Lower Speeds. Save Lives. Gardner Massachusetts area cities and towns can immediately save lives by designating more side streets as safe zones. MA MGL C.90 S17C allows “thickly settled” cities and towns to adopt a 25 mph default speed limit by ordinance for all streets unless otherwise posted. MA CitiesContinue Reading
On the subject of furniture… The subject of furniture in Gardner is always a story of transformation. The changing Gardner “Big Chair”, manufacturing scene, and emergence of new furniture stores. View our big article on Gardner MA furniture “Time to Share Stories of the Big Chair.”Continue Reading
Times Have Changed! Times have changed and we should truly be grateful. There was a time when a couple would go out shopping for a typewriter. Yes, that clunky thing with keys which we endured before the advent of personal computers made things so much easier. Now, we can evenContinue Reading
Honoring Liberty and Freedom We are at a critical point in American History at which our very Liberty and Freedom is threatened. Speech is being censored by Big Tech, sometimes at the encouragement of the U.S. Government. It certainly appears that some of our Federal law enforcement agencies have becomeContinue Reading
Artificial Intelligence – Should You Be Concerned? The concerns about A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) go back decades. And we are exposed to it every day. Whether it’s when we hear prompts when refilling prescriptions or experience an interactive voicemail system staffed with an A.I., we are exposed to it. Some ofContinue Reading
Artificial Intelligence – Should You Be Concerned? The concerns about A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) go back decades. And we are exposed to it every day. Whether it’s when we hear prompts when refilling prescriptions or experience an interactive voicemail system staffed with an A.I., we are exposed to it. Some ofContinue Reading
Public Service Organizations Gardner Magazine has completed a guide to Public Service Organizations in the Greater Gardner MA area. We ask our readers to let us know about any needed additions. Greater Gardner MA Area non-profit organizations concern animals, religion and churches, land conservation, preservation of history, recreation, sports, ministry,Continue Reading
Traffic Signs With all this talk about what to teach kids in school, we’d like to complain about something which isn’t taught enough, but your kids will surely need later in life. – Traffic Sign Theory. Now, to be perfectly honest, we haven’t exactly surveyed all the schools to determineContinue Reading
Public Meetings Calendars Gardner Magazine has a new page highlighting Public Meetings Calendars. Most communities list all upcoming meetings in handy formats. Some communities either have few meetings or are not as comprehensive. Being aware of Public Meetings is a great way to be involved in your community.Continue Reading
Gardner Back-to-School Festival The Gardner Public Schools Back-to-School Festival 2021 takes place Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 5-7pm. Join the Staff and community partners at Watkins Field as students and their families come together to ring in the new school year with music, fun, and games!. Please call (978) 632-1000Continue Reading
Easily find Greater Gardner Events Click on the name of a town for an EASY Google Events Search for events taking place in that community. ASHBURNHAM – ASHBY – ATHOL – BARRE – GARDNER – HARDWICK – HUBBARDSTON – NEW SALEM – OAKHAM – ORANGE – PETERSHAM – PHILLIPSTON –Continue Reading
Easily find Greater Gardner Events Click on the name of a town for an EASY Google Events Search for events taking place in that community. ASHBURNHAM – ASHBY – ATHOL – BARRE – GARDNER – HARDWICK – HUBBARDSTON – NEW SALEM – OAKHAM – ORANGE – PETERSHAM – PHILLIPSTON –Continue Reading
Princeton is featuring Concerts on the Common. Dates this summer include July 21 – 6-8pm Slograss, a relaxing, yet tight-as-they-come New England Bluegrass Band and August 11 – 6-8pm Jake McElvie and the Countetops, a unique indie rock, stream of consciousness band. For more details, click here.Continue Reading
The Brew Barn & Cidery at the Red Apple Farm in Phillipston has a series of music performances during the months of July and August. Click here for complete list of performances.Continue Reading
The Town of Oakham is holding a new event on Saturday, July 24, 2021: Christmas in July. The event brings grandparents and grandchildren together offering professional colored hand-drawn caracatures. More details.Continue Reading
The Hubbardston Where Do I Go For page lists some interesting items such as Asian Longhorn Beetles, Business Certificates, the Earth Removal General Bylaw, a sample ballot from 2018, the plowing of private ways, scenic road and shade tree laws, septic do’s and don’ts,, and so much more. Here’s theContinue Reading
The 258th Hardwick Community Fair will be held August 20 & 21, 2021 on the common in Hardwick Massachusetts. Hardwick says the fair originated in 1762 and is the oldest fair in the United States. Visit the Hardwick Fair website. This is just one of several items in the 4Continue Reading
Concerts at Gardner’s Monument Park: 6/19/2021 6 pm 6/23/2021 Danny LeBlanc Soft/Classic Rock 6/26/2021 6 pm 6/30/2021 The Green Sisters Folk 7/3/2021 6 pm None Holdin’ Back Patriotic 7/10/2021 6 pm None The Remedy Pop, Rock, Blues, Oldies & Country 7/17/2021 6 pm 7/21/2021 Retro Stew 60’s/70’s/80’s 7/24/2021 6 pm Continue Reading
Nornay Park 2021 Summer Concert Series in Barre 2021 Summer Concerts The Catnip Junkies – Saturday, June 5 – 6 to 8 p.m. Holdin’Back – Saturday, June 12 – 6 to 8 p.m. The Big Random – Saturday, June 26 – 6 to 8 p.m. Alley Kings – Saturday, July 10 – 6 toContinue Reading
Want to attend a meeting in Athol. Athol makes it easy with a straight-forward meeting list linked from the official Athol website. Here’s the meeting list. There’s also a superb list of Athol town committees on the same page.Continue Reading
Looking to give back to the Community? Ashby Council on Aging is looking for Volunteers. The Ashby Council on Aging is looking for volunteers: Website Developer with WordPress experience (new as of 6/12/2021) Sand Delivery Volunteer (new as of 10/21/2020) Meals on Wheels Delivery Drivers Check out the COA pageContinue Reading
There are still state resources available regarding Covid 19 impacted individuals and families. For more information visit this state of Massachusetts website page. For our comprehensive post on Covid 19 vaccine and statistics, click here.Continue Reading
Return to the Gardner MA Work Force Gardner residents continue to return to the work force. While the Gardner – Fitchburg – Leominster unemployment rate is hovering at 7% and is 3.2% higher than the March 30, 2020 rate of 3.8%, it is much lower than the pandemic high ofContinue Reading
Getting the Vaccine We recently completed a deep dive into the data surrounding the Covid 19 vaccine. The question: Should you get the vaccine? The overall answer is yes, but the strength of the answer varies with age. The complete post is here. The confusion lies in the lack ofContinue Reading
Click above for easy to read large version of Covid Hospitalization vs. Adverse Reaction to Vaccine chart. Click above for easy to read large version of Covid Hospitalizations per million people (and Covid Adverse Reaction rates) Click above for easy to read large version of Covid 19 Infections, Illnesses, andContinue Reading
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