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Former Gardner Fire Department to appeal decision

Judge sided with fire district, awarded it all department assets

GARDNER – The former Gardner Fire Department has decided to appeal Judge Robert Marsaglia's ruling last week in favor of the Gardner Fire Protection District.

"It's a simple appeal — can a private company spend its own money the way it wants? That's the simple issue," said the department's attorney, Tim Rathbun of Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol, during a late Monday afternoon phone call.

If the department wins the appeal, it could get $500,000 from the district, he said.

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