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What happened to the Winchendon Public Schools FY25 budget at town meeting?
Winchendon voters took over two hours to pass 30 of the 32 articles in the annual Town Meeting warrant on Monday, May 20, at the Murdock Middle High School auditorium. The 30 articles voters passed include the fiscal 2025 town budget, which totals $17,712,045, and all four free cash articles. The articles not passed by voters were article 12, the FY25 Winchendon school district budget, which totals $17,432,926, and article 32, a citizen petition to...
Onyx Roofing celebrates grand opening of new location in Gardner with a ribbon cutting
Trent and Shaunna Willhite, owners of Onyx Roofing, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to signify the grand opening of their new location at 109 Main St in Gardner. The husband-and-wife duo opened Onyx Roofing in July 2021, focusing on local roofing projects as they noticed there weren't many roofing contractors in the area. Trent Willhite said they were looking at places in Templeton, but when they saw the Gardner downtown location, they knew it was the perfect spot.
Fitchburg's Memorial Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1: Honoring Our Heroes Indoors Due to Weather
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Memorial Day is Monday, May 27. Here's how Gardner area communities are celebrating
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, is the federal holiday for mourning U. S. military personnel who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. Decoration Day began on May 30, 1868, and was designated as the day to honor Union soldiers who had died in battle. After World War I and II, the holiday turned into a remembrance for all soldiers who fought and died in the service.
New Hampshire’s first open community solar project moves forward despite state policy barriers
The first publicly available community solar project in New Hampshire hopes to pave the way for more such developments in a state where energy policies have made them challenging to complete. The small southern New Hampshire town of Jaffrey is working with ReVision Energy to develop the array atop a...
Portion of Pearl St. in Gardner closed due to flooding: What we know
A combination of heavy rain and a nearby road construction project resulted in a portion of Pearl St. in front of the Gardner Museum being flooded and closed to traffic Tuesday evening. The street will remain closed from Cedar St. to the Uptown Rotary until further notice, and city officials are advising motorists to seek an alternate route if traveling in the area. ...
Gardner News archives move to their permanent location: Find out where and what else is there
The Gardner News archives have found their forever home. Over the weekend of May 18, Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik, D-Gardner, oversaw the transfer of over 300 massive bound volumes of past issues of the newspaper dating back over a century from the former Prospect School to the former Waterford St. School, the future home of a community center that will include the official City of Gardner Archives.
NH to address lack of affordable housing as a health issue
New Hampshire’s housing crisis is about a lot more than having a roof over your head. It also involves economic growth, job creation and tax revenue. And now, a new awareness is developing: the profound impact of housing on well-being and health care. There’s a growing realization that making affordable housing more available could be a key to enabling Granite Staters to lead healthier lives.
Traffic Alert: Paving on Island Street Begins Today Near New Bridge
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Here’s why Winchendon voted against funding its schools at Town Meeting
A second Central Massachusetts town is at risk of shutting down its schools and laying off its staff after its residents voted by a wide margin to reject a proposed school budget. Winchendon Town Meeting members voted Monday against a $17.4 million school budget proposed by Interim Superintendent Dr. Ruthann...
Fitchburg Achieves Top Financial Rating: A Boon for Local Growth and Development
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