Rear Main Street Project Breaks Ground on Phase 2 At a ceremony held in Gardner on October 17, 2024 various officials and business leaders gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of Rear Main Street Phase 2. Construction is expected to last at least until the summer of 2025. Official Press Release,Continue Reading
Running on His Record – Interview with Jonathan Zlotnik Gardner Magazine spoke with State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik about his record. Listen to the entire interview on any device, CLICK PLAY. Zlotnik describes how he has put working families first. He speaks about fighting for the wallets of his constituents. ZlotnikContinue Reading
Upcoming next week: Thursday October 17, 2024 at 3:30pm is Groundbreaking for the Rear Main Street Project Phase 2. That broadcast will be the Mayor’s Update next week. Public may attend. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City on 10-11-24 Listen to the update on any device. CLICK PLAY.Continue Reading
Jonathan Bombaci on Tenacity and the Projects in Downtown Gardner In Gardner, Bombaci’s firm has invested in residential real estate, renovated commercial real estate, attempted to buy properties from the City of Gardner, and is currently working on 25 Main Street and the Garbose Building. Project delays have resulted inContinue Reading
Former Factory at 73 Stuart Street in Gardner not owned by Candor Realty A published report elsewhere inaccurately described the situation which has led to some inaccurate comments and negative public reaction on a rogue Gardner Facebook group. The publication has since corrected its article. While Candor Realty initially hadContinue Reading
Gardner MA City Council Takes up Various Matters on Monday October 9, 2024 The City Council will review recommendations of the Finance Committee which met on October 2nd regarding various communications from the Mayor including property valuation changes, City Health Insurance costs, and a measure authorizing the Mayor to enterContinue Reading
Listen to the Stakeholder Meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Heywood Healthcare Holds Stakeholder Meeting and Moves to Next Chapter The October 3, 2024 meeting concerned the road forward for Heywood Healthcare as it exited Chapter 11 on September 30th. It was noted that Heywood achieved what only 5 percentContinue Reading
Parking Discussed at Gardner ZBA Meeting The Gardner MA Zoning Board of Appeals took up matters concerning an update on 163-165 Pine Street, relief on a side yard setback, a single family house, and changing a two family to a 3 family. Sounds simple enough, but the complexity of theContinue Reading
Money spent on the Waterford Community Center so far exceeds $1.3 million. A bill signed by the Governor this summer means long-term lease agreements can now be signed with prospective tenants. If interested, check with the City of Gardner as to the process. Bringing a Dream to Reality – theContinue Reading
Diamond Hearts Art Studio Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Official Opening On Friday, September 20, 2024, Diamond Hearts Art Studio officially opened in Downtown Gardner at 112 Main Street with a ribbon cutting that featured a cake which said, “We’re Finally Open!”. On their website, owners Sean and Nancy Bray state, “We’reContinue Reading
Mayor Nicholson Takes the Gardner Message to Tri-Cities Breakfast Gardner may be the smaller of the 3 cities of Gardner, Fitchburg, and Leominster, but it has powerful and consequential stories to tell. As one of the speakers at this breakfast held in Gardner on September 13th, Gardner Mayor Nicholson spokeContinue Reading
ADA Modifications Underway at Maki Park – on way to Full Compliance. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson provided an update on Maki Park. Listen to this short interview segment on any device, CLICK PLAY. The Mayor stated, “Once those concerns were raised to us, we got the team together….We have metContinue 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
Hubbardston Town Administrator Nathan Boudreau Brings out the First PITCH It’s an idea designed to get ideas from the public. It’s called P.I.T.C.H. and stands for “Public Ideas Transforming Capital in Hubbardston” Town Administrator Nathan Boudreau is inviting proposals to include infrastructure, vehicles, parks, and more. Just submit your ideaContinue Reading
Dana Heath Confesses – I Did It 3 Times This Week Gardner MA City Councilor Dana Heath spoke at the City Council meeting of September 4, 204 and confessed that he ate at Jersey Mike’s 3 times in one week and he’s not proud of it, but it was goodContinue Reading
Nature Takes Over When Humans Aren’t Looking Throughout the City of Gardner, the weather has allowed for accelerated foliage growth in some areas. For example, the barricade at South Main Street almost looks like a hedge. A retaining wall at Timpany Plaza is showing signs of structural infiltration by MotherContinue Reading
John’s Sport Shop has the School Sports Spirit Last year they celebrated 60 years in business and this year they are going strong. John’s Sport Shop has unveiled some more Wildcat Wear while wishing local students a Happy First Day of School. The iconic Downtown Gardner store is noted forContinue Reading
With more than a 2 year journey complete, Just Dance Performing Arts Center has a new permanent home at 25 Kraft Street, Gardner Just Dance Performing Arts Center Gets Permanent New Home The Dance Center has a new home just in time for 2024-2025 Dance Season which runs from SeptemberContinue Reading
Publisher’s Note: As soon as he was made aware of the issues, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson reached out to the appropriate people so that an expeditious solution could be attained. ADA Compliance Solutions in the Works for Maki Park Gardner Magazine spoke with Gardner Mayor Nicholson on August 30, 2024.Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
Jersey Mike’s Opens in Gardner MA Gardner now has another place for delicious subs as Jersey Mike’s opened on August 21, 2024 at Timpany Crossroads. Elsewhere in Gardner, Five Below has been open a couple of weeks in the Timpany Plaza. Another place to eat, Chipotle is expected to openContinue Reading
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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