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Ashburnham Fire Department Trains with new Rescue Boat On August 11, 2024, The Ashburnham Fire Department posted pictures and this statement online, “AFD’s new rescue boat (2B1) on its maiden training run. Crews practiced navigation and multiple water rescues utilizing new equipment including throw ropes, flotation devices and onboarding victimsContinue Reading

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Gardner Police Department Chronicles a Week of the Junior Police Academy The enthusiastic teenage Junior Police Cadets got the ultimate introductory experience to police work during an intense week. The academy was held the week of July 15, 2024 and the Gardner PD posted photos every day on their FacebookContinue Reading

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Gardner Fire Department Gets Ambulance Gardner Fire Department posted, “The new Rescue 3, a 2024 Ford F550/Horton ambulance was delivered to the city this week by Greenwood Emergency Vehicles of Attleborough, MA. Over the next few weeks, radios & equipment will be installed along with an OEMS licensing & inspectionsContinue Reading

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Gardner Police Department Involved with Community Gardner PD posted this Photo and stated “We want to wish future Officer Samuel a Happy 6th Birthday!! Samuel told us his birthday wish was to work at the Gardner PD when he gets older. Happy Birthday Samuel and we look forward to workingContinue Reading

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MART Proposing Shortening Route Travel Time by About Half The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority, MART, is proposing to amend Gardner’s bus routes to shorten the full loop time from about 1 hour 10 minutes to approximately 35 to 40 minutes. How Would This Be Accomplished? Current Routes 1 and 2Continue Reading

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Men in Blue Praised at Appointments Committee Meeting The Gardner Appointments Committee met on June 17, 2024 and heard from Gardner Mayor Nicholson, Chief McAvene, Deputy Chief Maroni and the officers themselves. Listen to the meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. The Committee recommended Roger Cormier and John Braun beContinue Reading

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UPDATE 4PM 6-18-24 It is reported that the 911 system is back in operation. 911 Outage Affecting State of Massachusetts On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, a 911 outage is reported in the State of Massachusetts. Many area police and fire departments maintain regular and/or non-emergency phone numbers which residents canContinue Reading

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A Small Snapshot into a Week of the Gardner Fire Department As shown in the photos at left, during the past week of June 9 2024, Gardner Fire Department Group 2 with Lieutenant Meagher responded to lower West Street in Gardner for baby ducks trapped in a storm drain. AccordingContinue Reading

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Gardner Police Department Warns of Increase in Theft of Delivered Packages This is the message from the Gardner PD: ” The Gardner Police Department has seen an increase in the theft of delivered packages on citizen’s doorsteps recently. In most cases, there are expensive items such as cell phones thatContinue Reading

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Templeton Fire Destroys Barn – All Horses Safe On May 30, 2024 at around 9pm there was a 5+ alarm fire at 551 Patriot’s Road in Templeton. The barn was fully involved. Almost 2 dozen horses were safely removed from the barn. A local restaurant KROs on the common isContinue Reading

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From City of Gardner 5-24-24 at about noon, “DPW crews are responding to a water main break on Century Way. Water services and traffic flow on Century way between Fernwood Drive and Clark Street may be impacted until repairs are fully made.”Continue Reading

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To view letter in larger view, just click image. Ashby Police Chief Issues Letter of Commendation to 3 Officers The Ashby Police Department posted, “Chief Derek Pepple would like to recognize these officers for their actions on May 9, 2024. Ofc. Davis was the lone officer on shift that evening,Continue Reading

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Bear Spotted at Various Locations Near Downtown Gardner A Big Black Bear was spotted at a number of locations near Downtown Gardner on Thursday May 23, 2024. A Gardner resident reported that MA Environmental Police suggested he leave the Dog Park due to a bear in the area. Numerous reportsContinue Reading

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Control Project Disrupts Happy Mosquitos in Greater Gardner MA Mosquitos are happy flying around biting animals and people and spreading disease. There are about 176 species of mosquitos in the United States and they may be breeding in your own backyard. There is a resource available to help control them.Continue Reading

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Publisher’s Note; Kimberly Blake’s illegal food pantry has been shut down. However, what continues is her inaccurate posts about the issue. The Board of Health took action based on Massachusetts Law and to protect the public. Gardner Magazine and WGAW simply inquired about the issue and were immediately informed theContinue Reading

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Fiber Optic Progress in the Chair City has Begun Work utilizing the $200,000 fiber grant Gardner was awarded in the summer of 2023 has begun. Some have reached out to ask what the crews are doing. Gardner Director of Information Technology Bob O’Keefe wrote, “The City has Com-Tract installing FiberContinue Reading

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Pearl Street Flooded – Mayor Nicholson issues Statement Gardner Mayor Nicholson stated at 7:33pm on 5-21-24, “Pearl Street has been closed from Cedar Street to the Uptown Rotary due to substantial flooding in the area. (See attached photo) Mayor Nicholson made this statement. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. TheContinue Reading

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The Gardner Board of Health formally notified Kimberly Blake on Tuesday May 21, 2024 that her food pantry was illegal and must be discontinued. Another published source has quoted Blake as saying she plans to fight the shutdown. We will publish more details as they become available. Our previous articlesContinue Reading

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First Responder Day Held at Levi Heywood Memorial Library The First Responder Event was held Saturday May 18, 2024 from 9 to 11am at the Levi Heywood Memorial Library. Coordinators of the Event included: Gardner PD Lieutenant John Czasnowski, , Firefighter and S.A.F.E. Program Coordinator Sean Kelley, Library Director StephanieContinue Reading

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Illegal Food Pantry Discussed on WGAW Hotline Radio Host of Hotline Radio on WGAW (Saturdays noon to 2pm) Steve Wendell commented on the illegal food pantry started by former Gardner mayoral candidate Kimberly Blake saying “It’s an illegal operation without the required permits to operate.” Listen on any device. CLICKContinue Reading