GARDNER — Generations of Gardner children spent their early years at The Caring Place, but officials said the day care center, which was established in 1991 and has operated as part of the Annunciation Parish, will close its doors at the end of October.“I agonized over” the decision to close, said pastor Stephen Lundrigan. “I had seen the place in operation. I had heard the testimonials. I thought of the children and the families who had found a safe space […]