MA Respiratory Dashboard Shows Spike in Influenza According to the State of Massachusetts Respiratory Dashboard, CLICK HERE, the current estimated severity of influenza is VERY HIGH as reported for the week of 2/2/25 to 2/8/25. Data is updated weekly for the prior week. MA reports 139 influenza deaths so farContinue Reading
Penney and Bujak Honored as Successful Dynamic CEO-CFO Duo Heywood Healthcare stated, “Heywood Healthcare is excited to announce that Rozanna Penney, CEO, and John Bujak, CFO, have been named to Becker’s Top 30 Highly Successful CEO-CFO Duos!” From Becker’s Hospital Review: Rozanna Penney, CEO & John Bujak, CFO of HeywoodContinue Reading
This Week in the Chair City – an Update by Gardner Magazine Gardner Magazine on some of what is going on in Gardner. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Business Openings —- Fundraisers — Budget News —- Gardner Super 8 —- Black History Month —- Events —- Registrations — SponsorshipsContinue Reading
State says: Gardner Super 8 use as Migrant Shelter ends June 30th Tyler Newhall, the Legislative Director for Emergency Assistance & Director of Municipal Relations for the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities has informed the City of Gardner that this is part of the State’s efforts to phaseContinue Reading
UPDATE 1-28-25 8pm: Gardner Magazine reached out regarding this matter to Board of Health Chair Susan Avallone, Director Micah Blondeau, and Mayor Michael Nicholson. We will update this article should any or all provide comments to us. Board of Health Hears Spirited Appeal of Tobacco Suspension The Gardner Board ofContinue Reading
Normalcy Fully Arrives – Heywood Healthcare Looking Forward to 2025 After its unprecedented and highly praised independent emergence from Chapter 11 in 2024, Heywood Hospital now has a year of normalcy ahead. Heywood Healthcare will now be able to participate in normal audits, will not have a court looking atContinue Reading
A Photo of the First Baby of 2025 born at Heywood Hospital Alexandra Hunt is the proud mother of baby girl Adyline Hunt born at the Lachance Maternity Center at Heywood Hospital on January 1, 2025 at 7:39am. Adyline weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and measured 21 inches long. HeywoodContinue Reading
Board of Health to Coordinate Joint Meeting Regarding Landfill Director Micah Blondeau stated he will be scheduling a meeting between Health, DPW, and Conservation departments to compare notes on the landfill. He also stated that mitigating the landfill erosion is projected to cost over $173k with the work to beContinue Reading
Susan Avallone and Dr. Molakatalla speak on Liver Health Awareness Month Gardner’s Prevention Coordinator Veronika Patty had both Avallone and Molakatalla as guests during a segment aired on a local Gardner cable show. Listen to the AUDIO on any device, CLICK PLAY. SAVE A LIFE – READ THIS ARTICLE andContinue Reading
Running on His Record – Interview with Jonathan Zlotnik Gardner Magazine spoke with State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik about his record. Listen to the entire interview on any device, CLICK PLAY. Zlotnik describes how he has put working families first. He speaks about fighting for the wallets of his constituents. ZlotnikContinue Reading
Gardner City Hall and Staff Go Pink Again Dressed in pink, staff at Gardner City Hall stood at the steps of Gardner City Hall for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There will be an estimated 310,720 new U.S. cases of breast cancer in women in 2024. 42,250 will die from the disease.Continue Reading
Gardner Board of Health – EEE Positive Mosquito in Gardner BOH Statement: “A EEE positive mosquito was identified in a trap in Gardner, please use precautions to prevent mosquito bites! Please be aware that as the temperatures drop, mosquito activity will lessen.” According to an October 8th Press Release fromContinue Reading
Listen to the Stakeholder Meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Heywood Healthcare Holds Stakeholder Meeting and Moves to Next Chapter The October 3, 2024 meeting concerned the road forward for Heywood Healthcare as it exited Chapter 11 on September 30th. It was noted that Heywood achieved what only 5 percentContinue Reading
Editorial: Heywood Healthcare on its way towards Positive 200th anniversary In just 83 years, Heywood Hospital will have been in Gardner 200 years. It is likely the future will include building modifications to reflect the advances of the time. An exterior with rounded corners utilizing fusion energy for lighting. OperatingContinue Reading
BREAKING NEWS: Heywood Healthcare has announced its official stand-alone exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. President and CEO Rozanna Penney stated, “We are proud to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy as an independent community-owned and community-governed organization.,” COMPLETE PRESS RELEASE HERE.Continue Reading
GAAMHA Contractor Quits, Blames Social Media Harassment According to GAAMHA President and CEO Shawn Hayden, a contractor working on septic system improvements at the 827 Green Street facility quit abruptly via email, sending a screenshot of a Social Media posting allegedly by Paul DeMeo and informing GAAMHA that they didContinue Reading
Heywood Super-Hero CEO Rozanna Penney to Participate in Chair Luge On Saturday, September 28, 2024, Heywood Healthcare CEO Rozanna Penney will cross the finish line at some point during the Chair Luge at the Gardner Fall Festival and Oktoberfest in Downtown Gardner. It will also symbolize another anticipated finish lineContinue Reading
Heywood Hospital to hold Hyperbaric Open House Heywood Hospital will be holding an Open House at the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 4 to 6:30pm. The Open House will give interested individuals the opportunity to meet the Medical Director, Provider Panel, andContinue Reading
Gardner MA City Councilor Calvin Brooks Speaks about the Demand side of the Drug Equation Brooks spoke of the law of Supply and Demand in the Drug Trade. The Councilor believes Gardner is helping to lessen demand in various ways he outlines. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. Brooks stated,Continue Reading
WGAW Has Special Hotline Radio Broadcast Featuring Speakers from a Night of Hope On Saturday, August 31, 2024, WGAW featured a broadcast with highlights from this week’s Night of Hope which took place at Monument Park in Gardner. Following a live update from Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, there were manyContinue Reading
Commentary: Fentanyl, the Border, and Drug Overdose Deaths A commentary with Publisher Werner Poegel. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Featuring the Music of: Ekoh-Fentanyl, the Beatles -Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Eric Clapton – Cocaine, The Border – Little River Band, and Huey Lewis and the News –Continue Reading
International Overdose Awareness Day and Night of Hope Overdose Awareness Day and Night of Hope in Gardner is Wednesday, August 28th. Monument Park Vigil is 6:30-8:30pm and the City Hall Luminaria Service is at 8:30pm. Some facts: In the United States there are over 100,000 drug overdose deaths each year.Continue Reading
Gardner Board of Health Discusses Solid Waste Landfill Concerns Gardner Health Director Micah Blondeau informed the Board of Health that he is awaiting final plans for erosion repairs at the Landfill. Resident Alan Rousseau has property abutting the sanitary landfill site and spoke to the Board about his concerns. OtherContinue Reading
Overall Covid Case Numbers are Low – Other Published Reports Inaccurate The charts we show demonstrate clearly that there is an ebb and flow to Covid cases where they go up and down over time. Overall, the numbers are very low. They are considerably lower than January of this year.Continue Reading
Heywood Healthcare Scores Big in CMS Hospital Quality Rating When Heywood Hospital filed for Chapter 11 last Fall, it announced that priority was patient care. An objective rating of both Heywood and Athol Hospitals proves it has kept that promise and then some. Both Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital haveContinue Reading
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