Town of Winchendon Terminates Collector/Treasurer for Alleged Theft of Cash Statement from Town of Winchendon, “On Tuesday, September 10th, it was brought to the Town’s attention that a sum of cash may have been stolen from Town Hall. The Town immediately investigated this allegation and determined, based on several interviews,Continue Reading

Gardner MA City Council Meets, Makes Decisions, and has an Objection. Listen to the entire meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Approvals: City may enter into 5 year contracts for copiers/printers and alarms/sprinklers. Resolution approved for State to take custodianship of Route 140. Waterford Community Center was approved as officialContinue Reading

Gardner Fire Department Urges Caution to Avoid Fires The Gardner Fire Department urged caution in a post, ” Please be very careful if you have any type of a cooking or ornamental fire in your yard. Please keep a very close eye on it and make sure its not toContinue Reading

Gardner Farmers Market to hold Harvest Market On Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 9:30am to 1pm, the Gardner Farmers Market will feature more than 20 vendors at its 62 Waterford Street location. Other activities planned include live music by the group Obscure Notation, touch a tractor, a fall-themed photo booth,Continue Reading

Gardner Readies for Fall Festival and Oktoberfest – FREE ADMISSION The combined Fabulous Fall Festival in Downtown Gardner this year is Saturday, September 28, 20924 rain or shine. Starting at 10am in Downtown: Merchants, vendors, non-profits, and food trucks will be on hand. Free entertainment includeds games, music, and costumedContinue Reading

Proactive Cell Phone and Earbud Policy in 3rd week at Gardner Public Schools Students talking, texting, or tempted to multitask are distracted and not completely paying attention. Learning losses resulted in a change to policy in Gardner Public Schools for the 2024-2025 School Year. Complete Student Handbook, CLICK HERE. PolicyContinue Reading

Heywood Hospital to hold Hyperbaric Open House Heywood Hospital will be holding an Open House at the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 4 to 6:30pm. The Open House will give interested individuals the opportunity to meet the Medical Director, Provider Panel, andContinue Reading

Before and After the Big Mowing at Gardner Elementary School Much of the grounds at Gardner Elementary School have been mowed. The top photo shows how the grounds looked in violation of City Ordinance and State Law which contemplates the potential risk to children and adults from insects, rodents, andContinue Reading

WGAW Hotline Show 9-14-24 This week’s program included both a recorded update from Mayor Nicholson at the beginning and a LIVE interview at the end, ABC News on Debate, Presidential Race, and Parenting, Steve Wendell satire on Counseling Teachers, City Council President Kazinskas on various City matters and a commentaryContinue Reading

Gardner MA Deputy Chief Nicholas Maroni Achieves Prestigious Honor Deputy Chief Nicholas Maroni has completed 10 weeks of advanced communication, leadership, and fitness training at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Pictured upper left is Nicholas Maroni, upper right FBI Director Christopher Wray with Maroni, and Bottom Maroni withContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson with Weekly Update Listen to the update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Recognition: Adult Day Care Week Events: Monday September 16th: Project Redemption Photography Exhibit with a speaking portion at 6:30pm —- September 17 from 6pm to 7:30pm: Gardner High School Open House —- September 19thContinue Reading

Publisher’s note: Apparently the date was set on August 12th, 1 month ago. However, the media and the City of Gardner were not notified so we did not publicize until now. Have News? Email News@GardnerMagazine.com and we will be happy to publicize your event. Gardner MA Fall Yard Sale GardnerContinue Reading

Remembering – 9-11 From images of the towers posted by the Boston Fire Department to images of “Never Forget” and “Remember” posted by Greater Gardner MA area Fire Departments, September 11, 2001 was remembered on 9-11-24. Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46am, 9:03am:Continue Reading

Trump – Harris Debate Former President Trump and Vice President Harris had a debate on September 10, 2024. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. The election is November 5, 2024. The candidate which receives 270 electoral votes or more wins the Presidency. RealClearPolitics.com publishes all of the various polls. CLICKContinue Reading

View the complete agenda and packet for this meeting, CLICK HERE. We have 3 other separate articles on this meeting. See Below. Gardner MA School Committee Meets on September 9, 2024 Listen to the entire meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. This was the first meeting of the entire SchoolContinue Reading

Gardner MA School Superintendent Mark Pellegrino Speaks about Goals Dr. Mark Pellegrino spoke about goals for Fiscal Year 2025. Listen on any device. For District Improvement, goal 1 is fidelity to common planning time expectations and goal 2 is fidelity to tier 1 core instructional practices. With regard to studentContinue Reading

Dr. Catherine Goguen Reports on the District Improvement Plan for Gardner Public Schools Dr. Catherine Goguen stated that the District Improvement Plan has been updated for the next three years. It was presented to the School Committee for the first time at its meeting of September 9, 2024. Listen toContinue Reading

Robert Swartz Provides a School Facilities Report School Committee member Robert Swartz provided a School Facilities Report on September 9, 2024. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. Swartz reported that a 50+ year PA system was replaced at the High School. All battery operated clocks at the High School wereContinue Reading

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Releases Report on Withdrawal from Afghanistan Gardner Magazine is choosing to publish this report in its entirety so you can read it for yourself and not be subject to the spin from the Media. The report is called, “Willful Blindness: An Assessment of the Biden-HarrisContinue Reading

Death Investigation ongoing in Templeton Templeton Police reported the discovery of a deceased male on the railroad tracks along State Road in Baldwinville just after 1pm on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Arriving at the scene were Templeton Police, Templeton Fire, Massachusetts State Police, and representatives from the railroad company. TempletonContinue Reading

WGAW Starts September with a Guest-packed Hotline Radio Show WGAW Hotline Radio Show on Saturday September 7, 2024 featured local officials and some special guests. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson provided an update and answered host Steve Wendell’s questions. The Mayor spoke of various projectsContinue Reading

Missing Gardner MA Child Located in Less than 2 Hours On Friday, September 6, 2024 at 7:17am, the Gardner PD received a report of a missing 14 year old autistic child. A search of the child’s home and surrounding streets did not locate the child. According to Gardner Police DepartmentContinue Reading