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Visit Downtown Gardner. Play this Video to see why it’s a great place to shop. Visit our Downtown Gardner and Share the Chair City page for information about the fantastic businesses in Downtown Gardner and the entire city of Gardner, Massachusetts. CLICK HEREContinue Reading

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Gardner’s Birthday June 24, 2023 Gardner MA Big Birthday Celebration on Saturday June 24, 2023 COMPLETE DETAILS – Jump to Section Downtown Gardner – the Various Events The Music The Fireworks —- Parking Info The Art The City of Gardner is celebrating its 238th birthday and its CENTENNIAL as aContinue Reading

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The New Businesses in Gardner Page New Businesses in Gardner A warm welcome to new businesses coming to the City of Gardner in 2024. We’ll post a list here of expectations and then you’ll see our articles below when we have more to share. And remember, new businesses: Social MediaContinue Reading

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Downtown Gardner is undergoing a period of positive transformation as a number of buildings are being renovated including the historic Garbose Building and the Bullnose Building. Work on the former Bank of America building and the Gardner News building is expected in the near future. 29 New Housing Units OfficiallyContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Business Owner Goes Soft – Sells Product with 8 Tentacles Patty Bergstrom, owner of the Velvet Goose in Gardner is pictured with an Octopus Plush named Maya. It is available in 3 sizes from 9 inches up to a giant 30 inches in size The Velvet Goose posted,Continue Reading

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2024 – Greater Gardner MA Events This page will list events happening throughout 2024 in the Greater Gardner MA area. To list your event, Email News@GardnerMagazine.com Complete 2024 Promotional Calendar from RAB – Various Months, Weeks, and Days, CLICK HERE – Jump to Events Machine Jump to Month: January –Continue Reading

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Holidays 2023 – Greater Gardner MA Is your community, club, organization, or business having a Holiday Event? Email details to News@GardnerMagazine.com so we can post it here. Ongoing Event: Holiday Toy Drive now through December 15th – at the Gardner Police Department lobby. Donate an unwrapped new toy in theContinue Reading

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Gardner Square Two Inc. reminds area TV viewers of Gardner on TV Gardner’s Downtown Association, Gardner Square Two Inc. posted, “Exciting News! —- Gardner will be featured on Chronicle in the upcoming episode “Main Streets and Back Roads of the Mohawk Trail” It’s airing on Monday, October 30th at 7:30pmContinue Reading

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Attention: South Gardner MA Has a Face Lift in its Future In the last couple of years, efforts have been made to give added importance to South Gardner. In this view are upgraded streetlights and beautiful flower pots. Gardner Mayor Nicholson has proposed am ambitious project to remove all ofContinue Reading

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Positive Changes Continue in Downtown Gardner MA Positive change is here and more positive change is coming to the Chair City. Soon, the Rome Building at the corner of Main and Willow Streets will come down. Rear Main Street will be developed with millions already allocated. At some point, theContinue Reading

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Putting People First – Gardner’s Local Organizations An Interview with Colin Smith, Executive Aide to Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson When completed, interview will be posted here for you to listen to on any device. CLICK PLAY. The City of Gardner is getting a reputation for making headway on Life IssuesContinue Reading

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Gardner MA City-Wide Yard Sale Preparations Underway The Gardner MA City Wide Yard Sale is Saturday, September 23, 2023. Event is rain or shine and permits have been waived. Deadline to get on the Google map is Thursday the 21st. As of Tuesday September 19th, there were 75 houses signedContinue Reading

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Gardner Magazine Circulation Data July 2023 Gardner Magazine Circulation Report – August 2, 2023 up to July 2023 Dear Readers: As unique monthly circulation consistently exceeds 20,000+, we are reporting it as such. (average last 10 months is 22,300) Keep in mind that whether a household has 1 reader orContinue Reading

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Accomplished in Gardner MA – An Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Much has been accomplished in Gardner Massachusetts. We cover 2 dozen categories of success concerning the Chair City of Gardner MA. Mayor Michael Nicholson became Mayor in 2020 after a Special Election. He was reelected in 2021 andContinue Reading

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For more information about Downtown Gardner visit DowntownGardner.com. For information about Gardner’s Downtown organization and their events, visit GardnerSquareTwo.com Excitement over 2023 Further Upgrades Improving Downtown Gardner MA Improvements in Downtown Gardner MA have been noticed. And they are continuing. From 2022 to 2023 and going forward, residents are seeingContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Wants Your Opinion on What Signage Works for You The City of Gardner posted, “Whether you rely on wayfinding signage, GPS, or instinct to navigate to and through Gardner, we want to hear from you! “ The City of Gardner has been developing a wayfinding study in DowntownContinue Reading

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Speculations on the Future of Gardner 2073 to 2123 What Might Downtown Gardner Look Like? What Might Transportation Look Like? What might retail look like? What Might Venues Look Like? What might people look like? What might future facilities look like? High-Speed Public Transportation Business and Industrial Just for Fun!Continue Reading

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Have a Heart – Supporting Gardner’s Non-Profits Colin Smith: “Keep your ears to the ground, and stay tuned!” Alot happening in Gardner this year!… Introduction: The City of Gardner often partners with local non-profits for the benefit of the community. Executive Aide to the Mayor, Colin Smith is often theContinue Reading

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Listen on any device. Click Play. Lessons About Gardner History – An Interview with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson In a revealing interview, we interview Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson to learn more Lessons About Gardner History, how we can learn from the past to have more successes in the presentContinue Reading

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Lessons of Gardner MA History The History of Gardner MA has many Lessons for Its Future Listen to the complete presentation, CLICK PLAY First some key dates in Gardner’s history: Gardner was settled in 1764. Its first settler reportedly was Elisha Jackson. After acceptance by the state of a petitionContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Centennial News Gardner MA Centennial Events Jump To: June 2023 —- July 2023 —- August 2023 —- September 2023 — October 2023 —- November 2023 —- December 2023 —- Photo Gallery of the Past — May 2023 —- April 2023 —- March 2023 —- February 2023 —- JanuaryContinue Reading

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Enter the GardnerVerse – The Fictional World made possible by the Notoriety of Gardner MA The GardnerVerse is a fictional world where only the best of the Chair City of Gardner MA is featured, where every need is met instantly, and the hardest task is exploring the wonders which areContinue Reading

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More and more Businesses are Making the Gardner MA Connection With 4 additional businesses in Downtown Gardner, according to Mayor Nicholson “This makes 27 NEW businesses in Gardner since January!” He also stated, “5-12 are in the pipeline to be opening in the next few months.” The Mayor also enumeratedContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Engineering Department Plans for Worst-Case Flood Scenario In a Public Service Committee meeting of October 13, 2022 the City Engineer announced that the City of Gardner has been awarded a $50,000 Community Compact Grant from the State to look at Crystal Lake. The proactive study is to lookContinue Reading

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The Chair City of Gardner MA Top 40 Hit Projects – UPDATED At any given time in Gardner, there are dozens of projects in various stages needing various lists: Jump to Completed Projects, Ongoing Projects, Planned 2024 Projects, Future Projects, Future Needs, and the Crazy Wish List. The Top 40Continue Reading

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October Events including Trick or Treat Greater Gardner MA Jump to Events: Halloween Trick or Treat —– Fall City Wide Yard Sale in Gardner 10-1-22 —- Chili Chowder Taste Off 10-13-22 —- Winchendon Fall Festival 10-22-22 —– Downtown Falloween Stroll for Pre-Schoolers Gardner MA —– Halloween Trick or Treat —–Continue Reading

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Chairs a Big Part of Gardner MA Gardner’s Big Chair is certainly part of the Chair City’s history of the past 100 years. The latest version was made in 1976 and refurbished by Maki Corp in 2011. The Big Chair is a tourist attraction for those visiting Gardner. Gardner MagazineContinue Reading

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Publisher’s Editorial – Downtown Gardner MA Showing Vibrancy With all of the positive improvements in Downtown Gardner, it’s no wonder there’s renewed enthusiasm. Downtown Gardner MA is truly a special place, about to begin a period of renewed vitality. Here’s what I think needs to happen going forward: 1. EffortsContinue Reading

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Mayor Nicholson: We’re Not Standing By Twiddling Our Thumbs In a recent interview, we asked Mayor Nicholson about how Gardner MA is fostering an environment for business to thrive and creating more sustainable jobs actually in the Chair City. The Mayor responded with enthusiasm for the City’s efforts: “It’s oneContinue Reading

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Gardner MA City Centennial marks halfway point in Urban Renewal Often Social Media posts reflect the impatience of Gardner residents. Whether it’s paving, rundown buildings, or desired improvements, the comments are numerous.   So Gardner Magazine thought it would be a great time to remind our readers that there is aContinue Reading

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More Event Photos, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Residents and Visitors Share FUN on Gardner’s Birthday Saturday June 25, 2022. It was a super day in Gardner MA with perfect weather. The food was abundant throughout the Chair City. Smiles were to be found on many a face as residents andContinue Reading

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The Greater Gardner MA Region gets ready for Gardner’s Birthday on June 25, 2022 One of the biggest days in decades is coming…. Gardner’s 237th Birthday. COMPLETE ARTICLE CLICK HERE. Fun-filled Activities! Downtown Gardner Shopping! Great Food! Music Events! Evening Fireworks!Continue Reading

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Gardner MA Brand Involves Elements of Proven Success Audio of the Gardner Brand – Here are 4 different voices with the same Gardner Brand intro script. In order to attract Business, Industry, Organizations, and Residents, a City must first strive for, and then achieve, various elements of success.    As GardnerContinue Reading

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Watch the weekly update on YouTube or use our Mayor’s Weekly Update page, CLICK HERE. Congratulations in Order as Gardner MA Wins Municipal Innovation Award! Mayor went on to congratulate certain individuals in the city who have worked hard on a particular project.  Once a year the Massachusetts Municipal AssociationContinue Reading

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City of Gardner MA – Alternate Universe The City of Gardner MA is one of the few cities in this area making such a strong effort to achieve transparency.  Interestingly, it is not the only Gardner in the Country doing so.  Gardner, Kansas is a city of similar size andContinue Reading

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Construction in Gardner MA 2022 Chair City of Gardner MA Top 40 Hit Projects page CLICK HERE. Gardner is growing. And construction is part of the growing process. Here are just some of the construction projects already completed, those which are underway this year, and those in the design phase.Continue Reading