":"referendum","link":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/referendums\/north-berwick-data-center-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"North Berwick data center ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-portland-press-herald wp-block-embed-the-portland-press-herald\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DVtPITswUL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/08\/19\/north-berwick-to-ask-voters-about-data-center-ban-comprehensive-plan-change\/\">North Berwick to ask voters about data center ban, comprehensive plan change<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cNorth Berwick to ask voters about data center ban, comprehensive plan change\u201d \u2014 The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/08\/19\/north-berwick-to-ask-voters-about-data-center-ban-comprehensive-plan-change\/embed\/#?secret=uTAwsXTe9g#?secret=DVtPITswUL\" data-secret=\"DVtPITswUL\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-portland-press-herald wp-block-embed-the-portland-press-herald\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4uIuaizZhT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/06\/30\/why-north-berwick-plans-to-skip-a-data-center-moratorium-and-let-voters-decide\/\">Why North Berwick plans to skip a data center moratorium and let voters decide<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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