Empire Management Starts Next 30 Years with Purchase of Iconic Gardner Building Gardner Magazine spoke with both Operations Manager Gabrielle Surette and Empire President Jenna Hartman regarding the purchase of the Bank of America Building at 29 Parker Street, Gardner. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Empire Management was foundedContinue Reading

To find out more about this 75 year old Gardner company, please visit the MAKI website, CLICK HERE. Locations: 513 Betty Spring Rd • Gardner,160 Mass. Ave (Rt. 2A) • Lunenburg, and 36 Worcester Rd (Rt. 12) • Sterling —- (978) 632-5354 They Make A lot – Now They’ll RentContinue Reading

The Farmer’s Market is planned at the site of the former Waterford Street School which is slated to become Gardner’s Community Center. Gardner Farmer’s Market website, CLICK HERE. The Doucets get their chickens, the Fosters have some work to do, and the Farmer’s Market needs some planning in Gardner MA.Continue Reading

Gardner MA Capital Improvement Committee Report Is a BIG LIST. The Gardner City Council meeting on Tuesday April 16, 2024 includes an agenda item to receive the Capital Improvement Plan. The Capital Improvement Committee includes George Tyros, Robert Oliva, Trevor Beauregard, Jennifer Dymek, Dane Arnold, Joshua Cormier, John Richard, andContinue Reading

Planning Board Meets Regarding 52 Unit Multi-Family Development – Applicant to Revise Plan PrivateOversight LLC has proposed a 52 Unit Multi-Family Development on West Broadway in Gardner at the Gardner- Templeton line. Listen to the entire meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Considerable discussion revolved around whether or not itContinue Reading

Gardner Museum Website, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Museum Coordinator Has Experience with Aldi Marion Knoll wrote a very good and illuminating piece on Social Media regarding her experience with Aldi. It is presented here with her permission. Marion Knoll writes: With all the hype about the new store in town,Continue Reading

Grocery Store Business in Gardner MA Saturday, April 6, 2024 With the new Aldi store located at the Timpany Plaza in Gardner, the remaining Gardner grocery stores are getting some competition. Photos taken within a few minutes of each other about 11am on Saturday, April 6, 2024 show that theContinue Reading

Aldi Opens in Gardner – Mayor Michael Nicholson Shares Photos Despite stormy weather, Grocery store Aldi opened in Gardner’s Timpany Plaza to an enthusiastic public on April 4, 2024. Mayor Nicholson congratulated the store on its official grand opening and ribbon cutting stating, “Even with the weather, the line wasContinue Reading

Complete Roundabout Rendering, CLICK HERE. Town Administrator Adam Lamontagne urges residents, both current and prospective, to email him via ALamontagne@templetonma.gov or via phone at (978) 894-2778 Town of Templeton Website “Moving Mountains In Templeton” – An Interview with Adam Lamontagne We spoke with Templeton Town Administrator Adam Lamontagne on AprilContinue Reading

Joe and Don React to April Fool’s Joke at 25 Main Street Fictional Presidents Joe and Don have reacted to the photo displayed by Jon Bombaci of Candor Realty on April Fool’s Day. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. There are now 11 released regular episodes of the Joe andContinue Reading

Positive Changes to the Gardner MA Geographic Landscape Changing Gardner Geography Includes: Aldi with Grand Opening on April 4, 2024 (soft opening day before), Five Below in Summer 2024, Chipotle to be built, Brilla Coffee Summer or Fall 2024, and a new Stone planter beautifying Monument Park. Elsewhere at TimpanyContinue Reading

Council President Kazinskas stated, “The Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG Program, provides funding and technical support for projects that achieve the city’s development objectives while principally benefiting low- and moderate-income persons and or addressing slum and blight conditions. Funding for the CDBG Program is provided by the U.S. DepartmentContinue Reading

Wood You Build It has a website. CLICK HERE. Positive on Business – Interview with Jonathan Zlotnik State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik is Positive on Business in general, and especially positive on Gardner’s newest furniture factory, Wood You Build It. Listen to the Interview on any device, CLICK PLAY Jon ZlotnikContinue Reading

Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas Invokes Section 24 at Gardner City Council Meeting Based on Section 24 of the City Charter (shown in graphic here) Council President Kazinskas clarified that a majority of City Council is required for 1st printing, thus the vote of 7-3 at meeting of March 4, 2024Continue Reading

Construction is expected to begin shortly and approvals from the City have been obtained. Mayor Nicholson stated he has worked directly with Mr. and Mrs. Vallejos for several years to bring them to Gardner, “When I was first sworn in as Mayor in July of 2020, I invited Alexis andContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson discusses real solutions to real problems. Many cities and towns are trying to emulate the Gardner Model of transparency, financial stability, and incoming grants which reduce taxpayer burdens. CLICK PLAY. Real People. Real Problems. Real Solutions. The “Solutions” Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson. On MarchContinue Reading

Things are Happening in the Timpany Plaza in Gardner MA From the data we have at Gardner Magazine regarding the public’s interest, Greater Gardner MA residents are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Aldi grocery store to be located at the site of the former Stop and Shop. A signContinue Reading

Website has current statistics which are updated continuously, CLICK HERE. Unique website keeps track of U.S. National Debt in Real Time We took a snapshot at about 8pm on March 3, 2024. The United States National Debt is approaching $34.5 trillion, over $100k per citizen, over $250k per taxpayer. ToContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Appointed to Transportation Funding Taskforce by MA Governor Healey According to a Press Release, “Taskforce to develop recommendations for a long-term, sustainable transportation finance plan for roads, bridges, railways, & bus and transit.” View the Complete Press Release, CLICK HERE. As a representative of the MassachusettsContinue Reading

Gardner Fire Department Extinguishes Truck Fire and Saves old Rome Furniture Building From Gardner Fire Department on 2-20-24 “Around 9:00 A.M. this morning, Gardner Fire Group 3 responded for a reported truck fire on Main St. Fire crews arrived to find a fully involved pickup truck, just mere feet awayContinue Reading