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The Gardner City Clerk’s office is having a special Saturday voter registration session August 24th from 9am to 5pm in Perry Auditorium. Last day to register to vote for the upcoming September 3rd State Primary (other offices – Presidential Primary held earlier this year.) Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates theContinue Reading

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GAAMHA plans to hold its 2nd annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser this Fall. Last year, over 500 Christmas trees were sold. This year visitors will be able to meet two of the rarest ponies on earth, Hope and Chestnutt. GAAMHA’s Shawn Hayden on Pony Births and Ongoing Family of Services GardnerContinue Reading

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Hubbardston MA Town Meeting Overwhelmingly Approves Phase 1 of Project According to the Town of Hubbardston website, “The 48 Gardner Road Phase 1 Proposal has officially passed, with strong support from the community—339 votes in favor to 33 against. This approval marks a critical milestone as we begin the much-neededContinue Reading

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Gardner Board of Health Discusses Solid Waste Landfill Concerns Gardner Health Director Micah Blondeau informed the Board of Health that he is awaiting final plans for erosion repairs at the Landfill. Resident Alan Rousseau has property abutting the sanitary landfill site and spoke to the Board about his concerns. OtherContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Zoning Board of Appeals Tackles 3 Interesting Cases The Gardner Zoning Board of Appeals had 4 members at its meeting of August 20, 2024 and 3 interesting cases. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY At First there were 2 driveways: The applicant is trying to get its 2ndContinue Reading

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Gardner Redevelopment Authority: from left: Magnus Carlberg, Timothy Horrigan, Neill Jansssens, Trevor Beauregard and Paul Tassone (on phone) For the opportunities presenting themselves in this article, please contact the Development Department at the City of Gardner. They’ll put you in touch with the appropriate broker and you can snap upContinue Reading

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Overall Covid Case Numbers are Low – Other Published Reports Inaccurate The charts we show demonstrate clearly that there is an ebb and flow to Covid cases where they go up and down over time. Overall, the numbers are very low. They are considerably lower than January of this year.Continue Reading

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Complete 112 page Study, CLICK HERE. Rail Service to Gardner a Real Possibility for the future Right now, it’s a conceptual planning study requiring many more steps before any construction would occur. The Study was done by MassDOT as directed by the Massachusetts Legislature 4 years ago to examine theContinue Reading

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Listen to the detailed update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Detailed Mayor’s Update Highlights Projects, Events, and Openings Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updated the Chair City on August 16, 2024 in a detailed update. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Happening in Gardner: National Night Out canceled due to weatherContinue Reading

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The rescheduled National Night Out in Gardner has been canceled. This was the post from the Gardner Community Action Committee: “We have decided to cancel the event due to chance of inclement weather tomorrow afternoon. There was a lot of work and resources put into trying to make this eventContinue Reading

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Heywood Healthcare Scores Big in CMS Hospital Quality Rating When Heywood Hospital filed for Chapter 11 last Fall, it announced that priority was patient care. An objective rating of both Heywood and Athol Hospitals proves it has kept that promise and then some. Both Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital haveContinue Reading

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Environmentally Safe Weed Removal in Gardner MA Gardner City Hall has announced that the Department of Public Works “will be working to remove the weeds from the sidewalks in areas of the Downtown beginning this week. To be environmentally friendly and safe to our pets, the solution used is aContinue Reading

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Residents who are interested can contact the Town Manager via email at bmckinney@winchendon-ma.gov Winchendon’s Town Manager Takes Proactive Action in Advance of Budget Concerns Inflation is causing budget problems for Massachusetts communities including Winchendon. Very simply, costs are going up quicker than tax levies can keep up. Solution is cuttingContinue Reading

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Gardner Magazine Starts 25th Year Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel stated, “Gardner Magazine was started as GreaterGardner.net on August 4, 2000 with the Gardner Magazine name added later. We are proud to serve a circulation exceeding 20,000+ unique households. Businesses wishing to establish an advertising presence with our publication mayContinue Reading

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Every day in the City of Gardner MA, the work goes on…. Busy Work Week of Commissions, Boards, and Committees in Gardner MA – 7 Meetings August 12th: Conservation Commission meets regarding Wetlands issues regarding various properties. AGENDA August 13th: Gardner Planning Board meets regarding the Definitive Site Plan forContinue Reading

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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