Editorial: The Gardner Magazine Zoning Plan – It’s a Blooming Nutty Idea OK, so everyone is talking about zoning for the parcels on Route 140 in Gardner MA. So we’re throwing out another idea, rather nutty, and I’m the one who thought of it. Zone the parcels as “Beautiful FlowersContinue Reading
The crowd showed up in apparent opposition to either the Zoning Change in general or to one proposal of a Racetrack. It was a short night as the meeting ended in 12 minutes. Gardner MA Planning Board Will Meet Again on Zoning Issues – Information Sought At a meeting attendedContinue Reading
National Grid to Update over 100 Year-Old Transmission Lines In 1909, the 69 kilovolt transmission lines were constructed and materials were brought in at the time by horse and buggy. Today, modern equipment will be used to bring this part of the grid up to date before there are problemsContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine would like to make the views of any candidate for City office available to the public. Email News@GardnerMagazine.com and we’ll set something up. Gardner MA Council Candidate Kamuda Calls for More Facts on Route 140 Zoning – Speaks on Horse Racing Carolyn Kamuda is a candidate for CouncilorContinue Reading
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
Gardner MA Public Service Committee With Various Topics on August 3, 2023 During the Public Service Committee meeting of August 3, 2023, DPW Dane Arnold went in to detail regarding the labor needs DPW. The Committee passed a resolution endorsing salary increases advocated by Arnold. Next step is input fromContinue 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
Check Air Quality at any time through this official AirNow.gov page. Greater Gardner MA Air Quality Continues to be Affected by Canadian Wildfires Air quality on July 18, 2023 is 60, which is in the moderate category. EPA advises that if you are unusually sensitive to particle pollution, consider reducingContinue Reading
Avoid Citations By Maintaining Your Gardner MA Yard City Standards require all property be maintained free of vegetation over 12 inches high and kept free of overgrown, decayed, dead, or hazardous trees and shrubs. The City of Gardner posted, “We ask that all residents follow and make changes if neededContinue 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
What Water Problem? Greater Gardner MA Streamflow Status Much Above Normal Some nearby areas notably have all-time highs for this day. Many are much above normal. Some are above normal. So when will the water restrictions by lifted? Gardner Magazine would like to know. See the latest streamflow readings forContinue 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
A Sensible Statement on Sludge from Gardner MA DPW Director Dane Arnold Among requests before the City Council is one from DPW Director Dane Arnold regarding the Sludge Landfill. He is asking that $307,000 be transferred from surplus -retained earnings to be used for Sludge Landfill Expenses. This will coverContinue 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
As you can plainly see, the map provided by the City of Gardner shows “No Restriction Reported” based on the map legend. Winchendon and Templeton are showing a Mandatory Restriction of 2 days or more of watering allowed per week. Water Ban or Not? – Here’s the latest… UPDATE: MayContinue 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
Keep Gardner MA Beautiful Event More Extensive in Spring 2023 Highlights of Event Date: Saturday May 20, 2023 beginning at 8:30am Movie for Volunteers: Pre-registered Volunteers receive matinee movie tickets Litter Cleanup: Goal is to pick up trash in the community Nip Hunt: Goal is to collect as many nipsContinue 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
Gardner MA Conservation Agent Endeavoring to Help Nature’s Creatures Some creatures we don’t often think about are valuable components of our Eco-system. As Conservation Agent, Sophie Dorow is tasked with “helping these critters cross our roads safely to their vernal pools and back this spring. For more information visit theContinue Reading
No Drought – Greater Gardner Having Better Year in 2023 The United States Drought Map shows current conditions as being much better than last year in the Northeast with the some of the Greater Gardner area showing wetter than normal conditions – the opposite of last year. This is goodContinue Reading
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