Templeton Community Television

07/19/2025

Aug. 2 & 3, Templeton Arts & Crafts Fair at Gilman Waite Field

07/18/2025

For more local weekend events check out the calendar at Montachusett.TV!
https://www.montachusett.tv/events/

07/18/2025

RECAP: The Town Administrator job will be posted. A Screening Committee for Town Administrator position is discussed, and action is tabled to the next meeting. Select Board office hours are set at Mondays, 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, and Tuesday through Thursdays 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. Also, what of three properties Fall Town Meeting voted to sell?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPJhU6lKg8s

Agenda:1. Call the Meeting to Order & Reading of Statutory Recording Notice 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Appointment: Reappointment to Parks and Recreation Com...

07/17/2025

The Templeton Select Board Meeting of July 17, 2025 is now LIVE

Agenda:1. Call the Meeting to Order & Reading of Statutory Recording Notice 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Appointment: Reappointment to Parks and Recreation Com...

07/17/2025

TCTV NEWS is back! See some financial audit discussions, update on Holman Street properties, and is "free cash" free? Plus, upcoming events in Templeton and the Montachusett Region.

Check out TCTV News for the week of July 14, 2025!

TCTV NEWS is back! See some financial audit discussions, update on Holman Street properties, and is "free cash: free? Plus, upcoming events in Templeton and...

07/17/2025

Cable/TCTV Weekly Report for July 17, 2025

(This report was omitted from the Town Administrator's Weekly Report. We offer it here for your information.)

A new TCTV NEWS show is set for release. You can see it on TCTV's YouTube channel, (YouTube.com/TCTVweb)our Facebook news feed and Cable Channel 8. The show was recorded at Wachusett Business Incubator's new space and makeshift studio in Gardner.

TCTV recorded the Concert on the Common on July 13 and posted photos of the concert and Farmers' Market on Facebook. A show on the Senior Center and its upcoming 10th anniversary is completed and will be released next week.

TCTV seeks sponsors for our "Local Fresh" video series on food producers and "Take a Hike" series showcasing local hiking trails and conservation areas. More sponsorship opportunities for Templeton and area business will be made available soon.

Have a refreshingly cooler weekend, Templeton!

Templeton Community Television, Templeton, Mass.

07/17/2025

07/17/2025

HIGHLIGHTS from the Templeton Town Report of July 17, 2025

Boynton Library Renovations Project contract award will be on the agenda for the July 23 Select Board meeting.

Accounting firm Aponte & Aponte will not be able to continue with the accounting for Templeton after August. The Accountant position has been advertised.

First quarter taxes are due Aug. 4. If you have not received your property tax bill(s), please call the Tax Collector's office at 978-894-6173

Beaver trapper is working on beavers at Stone Bridge.

Parks and Recreation Summer Playgroup Program started Tuesday and Wednesday at Gilman Waite Park.

Red Cross Swim Program Started at Templeton Fish and Game Club Monday, Tueday, and Thursday.

National Play Outside Day Craft Fair is Saturday, August 2, 10 am to 5 pm, and Craft
Fair August 3, 10 am to 3 pm at Gilman Waite Park.

The Fire Department offers car seat installations. If you need help with inspecting and installing your child's car seat, please call the office to set up an appointment.

Through June 28, 2025 (two weeks) there were 7 molecular tests reported for COVID-19 and there were 2 positive results.

‘Tis the season for mosquitoes, for information on how to prevent Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus, go to https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-arbovirus-update. Templeton is currently in a low risk category. Making sure there is no standing water on your property will go a long way to protecting you, your family, and pets from mosquitoes and EEE/WNV.

For information on beach closings, please go to Interactive Beach Water Quality Dashboard | Mass.gov. Templeton Fish & Game beach remains open with low bacteria counts.

Board of Health is working with MedWaste of NE to have more frequent sharps pick up.

Passes to Davis Farmland, Ecotarium, DCR and Discovery Museum are available at Boynton Library.

TCTV's submitted report was omitted from the Weekly Report. We will be posting it separately.

https://www.templetonma.gov/town-administrator/pages/2025-town-administrators-weekly-reports

07/17/2025

Get Your Talk On! Twin City Toastmasters #8753, the local organization that helps people communicate and grow as leaders, is coming to Gardner, Tuesday, July 22 at 7 to 8:30 pm at Wachusett Business Incubator (WBI), 82 Main Street, in Gardner. Doors open at 6:45 pm. See how a Toastmasters meeting runs and how you can improve your speaking and communication skills. Visitors are welcome!

07/17/2025

LIVE on TCTV! The Templeton Select Board's July 17, 2025 Special Meeting tonight at Templeton Town Hall will consider a Screening Committee to search for a Town Administrator, among other items.

The meeting will be live-streamed to YouTube.com/TCTVweb and cablecast to Cable Channels 8 in Templeton and Phillipston at 6:30 pm.

Agenda
1. Call the Meeting to Order & Reading of Statutory Recording Notice
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Appointment: Reappointment to Parks and Recreation Commission - Derek Sutton
4. Discussion / Possible Action RE: screening committee
5. Discussion / Possible Action RE: TA job posting
6. Discussion / Possible Action RE: Review of personnel policy and possible suspension of sections
7. Discussion / Possible Action RE: Review of Select Board operating procedures policy and possible amendments
8. Discussion / Possible Action RE: Select board office hours
9. Board Member Comments
10. Adjournment

Templeton Community Television, Templeton, Mass.

07/17/2025

Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours comes to KRO's on the Common on July 24.

📣 Only 1 Week Away: Business After Hours at KRO’s on the Common!

Join us next Thursday, July 24 from 5–8PM for a special evening of networking, discovery, and local flavor at KRO’s on the Common in Templeton!
Step into their newly renovated porch and event spaces, enjoy samples from their catering menu, and learn more about their full-service catering for corporate events, holidays, weddings, and more.

✨ What to Expect:
✔️ Event space tours
✔️ Catered bites
✔️ Cash bar
✔️ Networking opportunities
✔️ Chamber Member Exclusive – Book a 2025 or 2026 event this year and get 15% off food & beverage when you place a deposit in 2025!

📍 10 Baldwinville Road, Templeton, MA
💲 $15 Members | $20 Future Members

🔗 RSVP is required — reserve your spot today using the link below!
https://business.gardnerma.com/events/details/kro-s-on-the-common-business-after-hours-3423

Let’s celebrate growth, collaboration, and community at KRO’s — just one week to go!

07/17/2025

July 23, Fraud Prevention Talk at TSCC