Current Drought Status from the State of MA, CLICK HERE. Greater Gardner MA now in Critical Drought – Non essential water use banned July 23, 2022 From the State of MA, “With the majority of the state currently experiencing elevated temperatures and forecasts predicting little to no meaningful precipitation, EnergyContinue Reading

Gardner Magazine Publishing AUDIO of Gardner MA Meetings, Updates, and Events. Now you can listen to AUDIO on any device. Gardner City Council Meetings – all 2022 Meetings available, CLICK HERE. (links to articles too.) Gardner Mayor’s Updates – all 2022 Meetings available, CLICK HERE. (links to articles too) GardnerContinue Reading

Staying Cool in Greater Gardner MA In Massachusetts, a “heat wave” is defined as a period of 3 or more consecutive days above 90 degrees.  And it looks like from now through the weekend we’ll be close to or over 90.   People at greatest risk for heat-related illnesses include olderContinue Reading

Monty Tech offering FREE 200 Hours of Training to Greater Gardner MA Residents The Vocational-Technical School got a $600,000 grant from Commonwealth Corporation to offer FREE TRAINING for six different careers. You must be a Massachusetts resident, earn less than $46,700, and want to go into the industry when yourContinue Reading

Unlimited Satellite Internet now available in Gardner MA and some area towns Elon Musk’s venture Starlink Satellite Internet is available to Gardner residents, and other area towns such as Winchendon, Phillipston, and Templeton.  Currently, the price is $110 per month for residential plus the cost of equipment.  Other satellite servicesContinue Reading

Nation including Greater Gardner MA has new number for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline The new number, 988, is easy to remember and is designed to save lives. The number is accessible across the United States and will connect callers with a trained counselor at any time. You can even textContinue Reading

Press Release: MART expanding services and Bus stops in Gardner MA In a Press Release dated July 13, 2022, the City of Gardner is formally announcing the expansion of services and bus stops in Gardner. View Press Release According to the Press Release, the shelter above was only the firstContinue Reading

Costs involved Because of the relatively low power involved, cost would not be a huge factor as the transmitter and antenna would be fairly inexpensive. Engineering is relatively simple and the F.C.C. engineers in Washington D.C. could help for FREE. Gardner already has a television studio at the High SchoolContinue Reading

Summer Eats with Project Bread in Gardner MA Feeds Kids The Summer Eats Program at Gardner High School provides FREE breakfast from 8:15 to 9:00am and FREE lunch from noon to 1pm Monday through Friday through August 12th   Anyone 18 years of age or younger can enjoy breakfast and lunchContinue Reading

Templeton MA Windy Knoll Farm has Blueberries for the Picking The family farm owned by Tim and Janice Rotti often has 3 generations of family in the field. Their blueberries are early berries, with the farm generally open July 4th through the month of July, or as long as theContinue Reading

Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson – The Projects Interview – July 6, 2022 Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel interviews Mayor Nicholson. The Chair City Mayor speaks about the new Gardner Elementary School, taxes, projects, and paving. In the complete article, we now have in writing the complete section on theContinue Reading

Town of Templeton MA Red Cross Learn to Swim Program The Town of Templeton’s Red Cross Learn to Swim Program.  Sign-ups are Wednesday July 6th & Thursday July 7th, 2022 4pm – 6:30pm at Town Hall.  Hunter Marion, Program Director (WSI  American Red Cross Certified) Brianna Nunez, Assistant Director .Continue Reading

Bear Spotted on Century Way in Gardner MA According to a social media post by a Gardner resident, “This big guy just came through the woods behind my fenced in backyard, walked across Century Way, past the brook and headed toward Brookside. Be careful.” Some other resources in printable pdfContinue Reading