Publisher’s Note: It gives me great joy to report on the good people of Gardner whether it’s elected officials, business owners, non-profit leaders, or individuals. The 3 councilors mentioned here are part of a group of 11 really good people. Send any article ideas to News@GardnerMagazine.com. The local hero may be the person standing right next to you.
Gardner Public Service Committee Compassion Strikes a Chord with our Readers
The Gardner Public Service Committee is composed of City Councilors: Chair Paul Tassone, George Tyros, and David Thibeault-Munoz, Gardner Magazine reported on an example of compassion shown to someone who spoke to the Public Service Committee about a water bill. Here’s the original article with the AUDIO. The AUDIO of that interaction has had 5,478 listens in December 2024 up to December 13th. Add the listens in November of 1656 and the total is 7134. The kindness shown in that interaction apparently struck a chord with our readers.
The next most popular AUDIO items this month so far have been the Gardner City Council meeting of November 18th with 3,019 listens and the Nicholson “Road Ahead” interview with 2,914 listens. (1604 listens in November, total 4518) Rounding out the top 10: the entire Public Service Committee meeting – 2,901, ZBA meeting 2,857, First Responder Odyssey 26 min. song – 2,614, City Council Informal Meeting 2,613, Nov Finance Committee Meeting – 1,943, Nov. Public Welfare meeting – 1906, Planning Board Nov. – 1899, and School Committee Nov. – 1802. The GAAMHA Christmas Tree song – 1760, Mike the Champion Dream-Pop- 1674, Officially Christmas in Gardner 1558, Trump Dance only 430. Songs page. These stats are for December listens only up to 12-13-24.