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The Gardner MA Mayor of the 1st and 2nd Centuries as a City
Inaugurated in 1923, Gardner Mayor Chester Pearson was the Chief Executive of the Chair City of about 17,000 people. 100 years later, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson serves about 21,500 people.
100 years ago in his Inaugural Address, CLICK HERE, . Mayor Pearson spoke of the “advancement of the community as a whole.” and that the town had progressed to being “one of the model towns of the Commonwealth. ….it is quickly evidenced that we have not forgotten, in the midst of our labors, the finer and nobler thought of community life and spirit.” Pearson speaks of parks and playground, and the necessity of either an addition to the present high school or a new building. He spoke of the motorization of the Fire Department. He also stated, “Gardner is a fast growing City.”
Using AI technology, Gardner Magazine has created a reenactment of Chester Pearson’s Inaugural Address which is presented here.
Today, the parallels to 100 years ago are uncanny. Again, the community is advancing. Gardner is being showcased as one of the model cities in the Commonwealth due to its recent progress. Community life and spirit continues to be evident. Parks and playgrounds continue to be constructed. There is discussion once again of needing perhaps a new High School in 10 or 15 years. And once again, the Fire Department is slated to be further modernized. And Mayor Michael Nicholson would also say that with the number of new businesses which have opened in Gardner in the last 2 years, Gardner is a fast growing City.
That is the tale of two mayors, 100 years apart, dealing with similar issues across the expanse of time.