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🌱 Gardner athletic director Dan Forte resigns unexpectedly

Gardner, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Gardner! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Gardner athletic director Dan Forte resigns unexpectedly
  • Jean Tandy's art supports a new generation at the Mount
  • Veterans group boosts scholarship support at Mount Wachusett

Also on today's calendar: The Gardner Museum - 21st Festival of Trees and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 51 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 45, low: 35.
  • Friday: Colder with a touch of rain, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gardner athletic director resigns. What we know (thegardnernews.com) — Gardner district athletic director Dan Forte has unexpectedly resigned, with no reason publicly provided by Forte or school officials. He took the job full-time in the 2018–19 school year and has also coached Gardner boys soccer, leading the team to consecutive Final Four appearances in 2022 and 2023.
   

2. North Quabbin Notes: Nov. 9, 2026 (atholdailynews.com) — At 95, longtime Mount Wachusett art professor Jean Tandy has donated more than 75 artworks to support the scholarship she established for art students. An exhibition on the Gardner campus runs through Dec. 10, with online auction bidding open until midnight Dec. 6 to benefit the fund.
   

3. $4,000 gift boosts scholarships for veterans at MWCC (thegardnernews.com) — Veteran students at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner will get scholarship support from a $4,000 donation by Vietnam Veterans of America Local Chapter 907. The gift continues more than two decades of support from the organization and its local chapters for veterans pursuing education and career goals.
   

4. Monadnock Community Hospital faces second day of phone and internet outages (ledgertranscript.com) — Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough remained closed to inbound emergency patients Tuesday morning as phone and internet outages continued for a second day. Outpatient lab and radiology appointments were canceled until further notice. The report names Gardner’s Heywood Hospital among the closest hospitals, but does not confirm where ambulances were redirected.
   

5. John Odgren apologizes to James Alenson's family, asks for parole (milforddailynews.com) — John Odgren apologized to James Alenson's family while seeking parole for the 2007 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School murder, requesting placement in a state mental health hospital. Alenson's family and the original prosecutor opposed release at the Nov. 10 hearing. The Parole Board made no decision and typically takes several months to rule.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gardner

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gardner

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.