Travel Safety
Gardner MA Travel Safety Wherever you travel within the Greater Gardner MA region or beyond this Holiday, you can take certain precautions. It may be relatively safe locally, but that’s not true everywhere. Here’s a few travel tips: Pay attention to your surroundings, not your phone. Lock valuables in yourContinue Reading
Test Kits
Gardner Board of Health – Free Covid 19 Test Kit Distribution UPDATE: “FREE COVID-19 test kits (2 tests per kit) were successfully distributed to Gardner residents at the Gardner Police Station on Wednesday, December 22nd. Allocation for that day was all distributed. Next distribution date is Wednesday, December 29th fromContinue Reading
Christmas
Christmas – December 25 Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ and is celebrated by billions of people around the world. The date was fixed by the church in the fourth century as the day that God came to Earth in human form to atone for the sins of humanity. Continue Reading
Caroling 2021
It’s an all ensemble cast and this 1 hour quality production is hosted by Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson. Watch Caroling with the Mayor 2021. Watch it on YouTube on your HD TV or on the Gardner YouTube Channel, or watch it here. It’s on our Mayor’s Update page. CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Caroling with the Mayor 12-20-21
Fire Safety
Best Winter Fire Safety Practices This time of year is a good time to write about best Fire Safety practices. The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services “provides the fire service, regulated industries, and citizens with training, education, prevention, investigation, and emergency response services.” Download Winter Holiday Safety pamphlet. CLICK HERE. Continue Reading
Christmas Videos
Listen to your Christmas Favorites We have a page of hand-selected videos from YouTube with hours and hours of your Christmas favorites. CLICK HEREContinue Reading
Elks Bingo
Have Fun for Charity on 12-22-21 You can spell it the same forwards or backwards, 12-22-21. Does that mean this Wednesday at the Gardner Elks Bingo will be lucky for you? The games, fun, and prizes start at 6:30pm, but you can have dinner too because the kitchen opens atContinue Reading
Math of Covid
An analysis of the numbers reveals the power of vaccines. CLICK HERE. .Continue Reading
Wreath Laying
Wreath Laying Winchendon MA Wreaths Across America was at the Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon MA on Friday December 17, 2021 for the laying of wreaths to honor our country’s fallen heroes. Students from area schools and other area volunteers participated. The organization states, “Remember the Fallen…HONOR those who Serve…TEACHContinue Reading
Life-saving Tool
Advisory: Get the Covid Vaccine or Booster. Advisory: Wear a mask indoors in public to protect others. Advisory: Covid testing is generally FREE at area pharmacies. Save a life! This Gardner MA mask tool may just save your life or the life of someone you know. Mayor Mike Nicholson addressedContinue Reading
Gardner MA update
In person Caroling with the Mayor has been canceled due to forecast inclement weather. However, the Caroling video will be released soon. According to Mayor Nicholson, it will contain at least 45 minutes of music. ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas Twas the Week Before Christmas, Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson dressedContinue Reading
Covid Cases
Gardner Magazine has a Vaccine News page containing automatically updated stories. CLICK HERE “The Math of Covid”. Read our article. CLICK HERE Gardner MA and Massachusetts Covid Cases Up With Covid Cases up, what’s the best advice for you and your family? Most experts still advise that vaccines provide theContinue Reading
Gardner Schools
Gardner MA School Covid Cases Gardner Public School Covid Cases up again in 12/16/21 Bi-Weekly Dashboard to 52 positive cases after falling in the previous two weeks. See reports at left. Other Covid Resources: City of Gardner Covid 19 page (not actively updated) Heywood Hospital YouTube update 12-8-21 Gardner MagazineContinue Reading
Covid Testing
Covid 19 Test in Gardner MA area Gardner Magazine has the following links for those needing Covid 19 tests. Walgreen’s: CLICK HERE, CVS: CLICK HERE, Price Chopper: CLICK HERE, Walmart: CLICK HERE. Chair City Pharmacy indicates they usually refer patients needing testing to CVS, Walgreen’s, or Walmart.Continue Reading
Covid Dashboard
MA Covid Dashboard MA Covid Dashboard shows current Covid cases for Massachusetts. For the current dashboard, CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Winchendon Schools
Winchendon High School Goes Remote The Winchendon MA School system cites the number of positive Covid 19 cases for the return to remote learning for Murdock High School students effective now through at least after the start of the new year. Current Covid data as of 12/13/21 shown at left. Continue Reading
Features
Today’s Fun Features Word of the Day charlatan Definition: A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. Synonyms: mountebank Word of the Day provided by TheFreeDictionary.com Article of the Day Article of the Day provided by TheFreeDictionary.com Daily Grammar LessonContinue Reading
Princeton Advisory Committee
Town of Princeton Seeks to Fill Vacancy Due to the recent resignation of Helga Lyons, the town is seeking applicants for the vacancy. Applications will be considered beginning December 28, 2021, and will be considered until the position has been filled. Although the position is for a term ending JuneContinue Reading
Planning Board
Gardner MA Planning Board Takes up Slocum Board met December 14, 2021 to receive presentation by Slocum Inc. and approved site plan for 6 commercial buildings off of Matthews Street. Watch the meeting, CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Christmas Wish
Gardner MA Christmas Wish Publishing an original poem for you entitled, “Gardner Christmas Wish.” CLICK HEREContinue Reading
Christmas Wish 2021
A message from the Author: Gardner has always been a special place of cooperation leading to great accomplishments. It began from tracts of land from four communities – Ashburnham, Westminster, Templeton, and Winchendon. Gardner has had its tough times just like many other places. However, right now with a greatContinue Reading