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No Sales Tax in Greater Gardner MA on Saturday August 13 and Sunday August 14 The Massachusetts State Legislature approved the break from state sales tax on most retail items less than $2,500.     If  you can wait for that $200 air conditioner, you save $12.50.   If you can wait toContinue Reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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While any discussions of budgets can conjure up visions of the “Fat Budget Man”, Gardner residents should know that Mayor Nicholson’s proposed budget has the lowest proposed increase of comparable cities. See our article. Gardner MA City Council Facing Busy Week – Focus on Budget Fiscal Year 2023 The GardnerContinue Reading

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Gas Prices Appear to Vary Substantially by Region of the Country ($4 to $8) on June 11, 2022 Massachusetts Los Angeles, California New Orleans, Lousiana CLICK any of the Images for Larger ViewContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Gas Prices Cross $5 threshold on Sunday 6-5-22 With the highest posted price in Gardner MA being $509.9 per gallon for a credit sale, most prices were at or near the $5.00 mark. The least expensive gas at the 2 o’clock hour on Sunday, June 5, 2022 wasContinue Reading

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Complete FY 2023 Budget Information in pdf format: FY23 Compensation Schedule —- FY23 Public Service Committee Submissions —-  FY 23 Public Welfare Committee Submissions —- FY23 School Budget Presentation of 3-14-22 —– FY 23 Public Safety Committee Submissions —- FY23 Finance Committee Submissions —- FY 23 City Budget Submission. GardnerContinue Reading

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Who’s at fault? ASPHALT. Gardner MA Finance Committee Confronts Asphalt at 4-13-22 Meeting The Gardner MA Finance Committee met on Wednesday 4-13-22 and approved various recommendations  to the City Council including $10,000 in additional funding for Downtown trash receptables due to price increases, the $75,000 annual amount to maintain theContinue Reading