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

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

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

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

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 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

The Executive Office of the President has defined the event as: “Communities in Action: Building a Better Massachusetts is part of a White House series that will feature local elected officials and community leaders working on behalf of their communities to create opportunities and improve people’s everyday lives.” For a listContinue Reading

Rogue Gardner MA Facebook Group Allowing Spread of Fake News It only takes a few people to believe nonsense for it to be a problem. Such is the case with FAKE NEWS re property near Route 140. There are no secret deals or secret developers or Aliens from Outer spaceContinue Reading

Mid – April Update with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. In an update released on Saturday rather than Friday, Gardner Mayor Nicholson spoke of Government Week run by Holy Family Academy which puts students in the roles of government. He statedContinue Reading

Meaning of the name “Dana” – “Perfect, Beautiful, Pearl, and Wise”. Congratulations on this honor! Gardner MA Dana Heath Honored by Fellow Legislators Elected in the last Gardner Municipal Election to represent Ward 2, City Councilor Dana Heath was nominated by 2nd Worcester State Representative Jon Zlotnik. Zlotnik wrote, “DanaContinue Reading

Mayor Michael Nicholson has proposed that certain parcels of land on Route 140 towards Winchendon be rezoned from residential to commercial. Planning Board voted 3-2 not to recommend at recent meeting. Final Decision rests with City Council. Today, the Mayor stated, “If our population is going to grow, we haveContinue Reading

Gardner Magazine Updates the City on Friday April 14, 2023 With the Mayor’s Update not available, Gardner Magazine AI’s Toby White and Sarah Lepley stepped in with an update. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Items Covered The huge change in weather —- April Vacation —- Jobs in Gardner —-Continue Reading

For more information about Downtown Gardner visit DowntownGardner.com. For information about Gardner’s Downtown organization and their events, visit GardnerSquareTwo.com Excitement over 2023 Further Upgrades Improving Downtown Gardner MA Improvements in Downtown Gardner MA have been noticed. And they are continuing. From 2022 to 2023 and going forward, residents are seeingContinue Reading