The Annual Town Election in Athol will take place Monday, April 3, 2023 at the Town Hall. Polls will open at 10:00am and close at 8:00pm. Offices to be elected are as follows: Moderator – 1 year, 2 Selectmen for 3 years, 2 members of the Athol-Royalston Regional School CommitteeContinue Reading

The Ashby Town Election is Monday April 24, 2023. The last day to obtain nomination papers is Thursday March 2, 2023. Last day to file them is March 6th. A complete listing of dates and a list of people currently holding various positions is listed here in this pdf.Continue Reading

Publisher’s Note: Gardner Magazine makes a diligent effort to offer interview time and space for all branches of Gardner City Government, including the City Council so that we can inform you to the greatest extent possible. Council President Kazinskas has rejected our numerous and perhaps even irritating recent interview requests,Continue Reading

View the Mayor’s Update on our Mayor’s Update page, or listen here on any device. Click Play. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Delivers Warm Message on Cold Day –“Stay Warm Everyone” Listen to the update on any device. Click Play. Gardner Mayor Nicholson thanked the students of Holy Family AcademyContinue Reading

Dangerous Wind Chill of -40 in Greater Gardner MA for Friday and Saturday from the Gardner MA Fire Department: “Very dangerous cold weather temperatures coming from Friday until Sunday morning with very strong winds and wind chills to 40 below zero. Please use extreme caution and dress appropriately if youContinue Reading

4 Police Agencies Combine Forces to Take Down Drug Dealers in Greater Gardner MA Dealing drugs in Greater Gardner is almost a guaranteed jail cell as area Law Enforcement is proving extremely adept at catching crooks. From the Gardner PD: “On 2/2/2023 the Gardner Police Department, along with the HubbardstonContinue Reading

Visit our Greater Gardner Weather Center Warming Centers Activated Due to Expected Frigid Temperatures Gardner City Hall posted, “City Announces Warming Center For Expected Frigid Weekend Due to the upcoming frigid forecast, a warming center will be available on Friday, Feb. 3rd from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at theContinue Reading

Listen on any device. Click Play. Lessons About Gardner History – An Interview with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson In a revealing interview, we interview Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson to learn more Lessons About Gardner History, how we can learn from the past to have more successes in the presentContinue Reading

K-9 Rocky of the Gardner MA Police Department Already Turns 2 From the Gardner PD: “Today is K9 Rocky’s 2nd birthday! He had his cake and ate it too! Happy birthday K9 Rocky!!” K-9 Rocky and his handler, Officer Josh Willis are valuable members of the Gardner Police Department. FromContinue Reading

Gardner MA Boys and Girls Club Expresses Thanks to Gardner MA City Councillor Dana Heath The Boys and Girls Club posted, “A very heart felt thank you to this amazing community leader, mentor and extremely kind human being! The members at the boys and girls club Gardner are enjoying allContinue Reading

Previous Half dozen stories about this storm and earlier in the week are on our Public Safety page, CLICK HERE. Region “Dodges Bullet” as Angelic Pouring Rain Washes Away Ice & Snow from Trees Saying he’d issue a more formal statement later, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson stated, “We seem toContinue Reading

Gardner MA Public Safety Committee Holds Hearing on Reagan Street Proposal The Committee heard testimony both in favor and opposed to making Reagan Street one-way. After hearing from all parties who wished to speak, the vote was to recommend approval of the proposal. However, Chairman Craig Cormier noted that ReaganContinue Reading

Snow Turns To Rain, Most Have Power, Some Without in Greater Gardner MA Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is expected to issue an update anytime between mid morning to mid day depending upon conditions. A specific plan is in place with a number of contingency plans ready to be implemented ifContinue Reading

Some Power Failures Just Occurred: MEMA reports number of customers now without power – Gardner: 702, Winchendon: 340, Westminster: 359, Phillipston; 42, Royalston:76, Ashby: 49, Phillipston: 42, and Hubbardston: 62 Now at 1:02am,, only 77 Gardner customers without power according to MEMA map.Continue Reading