Gardner MA Archives - Greenfield Recorder

Good for the sole: Athol man invents shoe insert

by Domenic Poli Staff WriterJune 5, 2025

ATHOL — A lifelong resident has invented a shoe insert to help improve the lives of people like him, those with debilitating foot pain.

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Greenfield couple welcomes Baystate Franklin’s first baby of 2025; Heywood’s first baby of year born to Millers Falls resident

by Erin-Leigh Hoffman Staff Writers, and Chris Larabee Staff WritersJanuary 3, 2025

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DA’s office IDs two Gardner residents killed in New Salem crash

by Anthony Cammalleri Staff WriterDecember 9, 2024

Relay for Life event ramping up

February 5, 2023

The entrance to the Gardner landfill located off of West Street (Route 68), near the Templeton town line, the Cummings Conservation Area and the city-owned Wildwood Forest.

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Local groups join coalition to oppose Gardner sludge landfill expansion

by Greg Vine For the RecorderNovember 5, 2021

Students leave Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in Orange on a January day. The school is one of 11 across the state that will benefit from a $4.9 million grant for substance use and mental health response teams.

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Grant to support substance use, mental health response teams at Mahar Regional, Athol High schools

by Domenic Poli Staff WriterMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Center of Orange.

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Wachusett Business Incubator expanding into Orange

by Domenic Poli Staff WriterJuly 13, 2020

The Orange Fire Department christens its new Engine 2 in July 2019. Orange is one of 11 fire departments that has entered into an agreement that allows them to exchange personnel in the event of staffing shortfalls during the COVID-19 state of emergency.

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Fire departments can exchange personnel if needed during pandemic

by Domenic Poli Staff WriterJune 5, 2020

Recorder Staff/Domenic PoliAthol dispatchers work out of the Athol Police Department at 280 Exchange St. A regionalization proposal would consolidate Athol police and fire dispatch with that of Gardner and operate in a regional emergency communication center in the new Gardner police station. Athol and Gardner entered into an intermunicipal agreement in March 2015 to regionalize its dispatch services.

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Athol reaches settlement of 911 dispute with state, Gardner

by Domenic Poli Recorder StaffJuly 20, 2017

Recorder Staff/Domenic PoliAthol dispatchers work out of the Athol Police Department at 280 Exchange St. A regionalization proposal would consolidate Athol police and fire dispatch with that of Gardner and operate in a regional emergency communication center in the new Gardner police station. Athol and Gardner entered into an intermunicipal agreement in March 2015 to regionalize its dispatch services.

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Athol weighs 3rd dispatch option

by Domenic Poli Recorder StaffJune 23, 2017