Horse Racing or Not in Gardner MA? A number of businesses have inquired about coming to Gardner, including representatives from Suffolk Downs, a horse racing Track. Councilor Dana Heath told Gardner Magazine that the City of Gardner does not have a preference of one business over another, but that anyContinue Reading

DPW Director Arnold appeals for funding in letter to Mayor and City Council. View letter, CLICK HERE. – See Public Service Committee Article, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA DPW Director Appeals to Mayor and City Council for Funding to Increase Pay DPW Director Dane Arnold wrote that to mow and weedContinue Reading

Streamflow Status is mostly Above Normal or Much Above Normal throughout Central Massachusetts. Streamflow Above Normal – Shouldn’t be any Water Restrictions in Greater Gardner MA In the Greater Gardner MA area, there shouldn’t be any water restrictions. So if your community has one, ask some questions as to why.Continue Reading

Certain Beaches in Greater Gardner MA posted as “Unsafe” The water quality at public beaches in Massachusetts is required to be monitored. When the water quality is “unsafe” the beach is required to be “posted” with a sign that indicates swimming is unsafe and may cause illness. To review theContinue Reading

Gardner MA Fire Department Responds to Hydraulic Fluid Spill The Gardner Fire Department responded to an incident on Sunday, July 23, 2023 in which 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid had spilled on the road requiring hazardous materials protocols to be employed to take care of the situation. The Gardner FireContinue Reading

Mosquito Control Project on the Attack in Gardner MA during August The Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project has set dates of August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 indicating that all of the dates are tentative and “subject to change due to weather conditions, mosquito populations, mosquito virus activity, and/orContinue Reading

Gardner MA Conservation Agent Sophie Dorow Seeking Trail Crew Heroes Sophie Dorow asks in a communication: “ Love Working Outdoors? Need community service hours? Want to see positive changes in our city? Then this opportunity may be your chance to make connections with a passionate team of people like yourself!”Continue Reading

Emergency Alert Goes Out Regarding Unhealthy Air in Greater Gardner MA Here is the alert received on June 7, 2023: “Due to the current fires in the West and Canada the local air quality has been affected and is considered to be unhealthy for sensitive groups. This includes people withContinue Reading

Update: Streamflow now much below normal As of 11:15am on Sunday, May 28, 2023, the measured Streamflow was recorded as “Much below normal”. We don’t know why as other sites are green, but it explains Gardner’s concern over water usage. Just click on the image for a larger view ofContinue Reading

Gardner MA Landfill Expansion Update Ivan Ussach, the MRWC Director stated in a Press Release that “alternatives to Gardner’s proposed sludge landfill expansion are looking better than ever.” Complete Press Release, CLICK HERE. One of the alternatives suggested is the construction by the City of a Hydrothermal Carbonization facility whichContinue Reading

Diane “Neon” Leblanc Thanks All for Successful Gardner MA “Keep Gardner Beautiful” Event Once again, the Spring Event got trash off the street and into the dumpster. Organizer “Neon” Leblanc posted, “A heartfelt “thank you” to every May 20th VOLUNTEER and SPONSOR for another successful litter clean up and “NipContinue Reading

Super Heroes “Neon Leblanc’ and Conservation Agent Sophie Dorow Assist Volunteers in Gardner MA Earth Day Cleanup Gardner Mayor Nicholson thanked all the volunteers from “Keep Gardner Beautiful”, Seaman Paper and the City who got 6 one-ton dump truck loads of trash off the streets. DPW staff took the trashContinue Reading