City Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas is a frequent guest on WGAW’s Hotline Radio, heard Saturdays from 12:10 to 2pm on WGAW AM 1340, 98.1 FM, and livestreamed to anywhere in the world Dubbed “Liz the Wiz”, the Council President is known for orderly, fast-paced meetings. Gardner MA City Council PresidentContinue Reading

Gardner MA Executive Aide Colin Smith Updates the Chair City – concludes with warm sentiment Colin Smith had a number of reminders in the update. Listen to the complete update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Municipal Election is Tuesday, November 7th from 7am to 8pm. Polling Locations, CLICK HERE. CityContinue Reading

Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson Updates the Chair City of Gardner Mayor Nicholson took several minutes at the beginning of the update to speak about the tragedy which occurred in the City in the last week which left a mother dead, 4 children without parents, and a father on the run.Continue Reading

Gardner MA City Hall Announces Paving Updates Gardner City Hall announced, “Lot of work being done in Ward 3 in the next few weeks. If you travel on any of these roads, please be sure to remember this when planning your commute. Beginning on Monday, October 30, crews will beContinue Reading

Once Again, Gardner MA DPW Coming Through with Smart Solution Putting their heads together, DPW Director Dane Arnold and City Engineer Rob Oliva have come up with an appropriate solution to the puddling and mud issues at the Gardner Dog Park which have frustrated owners with an estimated project completionContinue Reading

Documenting 3 Years of Success under Mayor Michael Nicholson of Gardner MA Chronicling the last 3 Years of Success under Nicholson with Evidence. A long list with links documenting transparency, focus on needed housing, bringing in business, and turning blight into promise. Articles, Interviews, and more… It’s overwhelming and soContinue Reading

From Opening a Kitchen, to Open Dialog, to the Budget, Varied Topics in Mayor’s Update Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY Growing Places was approved by the Zoning Board and entered into a licensing agreement with the City of Gardner to utilize the kitchen at Waterford StreetContinue Reading

Gardner City Council Meets Regarding Review of City’s Disaster Response Plans At the request of Gardner City Councilor George Tyros, the Gardner City Council had previously voted to meet informally to review the City of Gardner Disaster Response Plans. Listen to the meeting which includes the presentation of Director ofContinue Reading

Listen to the update on any device. CLICK PLAY Worth the Wait… Mayor’s Update is INFOPACKED on Monday October 16, 2023 The Update of Friday October 13th was released on Monday, October 16, 2023. (The weekend event at Annunciation Parish mentioned in the update occurred successfully last weekend.) The UpdateContinue Reading

Winchendon MA has unveiled new transparency tools for citizens including Winchendon TV The Town of Winchendon has a number of tools available. We have created a Winchendon Meetings page on Gardner Magazine incorporating the ability to easily play Winchendon Meetings, CLICK HERE. There is an online transparency center with currentContinue Reading

A proposal by Gardner Mayor Nicholson to hire a full-time Airport Manager was approved by the City Council and Isabelle Davis was hired. In a September 2023 Press Release stating, “The Sky’s the Limit, ” the scope of the Runway project was outlined. Publisher’s Note: With the enormous gains madeContinue Reading

Preliminary and Primary Election is Tuesday October 10, 2023 in Gardner MA 3 Candidates for Mayor will be narrowed to 2 and 7 candidates for School Committee will be narrowed to 6. A primary will be held in the State Senate race being held to replace Anne Gobi who tookContinue Reading

Primary and Preliminary Election is Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in Gardner MA Preliminary for Mayor: Kimberly Blake, Martin Gray, and Michael Nicholson. Mayor Nicholson has been endorsed by both political parties: current Democrat Governor Maura Healey and Democrat Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and former Republican Governor Charlie Baker and formerContinue Reading

Listen to the Press Conference on any device. CLICK PLAY. Complete details on each item are in the Press Release from Governor’s Office, CLICK HERE. MA Governor Maura Healey visits Gardner MA to Highlight Tax Cuts Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey was at Gardner Elementary School on October 5, 2023 toContinue Reading

Gardner MA City Council Meets on Appointments, Financial Matters, and More… The Gardner City Council heard from the Mayor that free cash was certified at $2,679,559.00 at the earliest time in about 4 decades, according to Councilor James Walsh. Various money orders were before the Council. The Council heard fromContinue Reading

Gardner MA Finance Committee Meets on October 2, 2023 The Mayor spoke to the Finance Committee regarding the recent certification by the State of Free Cash and retained earnings of Enterprise Funds. He detailed the various accounts and amounts. Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Passage ofContinue Reading

Gardner MA Appointments Committee Meets on 10-2-23 The Gardner Appointments Committee met on October 2, 2023 and took up the matter of a Police Officer appointment, election officers, and assignments to polls. Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Regarding officer Elijah Williams the Mayor stated, “Officer WilliamsContinue Reading

Deadline for Voter Registration is Monday Oct. 2nd in Gardner MA Last Day to Register to vote for the primary in Gardner is Monday, October 2, 2023 and you can register online. CLICK HERE. Voters who wish to vote in the primary by mail must apply for a mail inContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Nicholson has been called one of America’s most effective Small City Mayors, even being invited to the White House to speak about Gardner’s success. We asked him about everything in detail. We came away from the interview realizing that it was hard to document all that has beenContinue Reading