With Grinch Banner in background, Gardner MA Board of Assessors has Exciting Meeting. Assessor Christine Kumar reported tax rate of $16.13 for 2023 is down for this year with a rate of $14.99 for 2024 certified by the State. City Council once again recently approved a single tax rate forContinue Reading
Airport Commission Meeting at Gardner Municipal Airport Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 5pm – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gale Associates Inc. will provide an update on the Runway project and the Master Plan. The Airport Manager will give her report includingContinue Reading
All Major WGAW Radio Talk Show Hosts Honored by Talkers Magazine Talkers Magazine Editors compiled a list of the 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America – What They Call the “Heavy Hundred” They use a combination of hard and soft factors in compiling the list including courage,Continue Reading
Zoning Board of Appeals Takes Up Slocum Matters and 3 Other Cases Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. The Gardner MA Zoning Board of Appeals once again saw Timothy Slocum. This time Mr. Slocum came with an attorney with the goal of resolving issues with the ZoningContinue Reading
Gardner MA Timpany Plaza Achieving More than 80 Percent Occupancy For the first time in years, Gardner’s Timpany Plaza is heading towards more than 80 percent occupancy. The plaza is over 180,000 square feet with just over 30,000 square feet available. The Aldi site is under construction and recently announcedContinue Reading
Tax Classification to be decided at Gardner MA City Council Meeting on November 20, 2023 As part of the November 20th meeting, there will be a Tax Classification Hearing – There is further related information in the complete packet of 555 pages, CLICK HERE. The City has traditionally utilized aContinue Reading
Golf RX Indoor Golf Opens in Gardner MA According to Golf Rx, their first day open is Monday, November 20th. (at 10am) According to their website, Rates range from $40 to $50 per hour depending upon day and time. There are 3 bays available. Attire required is golf shoes orContinue Reading
Small Business Saturday is Saturday, November 25th -Shop Local Shopping Local in Gardner is getting easier all the time as the Gardner Business Community grows. Downtown Gardner is getting spruced up and is especially attractive for shoppers this holiday season, 2023. Earlier in 2023, Gardner Magazine published an article onContinue Reading
A Glimpse in to the Future: – The Next Term of Mayor Michael Nicholson Based on current plans and projections of future achievements, Gardner Magazine has a pictorial article entitled Future Path, The Next TermContinue Reading
Chair City Generosity on Full Display at Parker House of Pizza The Gardner Elementary School PTO had a fundraiser with the Parker House of Pizza on Wednesday, October 29th. The restaurant went above and beyond as stated by the PTO: “Thank you again to Parker House of Pizza for theirContinue Reading
Last Year’s Awards Awards in fiscal year 2023 included for Gardner – Business Incubator Network $17,500, six parklets in downtown parking spaces $30,000, Downtown Wayfinding $25,000,, Real Estate Services Technical Assistance $40,000, Site Readiness for planning etc. regarding new 106 acre business park $150,500. Ashburnham had received 2 grants totalingContinue Reading
Answer to what happened in August, September, October 2023 – the largest table of data we’ve ever posted on Gardner Magazine. Objective Data: More achieved in last 3 months since our interview than some Mayors achieve in a year. We took the information straight from our news articles, so ifContinue Reading
Gardner Square Two Inc. reminds area TV viewers of Gardner on TV Gardner’s Downtown Association, Gardner Square Two Inc. posted, “Exciting News! —- Gardner will be featured on Chronicle in the upcoming episode “Main Streets and Back Roads of the Mohawk Trail” It’s airing on Monday, October 30th at 7:30pmContinue Reading
Blake called out on WGAW Hotline Radio for the illegal threats made by her supporters. Two-time Blake Donor Caught Making Unfounded Attacks on Business in Gardner MA – Blake Supporters Threaten Downtown Businesses Peter Sargent, who goes by Piper Tulloch on Social Media has been bashing Gardner for allowing propertiesContinue Reading
Positive Changes Continue in Downtown Gardner MA Positive change is here and more positive change is coming to the Chair City. Soon, the Rome Building at the corner of Main and Willow Streets will come down. Rear Main Street will be developed with millions already allocated. At some point, theContinue Reading
Hotline Radio is an interview program aired by Gardner Radio Station WGAW on AM 1340, 98.1 FM, and streaming to anywhere in the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. LISTEN LIVE NOW. – Hotline Radio airs Saturdays from 12:10 to 2:00pm Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is usuallyContinue Reading
National Chamber of Commerce Day Celebrated by Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce According to USChamber.com “ Each year on the third Wednesday in October, we celebrate National Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day and thank local chambers across the country for all they do to help entrepreneurs and businessesContinue Reading
Exciting Board of Assessors Meeting Has Assessor Smiling over DOR Approval Beaming from ear to ear, Gardner MA Assessor Christine Kumar reported that the Department of Revenue did not have a single question on the values submitted – Values and New growth were approved. In the words of one ofContinue Reading
Zoning Board of Appeals Hears Various Cases on October 17, 2023 The Gardner MA Zoning Board of Appeals held a meeting on various cases October 17, 2023. Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAYContinue Reading
More and Less – An Interview Segment with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson In a segment on “The Nicholson Effect” lasting 11 min., 7 sec., matching the date, 11-7-23 when the Municipal Election will be held in Gardner, we ask about what is more, and what is less. Listen onContinue Reading
Interview with Two Great Leaders of Heywood Healthcare in Gardner MA A very important event happened in Gardner on June 27, 1907. Heywood Hospital opened its doors. Over the years it has grown from a staff of 100 to more than 1000. Heywood has sought to expand facilities and servicesContinue Reading
Gardner MA Planning Board Considers Plan For 52 Unit Multi-Family Development The Initial portion of the meeting was a continuation of the Definitive Plan for All Purpose Storage Gardner, LLC to expand existing self-storage. The Planning Board met for a Public Meeting to hear the Definitive Plan for a proposedContinue Reading
A proposal by Gardner Mayor Nicholson to hire a full-time Airport Manager was approved by the City Council and Isabelle Davis was hired. In a September 2023 Press Release stating, “The Sky’s the Limit, ” the scope of the Runway project was outlined. Publisher’s Note: With the enormous gains madeContinue Reading
Gardner MA and its Journey to Becoming a Gem of a City In the last few years, the City of Gardner has been making incremental, but significant progress towards becoming a Gem of a City. Beautiful parks and recreation areas, entire buildings being transformed, new businesses opening, and ongoing construction.Continue Reading
Chairman Mike Gets Another Term at MART Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson has been unanimously re-elected to serve as Chair of the MART Advisory Board for another year. The board is composed of the Chief Elected officials of all 25 communities served by the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority. In his firstContinue Reading
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