The Winner of the 15th Annual Gardner Chair Luge is: “Green Machine” – which is their 4th win in a row. Prize is $200 in 1 dollar bills.
Hotline Radio “on the road” with a LIVE Broadcast from the Chair Luge in Downtown Gardner
The WGAW Hotline Radio Show on Saturday September 27, 2025 was extended past 2pm to broadcast the 15th Annual Chair Luge from Downtown Gardner. Listen to the entire show on any device, CLICK PLAY.
Host Steve Wendell opened the program with a rundown of local events taking place in the area.
Next up was first guest Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson who spoke from his location at the 20th Annual Oktoberfest in Downtown Gardner and also mentioned the Library book sale. Discussion then focused on projects in Gardner with the Mayor stating he had signed the contract in the past week for the work to commence at Maki Park. Nicholson provided interesting information on the City’s 3rd party grant writer who is out of D.C. and has a team of 7.
The Mayor went over the work done at Waterford in the past week – Social Media posts about 1000’s of gallons of water were and are completely false. Waterford meets all fire codes. Various inspections, clearances, permits, and tests have been done and the building is safe for the public. Don’t believe the nonsense on Social Media. — The Mayor discussed the sale of various buildings — Nicholson went over the timeline on demolition of the Greenwood Pool building which is expected in about 2-3 weeks. There was about a 1 week delay due to a larger than anticipated amount of asbestos found in the building.
Other topics on Hotline Radio included: —- National Museum Day Commentary with Werner Poegel focusing on the Gardner Museum of Gardner MA. —- ABC Reports on James Comey indictment and gun violence in the U.S. —- Interview with Erika Kirk on the Salem Network. —- Interview with Shawn Hayden of GAAMHA. — Steve Wendell was LIVE in Downtown Gardner for the Chair Luge. Various officials stopped by to share a few comments. There was a beautiful LIVE performance of the Star Spangled Banner by an individual identified only as Jeremy. The entire Chair Luge was broadcast LIVE with play by play descriptions of the various runs.