Results of the Annual Winchendon MA Town Election: Board of Selectmen 3 yr. – Elected was Melissa S. Blanchard with 246 votes. Edward W. Ford Jr. got 42 votes and LaRochelle got 92 votes School Committee 3 yr. David LaPointe was reelected, and Karen Kast-McBride defeated Michael Barbaro Tina SantosContinue Reading
Two Meetings of Gardner City Council on Monday May 15, 2023 First Meeting 6pm: Informal Meeting to Hear School Budget Presentation. Agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. Second Meeting 7:30pm Regular Meeting: 869 page Agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. In the packet: Mayor notifies City Council of 3 year electric rateContinue Reading
Progress in Gardner MA Continues as Mayor Delivers Weekly Update of May 12, 2023 Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gardner Mayor Nicholson spoke of Congresswoman Lori Trahan’s visit to Downtown Gardner this past week to view the continuing progress. “She was very impressed by the workContinue Reading
Gardner MA Planning Board Approves 22 more Parking Spaces for GES as Minor Modification The Gardner Elementary School will be getting 22 more parking spaces after a presentation was made to the Gardner Planning Board. Questions have arisen as to why more parking spaces were not in the original planContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor’s Single Decision Last Year to Save Constituents Millions in Next 3 Years Last year when electric rates were high, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson opted to sign a 1 year electric contract instead of the usual 3. That one decision will save Gardner rate payers millions in theContinue Reading
Hubbardston MA Happenings with Nathan Boudreau – May 9, 2023 Listen to the Interview on any device. CLICK PLAY. We spoke about various Municipal Challenges and about the Town Center Project underway soon which will positively transform the Hubbardston Downtown area. Hubbardston has opportunities for economic development and tourism. NateContinue Reading
Complete Press Release on pdf, CLICK HERE. American Rescue Plan According to the Press Release, “The City of Gardner received over $6 million in federal funding through the package. Last year, Mayor Nicholson announced that the City would use $400,000 for its small business grant program and $1.1 million for its smallContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Accumulating Accolades Mayor Nicholson of Gardner has a long list of adjectives, nouns, and verbs to his credit. The latest is being named one of this year’s Power 50 by the Worcester Business Journal. See Press Release, CLICK HERE. The Mayor stated, “I’m extremely proudContinue Reading
Gardner MA City Clerk’s office Reports No Candidates Yet As of Friday, May 5, 2023, there are no official candidates for any office in the upcoming Gardner election. Positions coming up for vote are Mayor, City Council, and School Committee. 50 certified signatures are required to get on the ballot.Continue Reading
On-The-Scene Update with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Covers Much in 6 Minute Report Listen to the update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Having just left the National Day of Prayer Celebration at Higher Ground Ministries, Gardner Mayor Nicholson did his update on the grounds of Monument Park where workContinue Reading
For more information on what’s Going Great in Gardner here are some resources on Gardner Magazine: Gardner Going Great Interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson —– Great Schools Interview with Superintendent Mark Pellegrino —- and a list of dozens of accomplishments for the world to see at Accomplished.us. City of GardnerContinue Reading
Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY Councilor James Walsh Emerges as Council Advisor During Gardner MA City Council Meeting of 5-1-23 Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY Complete Agenda and Packet (600 pages) CLICK HERE Councilor Walsh pays attention to the details and oftenContinue Reading
“People are Gardner’s Greatness” says Gardner MA Michael Nicholson in Uplifting Interview Listen to the interview on any device. CLICK PLAY. Mayor Nicholson believes that “People are Gardner’s Greatness” and that people should be treated as people. He appreciates the honest opinions of City employees, he credits many on hisContinue Reading
Westminster Election April 25, 2023 Election Results For Moderator: Dana Altobelli got 668 votes For Select Board: Salvatore Albert got 583 votes For Town Clerk: Ellen Sheehan got 644 votes For Library Trustee (2 positions) Kimberly Samson: 579 and Kimberly Brothers-Caisse: 559 Hager Park Commission: Alan Wiktorski: 626 Planning BoardContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson on What’s Going On in the Chair City Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. The Mayor thanked Seaman Paper Company employees and the Keep Gardner Beautiful Foundation for the work they did on Earth Day litter cleanup. Yard Waste pickup in Gardner willContinue Reading
Gardner MA Finance Committee Reviews Various Matters April 26, 2023 Purchasing Director Joshua Cormier, Director of Development Trevor Beauregard, and Mayor Nicholson (via phone) were on hand for the Finance Committee of Councilors Elizabeth Kazinskas, Alek Dernalowicz, and Ron Cormier. Listen on any device. Click Play. Positive Recommendations were madeContinue Reading
And so it Begins…, Paving 2023 in the City of Gardner MA Paving is beginning in Gardner in the next month or so on a number of streets in the City. First up is the state project redoing parts of Route 2A from West Broadway to the Templeton line –Continue Reading
Gardner Magazine Releases Candidate Submission Policy With Municipal Elections happening this year in Gardner, we wanted to make our policy very clear: We will publish the Press Releases of any campaign in their entirety unless rejected for violations of our decency guidelines which are very simple: If the submission advocatesContinue Reading
Fiscal Year 2024 Budget to be in line with Fiscal 2023 in Gardner MA “There’s not much new in there”, says Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson. “We’re always a lot more fiscally conservative when we propose the budget just because of the situations that are happening around us. While gas pricesContinue Reading
“People are Gardner’s Greatness” – Mayor Michael Nicholson in Gardner Going Great interview. How Gardner is Going Great in an interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson Listen to the interview on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gardner is Going Great and we spoke to Gardner Mayor Nicholson about it. We reviewed theContinue Reading
Exciting Renderings of Approved Gardner MA Projects Released CLICK on any Image for larger view. For further information on Projects in the City of Gardner, review our interviews with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson and our various Projects pages: You can also use the site search at top of home pageContinue Reading
Listen to the Update on any device, CLICK PLAY. For more on Centennial Celebration Events, CLICK HERE for our Centennial page. “Let’s make sure that our tax dollars come back into our city rather than going to somewhere else across the country. So we’re going to continue to advocate forContinue Reading
The Biden Administration has a page on the White House website which explains the infrastructure initiatives, CLICK HERE. We recently interviewed the Mayor about Projects and Progress. CLICK HERE. For a list of Gardner’s Accomplishments getting noticed nationally, visit Accomplished.us Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Represents the Chair City inContinue 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
Gardner MA City Council Holds Shorter Meeting on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Councilor Mack participated in the meeting via telephone. Councilors Heath and Tassone were absent from the meeting. Gardner Mayor Nicholson usually appears, but he was at his lodging awaitingContinue Reading
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