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- How Templetonās new school budget could shrink police, fire, and services
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- Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 70. š¶ Hot!
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.
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ā¢ Templeton faces $1.1M budget gap after school vote passes (thegardnernews.com) ā Templeton is staring at a $1.1 million budget gap after a narrow district-wide vote approved the Narragansett Regional School Districtās $26.9 million fiscal 2027 budget, boosting the townās school assessment. Town officials now must find deep municipal cuts, with possible reductions to police, fire, Town Hall hours, and Senior Center services set for discussion at an Aug. 10 Select Board meeting. 
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Gardner
- Gardner July 2026 (gardnermagazine.com)
- Back-to-school countdown begins across Gardner-area districts (thegardnernews.com)
- City Council 8-3-26 (gardnermagazine.com)
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