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Pictured Top: Dan Hickey, District Director, Office of State Senator Peter J. Durant and MWCC Paramedicine Clinical Coordinator John Breshnahan, MPA, NRP, I/C Pictured Bottom: Dan Hickey, District Director, Office of State Senator Peter J. Durant and Officer Caleb Matson of the Templeton Police Department Mount Wachusett Community College CelebratesContinue Reading

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Unusual Opioid Tampering Case Implicates Gardner MA Man View the complete Press Release, CLICK HERE. According to the United States Attorney’s office, 37 year old Andrew Milgrim of Gardner agreed to plead guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product. Milgrim will make his initial appearance, waive indictmentContinue Reading

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The Greenwood Memorial Pool is Gardner is OPEN! Seasonal Reopening of Greenwood Memorial Pool Following repairs which delayed the opening of the pool by over 10 days, The Greenwood Outdoor Memorial Pool in Gardner, MA, has officially commenced its seasonal operations, providing community access seven days a week. The facilityContinue Reading

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Fire Destroys about 60 Vehicles in Templeton MA Multiple Fire Departments responded to an early morning fire Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 223 Baldwinville Road in Templeton, the location of Insurance Auto Auctions. 911 callers had reported hearing explosions around 2am. Fire crews found approximately 12 vehicles engulfed in flamesContinue Reading

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Fire Heavily Damages Gardner MA Buddhist Center A fire at the Buddhist Center at 20 Lakewood Terrace in Gardner on June 30, 2026 caused extensive damage and the occupants are not able to return to the building. Gardner Magazine received this information from Gardner Fire Chief Greg Lagoy: “The fireContinue Reading

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Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson has announced Cooling Centers for Gardner. Contact your local town for resources in your community. Cooling Centers Activated – Greater Gardner MA Expecting HEAT From Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson: “Due to the predicted heatwave, I have activated the City’s cooling centers from Wednesday, July 1, 2026Continue Reading

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Greater Gardner MA Heat Watch – Wednesday through Friday -July to start off HOT …EXTREME HEAT WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING 7-1-26 THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING 7-3-26 This Week’s Forecast: Monday, high near 83. Tuesday, high near 85. Wednesday, high near 93. Thursday, high near 97. Friday, highContinue Reading

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Safe Relationships – What Every College Student Should Know The Gardner Police Department has posted about an event coming up: “Safe Relationships: What Every College Student Should Know. A free info session for college-bound students and their parents on recognizing red flags, setting boundaries, and staying safe in relationships. Thursday,Continue Reading

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WGAW Attacked by Domestic Terrorists Radio Station WGAW has faced another attack of domestic terrorism. While the AM remained on the air, the FM signal was off the air for the past couple of weeks due to an act of Domestic Urban Terrorists who used wire cutters to cut AUDIOContinue Reading

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The Gardner Traffic Commission committed to increased transparency by implementing a new public tracking system for all traffic-related complaints. Listen to the meeting AUDIO and/or view the infographics we have provided for clarity. Gardner Traffic Commission Answers some Questions and Asks Others. Listen to the entire meeting on any device,Continue Reading

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Urgent Weather Message – Heat Advisory The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory in effect until 8pm on Friday June 12, 2026 with Heat Index values up to 96 in portions of Central, Eastern, Northeastern, and Southeastern Massachusetts and Northern Rhode Island. Hot temperatures and high humidity mayContinue Reading

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The World of Sully – Gardner’s Fire Department Therapy Dog Hangs Out with K-9 Rocky The Gardner Fire Department posted regarding Saturday June 6th: “So we caught up with Sully today as he had a busy day of visits throughout the City. His First stop was with the Members ofContinue Reading

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Ceremony Honored Active, Retired, and Deceased Members of the Gardner Fire Department Listen to the ceremony and all the speakers at the event on any device, CLICK PLAY. The event featured a traditional bell-ringing ceremony to remember fallen heroes and provided a platform fot City Leaders to express gratitude forContinue Reading

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Local Business Thanked for Act of Support The Gardner Police Department put out this statement along with the bottom photograph. (We added the plaque): “We would like to extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to Salvadore Chevrolet and the Salvadore family for their continued support of the Gardner Police DepartmentContinue Reading

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Correction Officer at NCCI, Gardner Passes Away on the Job According to the Department of Correction, Officer John Edwards passed away during his shift early on Sunday, May 31, 2026. The veteran officer suffered some sort of medical event which resulted in his death. Statement from the Massachusetts Department ofContinue Reading

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Are you a local official, department head, have a group or organization and would like to share some safety tips or what you’re doing about safety? Just email News@GardnerMagazine.com or call our voicemail line at (978) 632-6324 and we’ll gladly and enthusiastically help you get the word out. To ourContinue Reading

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Monty-Tech Programs Come Together to Construct Emergency Operations Kitchen The Gardner Police Department has a new Emergency Operations Kitchen thanks to the efforts of students and their teachers at Monty Tech. From Gardner PD on 5-29-26: “The Gardner Police Department would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the studentsContinue Reading

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Templeton Police Officer Selected First Responder of the Year Templeton Police Officer Caleb Matson was recently selected as the First Responder of the Year. View official Newsletter for Central Mass EMS on pdf, CLICK HERE. PRESS RELEASE: “Templeton Police would like to formally recognize Officer Caleb Matson, who was recentlyContinue Reading

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Here’s a 60 second RADIO Help Wanted Ad. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. City of Gardner Announces Openings for Public Safety Dispatchers The City of Gardner is looking for Public Safety Dispatchers and we have an original song called: “Be a Dispatcher” Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. FromContinue Reading

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Feds Nab 18 in Multi-State Gardner MA Drug Bust An unusual Federal Bust has nabbed18 Defendants on various charges in conjunction with an alleged drug trafficking and money laundering scheme including 9 from North Central MA. According to the Press Release, the scheme was coordinated by a man in Gardner.Continue Reading

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Update 5-20-26: This is the link to the Gardner Safety Action Plan page. It is loaded with information and Gardner Magazine highly recommends viewing it, CLICK HERE. Also, here is the form to sign up for the Mailing List, CLICK HERE. Committee Transitions from Data Analysis to Identification of SafetyContinue Reading

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Fire, Police, Building, and Health Department Budgets and Initiatives Discussed at Public Safety Meeting The Gardner Public Safety Committee met on May 15, 2026. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. The Fire Chief highlighted the need for a new “floater” position to mitigate rising overtime costs and discussed critical facilityContinue Reading