Mayor’s Update 11-11-22
Watch the Mayor’s Update on our Mayor’s Update page or listen here on any device. CLICK Play. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson thanks voters – “A government of the people and for the people” The Mayor thanked Election workers and voters who showed up in substantial numbers to cast ballotsContinue Reading
Veterans Day Poem 2022
Veterans Day, 2022 Freedom has a shelf life others wish to shorten,Sometimes its fragility is wantonly forgotten.Trappings of daily life so actively pursued,While warriors keep nation’s liberty renewed. Remembering one hundred and four years agoHostilities did cease with a World War One foe.Eleven hours, eleventh day, eleventh month.Armistice replaced theContinue Reading
Veterans 2022
We interviewed Lynette Grabila, Veterans Agent and Director of Veterans Services for the City of Gardner. Listen on any device, Click Play. Greater Gardner MA Original Veterans Day Poem Freedom has a shelf life others wish to shorten,Sometimes its fragility is wantonly forgotten.Trappings of daily life so actively pursued,While warriorsContinue Reading
Planning 11-9-22
Gardner MA Planning Board Took up and APPROVES Two Projects on November 9, 2022 Discussion at the meeting centered around the Park Street Park which would also contain about 48 parking spaces. Tighe and Bond made a presentation, noting that the site is restricted to be at grade or above.Continue Reading
GardnerVerse
Just for Fun – Enter the GardnerVerse of the Chair City of Gardner MA Visit the GardnerVerse page and see some more of your local favorites including the Gardner City Council. CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Election Results
Nationwide as of 6:10am on 11-8-22, control of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate has not yet been decided. For links to the websites of various candidates, click here. Greater Gardner MA Election Results 2022 Results for various races are in. Office State Senate Gobi – Winner Amorello State RepresentativeContinue Reading
City Council Meeting 11-7-22
For our original article published prior to the meeting, click here. – Watch the 2 City Council meetings of this date on our City Council page or listen here on any device. Click Play. Joint Meeting with Planning Board Regular Meeting Readers Please note: This article contains a huge amountContinue Reading
City Council 11-7-22
Readers Please note: This article contains a huge amount of referenced information. The links go to a pdf file on the subject matter which opens in a new window for convenience. The article will be updated once the Gardner City Council acts on the various items being brought before it.Continue Reading
Aleksa Fashion
Aleksa Fashion Boutique Opens in Downtown Gardner MA Located right next to the Blue Moon Diner at 96 Main Street, the new store has opened to the public. From the business,”Aleksa Fashion Boutique offers pants for men and women brought directly from Colombia. We offer clothes for girls, adults, youngContinue Reading
Mayor’s Update 11-4-22
Watch the Mayor’s Update on our Mayor’s Update page or listen here on any device. Click Play. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson speaks of Appointments, Budgets, Grants, and Leaves in Weekly Update Mayor Nicholson spoke of acting appointments needed to fill lieutenant and sergeant positions in the Gardner PD nowContinue Reading
Political Signs
Editorial: Signs Caught Talking to Each Other in Gardner MA In these days of political incivility, we give credit to the makers of these particular signs. If you listen very closely, you’ll hear calm, respectful discussions of the issues taking place among the various signs. A fantasy, but what aContinue Reading
Fall Back
Greater Gardner MA Sets Clocks Back for Sunday November 6, 2022 Clocks are set back one hour as we switch to Standard Time. Sunset on Sunday 11-6-22 will be 4:35pm. It will be 4:20pm on Christmas Day 2022. On the first day of Spring, March 20, 2023 sunset will beContinue Reading
Opioid Settlement
Listen on any device. CLICK Play. Regional Collaborative Announced for Opioid Settlement On November 3, 2022, Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson, Gardner City Council President Kazinskas, State Representatives Jon Zlotnik and Susannah Whipps, Winchendon Town Manager Justin Sultzbach, and others announced plans for a regional collaborative to utilize the fundsContinue Reading
Public Service Committee 11-2-22
Listen to the meeting on any device. Click Play. Note: If you find the first 40 minutes of back and forth on water and sewer bills boring, you can use the slider above to forward to a later point in the meeting when other items of interest are discussed PublicContinue Reading
Appointments 11-3-22
Listen here on any device. Click Play. Gardner MA Appointments Committee Meets with Joshua Cormier and Nicholas Maroni – Hears from PD Chief and the Mayor Appointments Committee recommended Joshua Cormier for another 3 year appointment and Deputy Chief Nicholas Maroni for his first full 3 year appointment.. Acting LieutenantsContinue Reading
Single Rate
Gardner MA Board of Assessors Recommends Single Tax Rate Assessor reported the 5 year reval has been completed. Assessor stated that DOR rep told her Gardner was the first to have 5 year reval done, ever. Website will soon be updated with new property record cards and the various forms.Continue Reading
Years of Song
Gardner MA Magazine Releases a Song from Every Year Gardner has been a City. It was a task, but we did it. A top song from every year, 1923 to 2022, 100 years of the changing music scene. Some of the music was originally listened to on Victrolas, record players,Continue Reading
Civility Lessons
Man’s Best Friend Teaches Civility at the Gardner MA Dog Park In this time of heightened political rhetoric where sometimes common civility is thrown out the window, the dogs at the Dog Park have some lessons to share. Most come from varied backgrounds. Some have even suffered significant trauma priorContinue Reading
GHS Soccer
Gardner MA High School Soccer The team has become the Central Mass State Tournament Champions. For more, visit the Gardner High School Soccer Facebook page, CLICK HEREContinue Reading
Textiles
More information: City of Gardner Donation Locations — State of MA Guide — DEP Textile Facts — All MA Waste Bans Gardner MA Board of Health with Information on Waste Disposal Bans Now in Effect On November 1, 2022 it became illegal in Massachusetts to dispose of or transport textilesContinue Reading
Trevor Beauregard
City of Gardner MA Director of Community Development and Planning Speaks on Gardner’s past, present, and future. We were pleased to interview Director Trevor Beauregard on the Accelerated Development in Gardner on November 1, 2022 and how this success has come to be. Beauregard has a unique perspective as heContinue Reading
Love Local
CLICK any image for larger view. 42-52 Parker Street Gardner MA Project Supporting Local Local Masonry Contractors in an Atmosphere of LOVE. Windows purchased from Local Manufacturer SWS Corp. Gotta LOVE It! When local businesses purchase locally or sub-contract locally, the entire community benefits.Continue Reading
