Gardner MA Mayor’s Office Is Full Team Ahead On Monday, June 3, 2024, Katherine Jablonski begins her role as Executive Aide. Jablonski joins the team already consisting of Executive Assistant Rachael Roberts and the Mayor of Gardner, Michael Nicholson. Jablonski is a former intern in the Mayor’s office and herContinue Reading

Gardner MA City Council to Meet Monday, & Tuesday if needed. The City Council has an informal meeting on Monday, June 3, 2024, see agenda and packet, CLICK HERE, and a regular meeting on Monday, June 3, 2024. see agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. The biggest topic of discussion andContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the City of Gardner In his update of May 31, 2024 Gardner Mayor Nicholson covered various grand openings and ribbon cuttings, construction, improvements, and events. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. The Mayor spoke of various ribbon cuttings coming up. He also stated of TimpanyContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson with a 24 Minute Memorial Day Weekend Update on the 24th Listen to the update on any device, CLICK PLAY. Mayors Convention – Nicholson attended “All of the mayors from around the Commonwealth get together for a couple of days just to go over some bestContinue Reading

View the entire proposed budget in pdf format with all of the details the Mayor speaks about in this interview, CLICK HERE. Funding the City in Challenging Times – Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson It’s budget season and Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson spoke to us about how he isContinue Reading

Council President Kazinskas Handles Disruptors with Class at City Council Meeting During the Gardner City Council Meeting of May 20, 2024, supporters of defeated formal Mayoral Candidate Kimberly Blake attempted to illegally disrupt the proceedings. The Council President took a recess to handle the matter off camera after stating, “WeContinue Reading

Gardner City Council May 20, 2024 The Gardner City Council is scheduled to have an informal meeting at 6:15pm and the regular meeting at 7:30pm. Informal meeting concerns the School Budget presentation. Informal Agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. The Regular meeting and packet is 263 pages long and concerns aContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City Scheduling conflicts did not permit a recorded message this week. However, the Mayor did want to pass along the following information: From the Mayor of Gardner: This week is National Police week with Peace Officers Memorial Day being Wednesday May 15th. WeContinue Reading

UPDATE May 17, 2024 – Simple Explanation of Issue – 1. Food Pantry not allowed by State Law in residential area 2. If home was somehow deemed OK for food pantry, permits must first be obtained and inspections must be conducted prior to opening 3. No approvals of any kindContinue Reading

Bonanza of Community Events and Project Progress Highlight of Weekly Gardner MA Update Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson updated the Chair City on May 10, 2024. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Community Events: Annie Fields at Gardner Museum on Thursday May 16th —- Gardner Area League of Artists Art andContinue Reading

Regular Meeting Agenda and Packet, CLICK HERE. Gardner Regular City Council Meeting for May 6, 2024 The regular City Council meeting on 5-6-24 will concern various aspects and complete details of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. Previous article with pdf of budget, CLICK HERE. Other proposed items include an ordinanceContinue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Informs the Chair City in his Weekly Update Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson presented his update from the GETV studios this week. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. May 7-10 is May Yard Waste Pickup (Mailer had a typo) Events: Keep Gardner Beautiful Nip Hunt and LitterContinue Reading

$13,088,995.23 was cut from department requests. Proposal has a buffer of $4,284.51 between anticipated revenue and budgetary expenses. Otherwise, it is balanced. It’s Only May First – And Gardner Mayor Nicholson Releases Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Last December, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson informed the City Council that he would beContinue Reading

For more about the following, click the respective links: Gardner Fire Department —- Gardner Police Department —– Levi Heywood Memorial Library. First Responder Day Cooperative Effort Among Gardner Fire Department, Gardner Police Department, and the Levi Heywood Memorial Library Gardner Magazine had the honor of speaking with 3 key individualsContinue Reading

Events: Book Sale at library is Friday and Saturday —- Keep Gardner Beautiful Cleanup event is May 4th — AED Comedy Night is May 18th at Perry Auditorium —-Kindergarten registration has started for Fall 2024 Mayor Speaks of Gardner PD Fraud Alert in Weekly Update Due to an increase inContinue Reading

Capital Improvement Report will be received: Separate Article City Council Meets on Tuesday April 16, 2024 in Gardner MA The Gardner City Council meets a day later due to the Patriot’s Day Holiday. Complete Agenda and packet, click here. Agenda items include: Councilor Mack resolution to rename Chamber “Ronald F.Continue Reading

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City with Congratulations and Event Reminders Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Congratulations and thanks: Levi Heywood Memorial Library Eclipse viewing party had over 400 people show up. Holy Family Academy had annual Wisdom, Strength, and Grace Gala and formedContinue Reading

Visit the Town of Winchendon Website, CLICK HERE More on the Winchendon Community Park and the Renaissance Fair spoken of in the interview, CLICK HERE. An Interview with Winchendon Town Manager Bill McKinney – Budget, Business, and the Basics about the Toytown. We had the honor of speaking with WinchendonContinue Reading

In the Update of Updates, Gardner Mayor Nicholson Showcases a Crazy Amount of Work In his Weekly Update of March 29, 2024, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson speaks first of events, but then gives a heads up on some things going before the Gardner City Council on April 1, 2024. AndContinue Reading

Complete Agenda and Packet with Monty Tech Budget Information. Budget shows assessments for all participating communities. CLICK HERE. Gardner Public Schools MVP Academy and Monty Tech FY 25 Budget Take Up Public Welfare Meeting The Public Welfare Committee chaired by Councilor Judy Mack met on March 26, 2024. Presentations atContinue Reading