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Our latest interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson Recap of December News Here’s a recap of important stories, meetings, and interviews from December 2023 in case you missed them: Covid Tests are available FREE to area households. Article, CLICK HERE. Winter Safety Tips Article, CLICK HERE MART to offer FREE ridesContinue Reading

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Covid Tests Available FREE to Greater Gardner MA households We hope you don’t need it, but there’s no need to pay for Covid-19 tests as Covid.gov is making as many as 8 tests available per household. The program began again on November 20, 2023. Anyone can order 4 tests, andContinue Reading

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A Christmas Editorial – Show Love for Those Without a Home While not of the magnitude as some other places and not as visible, homelessness is a very real local issue. I sent a message to City officials suggesting some Tiny Houses be located in the field at Waterford andContinue Reading

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Gardner Golf Commission Meets Before Christmas With winter now underway with no snow, the Golf Commission is already preparing for Golf in the Spring, going over information about various systems at the Gardner Municipal Golf Course and speaking about finances. SNOW was discussed, “Eventually it should snow. I don’t know.Continue Reading

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Chair City of Gardner MA Top 40 HIT PROJECTS At any given time in Gardner, there are dozens of projects in various stages. Completed Projects, Ongoing Projects, Planned 2024 Projects, Future Projects, Future Needs, and the Crazy Wish List. The Top 40 profiles the most notable at any given pointContinue Reading

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Editorial: Chair City – Gardner MA will always be the Share City While changed in some respects, Gardner has been called the “Chair City” for many years. The number of chairs made in Gardner has declined, but Gardner will always be the Chair City, or in the modern vernacular, theContinue Reading

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Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. ‘Twas the Gardner City Council Meeting Before Christmas Gardner City Council met Monday December 18, 2023 at 7:30pm in the City Council Chamber. The Gardner City Council allowed more time for two zoning items so that a joint public hearing withContinue Reading

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Gardner MA DPW Responds When it Counts – resident is grateful On December 18, 2023, Gardner resident Kristel Estores posted, “A big Thankyou to Gardner DPW. I emailed this morning about a tree down on my street and the Director responded immediately and sent out a crew.“ The Greater GardnerContinue Reading

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Winchendon Resident and Army Veteran Kyle Bradley Honors Veterans With Video Kyle posted a video on Facebook filmed December 16, 2023 at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon. Photos here are from the video: https://www.facebook.com/kkylembradley According to his Facebook profile, Bradley spent 14 years on the Fire Department and isContinue Reading

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Gardner Magazine Releases – Christmas Show 2023 Featuring some songs you haven’t heard before, the 1/2 hour Gardner Magazine Christmas Show features 12 tunes, playable on any device. CLICK PLAY. Enjoy Santa’s New Suit, It’s Christmastime Again, It’s the Holidays, Atmospheric Auld Lang Syne, Christmas Day, Santa Won’t You ListenContinue Reading

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Enjoy Downtown Gardner this Season. Christmas Lights in the Chair City of Gardner MA From the lights in Monument Park to the lights lining the streets of Gardner, Christmas Lights are spreading the spirit of the season in the Chair City. Even the walking and biking path near Crystal LakeContinue Reading

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About HOTLINE RADIO Airs Saturdays 12:10 to 2pm on WGAW – heard on AM 1340, 98.1 FM, and streamed 24/7, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Mayor Flies to D.C. for Private Meeting with the President In a WGAW Hotline Radio segment serving also as the Mayor’s Weekly Update for December 15,Continue Reading

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Shown is a cracked chimney which could lead to a chimney fire. Also shown are suggestions from MEMA for a Winter Emergency Car Kit. BE SAFE OUT THERE! Winter Safety Tips at Home or on the Road Gardner Fire Dept.: At home it pays to keep heating equipment and evenContinue Reading

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Sports Betting and Marijuana Quota Items Unanimously Recommended by Gardner MA Planning Board With recommendations by the Planning Board, the measures will move on to the City Council where a joint public hearing will be held on: Whether Sports Betting should be added to zoning table of uses with provisionContinue Reading

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Previous article on Mayor Nicholson being reelected as M.A.R.T. Board Chair, CLICK HERE. State Grant Means 6 Months FREE M.A.R.T Rides Passengers in the of the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority service area will enjoy 6 months of FREE fares from January 1 to June 30, 2024. This is what M.A.R.T.Continue Reading

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Tiny Houses May be Solution for Homeless in Gardner MA While most of us are comfortable in our homes, the homeless are often cold and lacking in basic needs. So Gardner Magazine is bringing this issue to the forefront with a focus on a successful project from out of stateContinue Reading

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Council on Aging Meeting Focuses on Ongoing Matters with Senior Center and Move to Waterford Director Mike Ellis speaks of difficulties with the Otis Elevator contract, “this whole elevator thing has its ups and downs.” Due to problems with the contract, a monthly maintenance bill of about $250 monthly hasContinue Reading

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President of Corrections Graduating Class from Gardner Gardner President – Jahquan Jones of Gardner was the President of Basic Recruiting Training Academy #60 and was among 26 graduating students on December 1, 2023 with ceremonies held in Zecco Auditorium at Anna Maria College. According to the Press Release: “Among theContinue Reading

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Gardner PD Tracks Suspect with assist of K-9 Rocky Gardner PD stated in a Press Release: “On December 12, 2023, the Gardner Police Department conducted a search warrant and made arrests at 207 Park Street following an investigation from an overnight shooting that took place Monday evening.” A local residentContinue Reading

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Conservation Commission Packs a Number of Matters in last meeting of December Listen to the December 11, 2023 meeting of the Gardner MA Conservation Commission on any device, CLICK PLAY. 143 Colony Road: Joint Public Hearing re extension of storage facility building by All Purpose Storage Gardner LLC —- 54Continue Reading