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Gardner Has Rooming House for Sale – for $1 – So What’s the Catch? The former rooming house is located at 94 Pleasant Street in Gardner, next to the Fidelity Bank parking lot and across the street from Gardner City Hall. An appraiser gave it an appraised value of $0Continue Reading

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Ashburnham Fire Department Trains with new Rescue Boat On August 11, 2024, The Ashburnham Fire Department posted pictures and this statement online, “AFD’s new rescue boat (2B1) on its maiden training run. Crews practiced navigation and multiple water rescues utilizing new equipment including throw ropes, flotation devices and onboarding victimsContinue Reading

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Westminster MA is Active in August 2024 The Town of Westminster held its Town Benefit Day on Sunday August 11, 2024. If you missed it, don’t miss the rest of the Westminster “South Street Sentinel” for August. It features a useful list of suggested supplies for Westminster Elementary School studentsContinue Reading

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New Superintendent – New Ad Hoc Committee in Winchendon MA News The Town of Winchendon has been making news this year with its budget challenges. The Town meeting overwhelmingly approved the Fiscal Year 2025 School Budget at a July town meeting after rejecting it at a previous meeting. At theContinue Reading

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MWCC Gets Ready for the Fall There are over 70 degree and certificate programs. —- MWCC offers quick semesters with 7 week courses, next one starts September 4th. —-Enrollment Express is August 13th in Gardner and August 15th in Leominster. MWCC website, CLICK HERE. Haven’t registered for classes yet? TheContinue Reading

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Cardboard and Duct Tape Utilized in Upcoming 7th Annual Hubbardston Dinghy Dash The 7th Annual Dinghy Dash is Saturday, August 24, 2024 on Brigham Pond starting at 10am. This year there are 3 categories: Single Occupant Adult, Single Occupant Youth, and Group Vessel. Entry deadline is August 19th. Rules specifyContinue Reading

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Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City on August 9, 2024 It’s Tax Free Weekend this Saturday August 10th and Sunday August 11th and National Night out is postponed until August 15th. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Events: Concert at Monument Park, 4EverFab will run from 6pm toContinue Reading

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4EverFab Playing 6-8pm at Monument Park in Gardner this Saturday There’s some confusion over the start time of the band on August 10, 2024. In his weekly update, Mayor Nicholson confirmed the start time as 6pm. City of Gardner website has a corrected time of 6pm. The band’s website stillContinue Reading

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City Council Tackles Remainder of 700 page Agenda After Racetrack Vote The Gardner City Council put the Racetrack issue behind it in the first portion of the meeting, took a short recess, and then resumed the agenda. Complete document, CLICK HERE. Listen to the entire meeting on any device, CLICKContinue Reading

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Two Days to Beat the Tax Man in Greater Gardner MA On Saturday August 10th and Sunday August 11th, most items under $2500 purchased for personal use in Massachusetts will be exempt from the 6.25% sales tax. Great time to buy that TV you don’t need or that new washerContinue Reading

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Councilors consistently referenced risks, concerns about items not addressed completely, and opposition of most constituents contacting them. Gardner City Council Votes Unanimously Against the Horse Racetrack Gardner City Council voted 11 to 0 against the Horse Racetrack proposal by BayState Racing LLC. The City Council discussed the matter before theContinue Reading

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UPDATE: POWER RESTORED – LIBRARY OPEN on August 6, 2024 Transformer at Levi Heywood Memorial Library needed to be reset by National Grid to restore full power to the building. Gardner Library Closed due to Electrical Issues Levi Heywood Memorial Library on Monday August 5, 2024 posted, “Important Notice: TheContinue Reading

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11th Annual Greater Gardner Nation Night Out – August 8, 2024 The 11th Annual Greater Gardner National Night Out will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 5:30 to 8pm at Gardner High School, 200 Catherine Street in Gardner. Activities include bounce houses, obstacle courses, basketball hoops, hydro blaster,Continue Reading

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Copy of actual email sent to City of Gardner. At least 1 signer of Xeroxed Open Meeting Law Complaints verifies she did not know what she was signing. At Least One of OML Xerox Complaint Signers Retracts, DID NOT KNOW WHAT SHE WAS SIGNING. Kayla Halfrey wrote: “So also pleaseContinue Reading

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The late, famous newscaster Walter C. voiced this editorial for us. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Editorial Commentary – Path from Here – the Racetrack BayState Racing LLC submitted a revised Host Community Agreement in which it substantially increased the financial rewards for Gardner. It answered every citizen andContinue Reading

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WGAW Hotline Radio takes Calls on August 3, 2024 – Program Extended by more than 1 hour The program included Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, Veronica Patty regarding National Night out, an interview with John Stefanini, and numerous phone calls from the public which extended the program past 3 o’clock. ListenContinue Reading

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Many Electric Customers in Ashburnham to see Lower Rates Effective September 1, 2024, the Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant is separating the Customer Charge, Distribution Charge, and Purchased Power Charge. The result creates a small decrease in the monthly bill for many customers. For example the total bill for a residentialContinue Reading

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Customers Bragging about Bargains Going Shopping in Gardner MA and Noticing Progress in the Chair City The Date: Friday, August 2, 2024. The location: Gardner, Massachusetts. Observation: Consumer Activity. In the Timpany Plaza: The sign at Big Lots said “Bargains to Brag About”. A few doors down, the new 5Continue Reading

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Gardner Mayor Nicholson’s Update from Maki Park in Downtown Gardner On August 2, 2024, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson’s Weekly Update was from Maki Park in Downtown Gardner. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Backpacks Available through Gardner CAC Backpack program – preregister at CAC website, CLICK HERE —- Also, onContinue Reading

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Capital Improvement Committee Discusses How to Spend $8 million Faced with the good news that Gardner Elementary School is about $8 million under budget, the Capital Improvement Committee discussed how to spend the money. Listen to the meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. Committee was generally in agreement that $4Continue Reading