NOAA Releases Seasonal Drought Outlook including Greater Gardner MA. Gardner Massachusetts is currently in Severe Drought (D2), after having recently improved from a D3. Drought conditions are expected to remain but improve over the next 3 months. Droughts come and go as you can see from the graph of theContinue Reading
Gardner MA Population Highest in History: 21,499, but still more open space than elsewhere. Annual Growth rate now .5%: 100 years ago, Gardner’s population was about 17,000, rising to over 19,000 by 1930. Population was up and down over the years, rising to over 20,000 by 1940 and back toContinue Reading
Drought Conditions Improve in Greater Gardner MA and State Greater Gardner is now back to a D2 (Severe Drought) according to the Drought Map released by the National Drought Mitigation Center (map shown here) and State of MA on September 8, 2022. What this means: Outdoor watering is permissible againContinue Reading
History of Gardner MA in 5 minutes With Gardner about to celebrate its 100th anniversary as a City on January 1, 2023, we thought it would be fun to create an AUDIO History of Gardner. Just click Play and learn a little bit about the Chair City of the WorldContinue Reading
The Gardner MA Alive with Promise 4 Minute Video Tour Gardner MA is a dynamic community with a welcome mat extended to business, industry, development, and incoming residents. Our 4 minute video tours several dozen Gardner features. Gardner will be a Century as a City in 2023 and is aContinue Reading
With home prices and interest rates up, monthly payments are up. Here’s a link to an online mortgage payment calculator. CLICK HERE. Prices Up, Home Sales Cooling, Interest Rates Double for Greater Gardner MA In the City of Gardner MA, the median home price was just over 289k as ofContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Says Thank You! Gardner Magazine has entered its 23rd year of service to 19 Greater Gardner MA communities. Around the Towns page. Watch our 30 second thank you video on YouTube, CLICK HERE. We love info from any group having events in the area and any info fromContinue Reading
Gardner MA Is in The Zone The Green Circle is 25 miles from Gardner MA and somewhat defines “The Zone.” Gardner is uniquely positioned for success because of its center position within The Zone. The Chair City is accessible via major transportation routes including Route 2 – West of Fitchburg/Leominster,Continue Reading
Gardner Magazine Updates City – Mayor Without Update Due to Staffing Note: Last week’s Mayor’s Update has received 73 views on YouTube and as of yesterday 2,354 listens on Gardner Magazine. However, our offer to record an AUDIO update was not accepted. So we’ll provide one instead. Click Play. ChairContinue Reading
New Gardner MA Elementary School Construction at Zippy Pace Meanwhile, Gardner Public Schools released some photos and this statement, “A few more photos from today, as the moving starts! These truly show how many different types of work are going on all at once.” School District Moving In as ConstructionContinue Reading
Westminster MA Town Benefit Day is Neighbors Helping Neighbors The non-profit group Neighbors Helping Neighbors is sponsoring the annual Westminster Town Benefit Day on Sunday August 14, 2022 from 11am to 5pm with various activities and Food Trucks. Location: Academy Hill. (off West Main Street.) N.H.N. helps people who needContinue Reading
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
Gardner MA Getting Ready for Fabulous Fall Festival and Octoberfest 2 Events in One The Fabulous Fall Festival and Octoberfest is taking place Saturday, September 24, 2022 in Downtown Gardner MA. Fall Festival is 10am to 4pm and Octoberfest is 11am to 8pm. The famous Gardner Chair Luge is backContinue Reading
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson was interviewed July 6, 2022 about various topics including Greenwood. “It’s Embarrassing to call a Memorial.” Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson calls for action on Greenwood. The Greenwood Pool is popular and the Swim Meets draw people to Gardner. But the old Greenwood Bathhouse looks bad, reallyContinue Reading
I CAUGHT FIX IT Fever Gardner MA printable pdf. Gardner MA Hit with “Fix It Fever” The condition is highly contagious and is prevalent throughout the Chair City. Grant money, Investor money, Taxpayer City money – it’s being spent. First it’s the roads and the sidewalks. Then entire buildings areContinue Reading
In 36 Hrs., Lorden Keeps Promise of Removing Dangerous Plate Glass At a Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing on July 19, 2022, Gary Lorden of Mass. Ave. Realty stated he noticed the dangerous plate glass on the 2nd floor of the building on Parker Street and vowed to get ridContinue Reading
Gardner MA Dog Park Improvements Underway at Pulaski Park DPW Workers were at the Gardner Dog Park at Pulaski Park on July 13, 2022 making preparations for two covered structures and spreading out some fresh mulch. These welcome additions to the Dog Park will provide much-needed shelter from the sun,Continue Reading
Gardner Square Two Recognizes Downtown Gardner MA Progress Gardner Square Two Inc. posted some photos of progress happening right before our eyes in Downtown Gardner stating in a Facebook post, “Wow! There is so much happening in our Downtown. And we are very excited about all the revitalization going on.Continue Reading
Pleasant Plaza is Born in Downtown Gardner MA Monday, June 20, 2022 is the official date of birth which will be shown on the BIRTH CERTIFICATE for Pleasant Plaza on Pleasant Street, Gardner MA as the street is closed off after 5am and a new Outdoor Dining area is BORN.Continue Reading
Positive Paving Postulations Possible in Gardner MA More paving means more roads will be looking better in Gardner. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is advising residents of plans for Tuesday June 21 through 24 in a “Traffic Advisory” so people can “plan for traffic delays or seek alternate route.” Route 140Continue Reading
Eight Week Gardner MA Outdoor Adventure Program offered for 5th through 8th graders The J.U.M.P. Adventure IRL! Program runs from July 9, 2022 to August 27, 2022 on eight consecutive Saturday mornings from 8:30am to 10:00. Location is Rome Conservation Area, 65 Brookside Drive, Gardner. Volunteer trained adult mentors guideContinue 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
Hear the Live Dedication of the Hubbardston Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial on May 30, 2022 from the WGAW website home page. CLICK HERE WGAW to broadcast LIVE from Hubbardston MA Memorial Day Parade Gardner MA Radio Station will be broadcasting live on Monday, May 30, 2022 from 11am to noon fromContinue Reading
GardnerYardSale.com The City of Gardner welcomed many to its Spring 2022 Yard Sale. We’ll advise you of Fall 2022 plans as they are announced. It Happened and people came! Gardner MA City-Wide Yard Sale had 133 participating homes May 21, 2022 from 8am to 2pm On some roads in GardnerContinue Reading
Simultaneous events in Gardner MA, the Chair City are chronicled for one Wednesday afternoon. It was a Great Wednesday Afternoon in Gardner MA On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Gardner Massachusetts, Gardner was quietly being a Great place to Live, Work, Play, and Visit. People were goingContinue Reading
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