Gardner Mayor Nicholson explained cause of the short delay in opening on WGAW Hotline Radio. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. Greenwood Pool Open for Season Greenwood Pool opened for the season on Friday June 20, 2025. Hours are Monday through Saturday noon to 5pm and lap swim on FridaysContinue Reading

Planning Board Wrestles with Scheduling various matters during May meeting The Gardner Planning Board met on May 13, 2025. Listen to the meeting on any device., CLICK PLAY. In order to accommodate schedules and meet deadlines, the Gardner Planning Board discussed some upcoming Joint Public Hearings. If possible the JointContinue Reading

Link to the list on the Advance America website, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA makes Top 150 Cities in America List Advance America surveyed 3,021 real estate professionals across the United States to discover the cities that truly deliver on comfort, community, and cost. The survey is billed as revealing theContinue Reading

Projects May 2, 2025 Rear Main Street (LEFT) – Rear Main Street – View shows construction has begun. Willow and Main (RIGHT) Willow and Main – With measures in place to protect the nearby property, the building was razed, debris was loaded in to a semi, and hauled away. ItContinue Reading

Winchendon Library Director Documents Efficiency in Operation of Beal’s in Open Letter The Beal’s Memorial Library Board of Trustees released an “Open Letter to Winchendon voters from the Town Librarian”. Gardner Magazine is publishing the entire text. There is an override vote coming up in the town of Winchendon, andContinue Reading

Page with complete text of interview, CLICK HERE. Challenges and Solutions – Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel spoke with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson on April 24, 2025. The conversation revolved around various challenges and the corresponding solutions. Listen to the numerous questions and answersContinue Reading

143 Ridgewood Condos Sold in one fell SWOOP… Uncas LLC and 127 No. Main St. LLC have purchased almost half of the condos at the Ridgewood Condominium Complex. Purchase price was just over $121,000 each for a total purchase price of just over $17 million. The deal closed a coupleContinue Reading

Zoning Board of Appeals Hears Options at Interactive Meeting Attorney Christine Tree represented Jonathan Bombaci regarding 163-165 Pine Street and the effort to resolve parking issues. Several options were presented including a potential plan to designate dedicated parking spaces at another property down the street with an easement. The BoardContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson announced at this meeting that he is insisting that future meetings of the Community Development Block Grant Steering Committee and meetings of the Gardner Redevelopment Authority be recorded to provide transparency to the public. Publisher’s Note: Highly recommend you listen to this meeting as Director StevensContinue Reading

Gardner Planning Board Approves Compass Lane Subdivision While other state agencies might still weigh in regarding traffic concerns the public has expressed, the Gardner Planning Board approved the Compass Lane Subdivision project at its meeting of February 11, 2025. The subdivision would be located at the Gardner-Templeton line. Robert SwartzContinue Reading

ZBA hears both a Special Permit request and a Variance for a single family The Gardner Zoning Board of Appeals met on November 19, 2024 to hear two matters. Listen to the meeting on any device. 75 Oak Street: Change a 2 family to a 3 family dwelling – AttorneyContinue Reading

Finance Committee has Honor of Hearing from Assistant Director Evan Cudmore All were impressed as Assistant Director of Community Development and Planning Evan Cudmore updated the Gardner MA Finance Committee on various projects and grants. Mayor Nicholson also added some information, but Cudmore was thorough. Cudmore has been with theContinue Reading

The Classy Look of the “M” Building in Downtown Gardner. The building is home to Empire Management, Gardner Coins and Cards, and Garden Pizza. The outside look of the building was enhanced earlier this year, and now the front facing and additional side facing signs complete the look. Empire ManagementContinue Reading