Gardner MA Conservation Commission Chair: “not be bullied, harassed, called, bamboozled, dumped on” On August 9, 2022, the Gardner Conservation Commission took up the issue of the expansion of the Sludge landfill. While the City asked to continue the matter to August 22nd via an email from DPW Director DaneContinue Reading
Current Drought Status from the State of MA, CLICK HERE. Greater Gardner MA now in Critical Drought – Non essential water use banned July 23, 2022 From the State of MA, “With the majority of the state currently experiencing elevated temperatures and forecasts predicting little to no meaningful precipitation, EnergyContinue Reading
Gardner MA Decides to Move Forward on Seeking Approval for Landfill Expansion We first reported on this in May, 2022 and asked for comment from the DPW Director, but did not hear back. However, the City of Gardner released this statement on July 11, 2022 on its website: “In 2023,Continue Reading
The Massachusetts Water Map shown is generated by the USGS National Water Dashboard. Some areas around Gardner MA show streamflow much below normal. A red dot indicates much below normal and an orange dot indicates below normal. Water Use Restricted in Gardner MA As of May 25, 2022, there isContinue Reading
Sewage Sludge Decisions in Gardner MA A byproduct of the Gardner Wastewater Treatment Plant is Sewage Sludge, a solid material which has been disposed of at the Gardner landfill. Gardner has proposed to increase the size of the landfill to allow for more sludge. Environmental groups oppose the move dueContinue Reading
Mosquitos to be Evicted by the Spraying of Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project Gardner Dates are May 31 and June 9, 16, 21, 30. CMMCP says the dates are subject to change due to weather conditions, mosquito populations, mosquito virus activity, and/or special event spraying. From CMMCP site, “Mosquito controlContinue Reading
Gardner MA 2021 Water Quality Report Shows High Manganese, Water Safe to Drink The Gardner MA 2021 Water Quality Report has been released. CLICK HERE. For many years, the manganese level in Gardner Massachusetts water has been higher than desired, resulting in some local complaints of bad taste and theContinue Reading
Keep Gardner MA Beautiful Successful Event Regarding the Keep Gardner Beautiful effort held Saturday 5-7-22 Mayor Nicholson was quoted on WGAW’s Hotline Radio program as saying, “We had a ton of individuals out today just helping Keep Gardner Beautiful as their organization’s name says. It is our annual Nip HuntContinue Reading
Greater Gardner MA Earth Day is April 22, 2022 This year’s theme is ‘Invest in Our Planet.’ Various cleanup activities are being held throughout the area on various dates. Best to check your own community for details. For more on Earth Day, CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Don’t illegally dump in Gardner. You will get caught. You will pay for your crime. Illegal Dumpers in Gardner MA soon to get Rude Awakening The fine is $250 for the first offense. The problem has been capturing the crooks in the act. That’s about to change. The Gardner BoardContinue Reading
Smoking the Sewers in Orange MA The Town of Orange MA will be performing Smoke Testing as part of a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey on January 19, 2022 between the hours of 7am and 4pm. Non-toxic smoke is blown into sewer mains to determine any areas where storm and surfaceContinue Reading
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