Gardner City Council has nearly 1 Hour Meeting The Gardner City Council met on October 6, 2025. Complete Agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. Listen to the entire meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. 4 new Gardner firefighters were sworn in and there were numerous appointments approved to various municipal commissions.Continue Reading

Councilor Brad Heglin Provides Report on Waterford Community Center During the City Council meeting of October 6, 2025, Gardner City Councilor Brad Heglin provided a report on the Waterford Community Center. Listen to the report and further comments by Councilors Kazinskas, Mack, and Heath on any device, CLICK PLAY. CouncilorContinue Reading

Gardner Ad Hoc Compensation Proposal Committee has First Meeting The Gardner Ad Hoc Compensation Proposal Committee Meeting was held on October 6, 2025. This first organizational meeting focused on the creation of a compensation ordinance for non-union city employees in Gardner, Massachusetts. Listen to the meeting on any device, CLICKContinue Reading

El Coqui Latin Food Store Open Again El Coqui Latin Food Store is open at 13 Pleasant Street in Downtown Gardner. They were originally located at the corner of Main and Parker Streets when they got all 5 star Google reviews. “Great market!! The cashier was super sweet, and theyContinue Reading

Gardner Police Department Informs Community about Encampment Site Cleanup The Gardner Police Department Community Policing Team along with individuals from GAMMHA, Inc., Alyssa’s Place Peer Recovery and Resource Center, Gardner Walmart, and Keep Gardner Beautiful came together on October 4, 2025 to clean up a former encampment site. The GardnerContinue Reading

Development Committee Gets Updates Listen to the entire meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. The Economic and Community Development Committee meeting was held on October 3, 2025, with Director Jason Stevens detailing updates on several key municipal projects and initiatives. Discussions centered on the Rear Main project, which is facingContinue Reading

WGAW Hotline Radio Show Highlights Progress in the Chair City- and Heartwarming Dennis Praeger Interview Listen to the entire program on any device, CLICK PLAY. Kicking off the WGAW Hotline Radio Show on Saturday, October 4, 2025 was Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson. Topics included: MWCC Auto Program Ribbon Cutting atContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Nicholson Promoting Pumpkins in the Chair City on Friday, October 3, 2025 This time, the non-profit Gardner Mayor Nicholson is promoting has lots of pumpkins just in time for the season. The Mayor posted, “It’s pumpkin season again in the City! Stop by the Big Chair at HelenContinue Reading

Our Weekly News Magazine – This Week in the Chair City for Friday, October 3, 2025 Listen to “This Week in the Chair City” on any device, CLICK PLAY. Included this week: Levi Heywood Memorial Library – Comfort Dog – MWCC – Fiscal 2026 Budget – Veterans Services Agreements –Continue Reading

GES Comfort Dog Gets Official Vest GES posted, “Woody passed all of his tests to swap his training vest for an official GES Facility Dog vest! We are so proud of him!“ Before Woody was able to serve Gardner Elementary School, the chocolate lab trained for 1000 hours with ColdSpringsContinue Reading

MWCC Facility on Linus Allain Avenue Holds Ribbon Cutting On October 2, 2025, MWCC posted, “We had an amazing ribbon cutting today at our Automotive Education Facility! This beautiful new space and the equipment filling it are here for, and because of, our students! Thank you all for choosing theContinue Reading

Gardner Magazine has received permission to post Angela’s statement and the photos shown here. Angela Dernalowicz, wife of Ward 5 Councilor, Aleksander Dernalowicz Releases Statement Angela Dernalowicz posted: “I was recently made aware by a social media post that people don’t really know my husband, Dern, and the fact hesContinue Reading

Gardner Finance Committee Discusses Various Municipal Matters The Gardner MA Finance Committee met on October 1, 2025 and heard a detailed update from the City Auditor John Richard regarding the Fiscal 2026 Budget, the free cash certification process, and the status of the health insurance trust fund. Listen to theContinue Reading

Public Welfare Committee Makes Recommendations and Hears Department Updates Listen to the entire meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. The committee first considers and approves a measure allowing the Mayor to enter an intermunicipal agreement with the town of Hubbardston for veteran services, expanding the regional district through mid-2028. FollowingContinue Reading

HubbConnect Officially Launched at Taste of Hubbardston on October 2, 2025. The Town of Hubbardston was recently honored with the Excellence in Municipal Service award at the Massachusetts Digital Government Summit for its creation of HubbCONNECT — According to the Town of Hubbardston “This recognition places Hubbardston alongside other communities acknowledged forContinue Reading

City of Gardner Announces 36 month Electric Plan The City of Gardner has announced that the new electricity supplier for the Community Choice Power Supply Program from November 2025 to November 2028 will be First Point Power. According to the First Point Power website, CLICK HERE, the supplier serves channelContinue Reading

Staff at Gardner City Hall Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month In an effort to save lives, the staff at Gardner City Hall went pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, breast cancer death rates in the United States have dropped by 44% sinceContinue Reading

Periodic Town Report Provides View of Templeton Happenings. Activities of various municipal departments are detailed including Administration and Finance, Public Services, Building and Grounds, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, and Development Services. Listen to a “Deep Dive” with the Chair Man and the Chair Lady discussing the report and TempletonContinue Reading