Diane “Neon” Leblanc Thanks All for Successful Gardner MA “Keep Gardner Beautiful” Event Once again, the Spring Event got trash off the street and into the dumpster. Organizer “Neon” Leblanc posted, “A heartfelt “thank you” to every May 20th VOLUNTEER and SPONSOR for another successful litter clean up and “NipContinue Reading
Keep Gardner MA Beautiful Event More Extensive in Spring 2023 Highlights of Event Date: Saturday May 20, 2023 beginning at 8:30am Movie for Volunteers: Pre-registered Volunteers receive matinee movie tickets Litter Cleanup: Goal is to pick up trash in the community Nip Hunt: Goal is to collect as many nipsContinue Reading
A Year of Progress on Surgical Pavilion at Heywood Hospital in Gardner MA Construction of the new Surgical Pavilion has progressed from nothing to the last metal beam in just a year. Heywood Hospital features a page on this project where you can see daily progress, CLICK HERE. Current operatingContinue Reading
Gardner MA Museum to Open its Doors to All Educators On Saturday May 13th from 1-4pm and Sunday May 14th from 1-4pm, the Gardner Museum on Pearl Street in Gardner is offering FREE ADMISSION to all Educators stating, “Every year, the first full week of May is set aside asContinue Reading
Community Garden at St. Paul’s in Gardner MA Expands for 2023 The Community Garden located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Cross Street in Gardner has almost doubled its capacity in 2023. Grown on the property: Fresh produce distributed to area families by the CAC and perennial plants. The CommunityContinue Reading
P.A.C.C. Featuring 20 FREE Concerts May to September 2023 in the City of Gardner MA The Polish American Citizens Club (P.A.C.C.) offers FREE ADMISSION for their Friday Night concerts taking place from 7pm to 11pm on the Outside Stage. The events are open to the public and are preceded byContinue Reading
Gardner MA Relay for Life 2023 has more than 5 dozen teams The Gardner Relay for Life is coming up June 9 to June 10, 2023, taking place once again at Mount Wachusett Community College on Green Street in Gardner. The 2023 theme is “Every Step brings hope.” In aContinue Reading
West End Beagle Club Kayak Rat Race On a man-made pond of over 200,000 square feet built over 50 years ago, the West End Beagle Club is scheduled to hold the first annual Kayak Rat Race on Saturday June 10, 2023 beginning at 1pm Cash prizes will be awarded toContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Recognizes Value of Service Dogs While hob-nobbing at the State House in Boston promoting the interests of the Chair City, Mayor Nicholson had the opportunity to spend a moment with these two service dogs. He posted, “Great to be with NEADS World Class Service Dogs Verna and Loring atContinue Reading
Levi-Heywood Memorial Library in Gardner MA offers Huge Amount of Content and Programs For Example: On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the Library features “Artful Mechanisms with Playful Engineers”, a program for ages 6-13 happening from 3-5pm with drop-ins welcome. The library supplies the materials and is supported in part byContinue Reading
First Ever “Wildcat Wardrobe” Event tops 200 attendees! – Demand forces early opening. The event was so popular that it had to open early. By 2:45pm, 15 minutes after the scheduled opening, well over 120 people had already come through and received FREE clothing. It was held at the GardnerContinue Reading
Wildcat Wardrobe Free Thrift Store Event at Gardner MA Middle School Heywood Healthcare School Based Services is sponsoring this event on Friday April 14, 2023 from 2:30 to 4:30pm in the Gardner Middle School Cafeteria. The event is open to Gardner students, families, and community members. Coordinator Macy Ghilardi canContinue Reading
Gardner Area League of Artists Puts Art in Full Swing for Spring in Greater Gardner MA The organization promotes Art and Music and this season they appear to be going big. While considering a move back to the Chair City, the group has “Art Critiques” scheduled for Saturday April 15,Continue Reading
Gardner MA High School Student Fights Clothing Insecurity Gardner High School student Jeanny Sainvil is leading a service project as a Project 351 Ambassador. Jeanny is joining hundreds of others throughout the Commonwealth in collecting clothing for children age birth to 12. New or gently used clothing can be droppedContinue Reading
From the Gardner MA Centennial Committee Celebrate Gardner’s centennial with some commemorative merchandise! In stock now are t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, hoodies, magnets and pins with the 100th anniversary logo designed by Mount Wachusett Community College student, Anya Ezechukwu. Shirts and hoodies are available in small, medium, large, extra large, 2X,Continue Reading
Chestnut Street United Methodist Church in Gardner MA is not Dairy Queen While Chestnut Street United Methodist Church may not be an ice cream parlor, they reportedly have “Great Sundays.” Visit their website, CLICK HERE. From their website, “It is our privilege to welcome and greet all who seek theContinue Reading
Listen to the interview on any device. Click Play. Shawn Hayden of GAAMHA in Gardner MA explains their 3 Important Services Shawn Hayden detailed Developmental Services including S.T.R.E.A.M. and GAAMHA Employment Services. He spoke on their Substance Use Disorder Services including Residential Treatment programs and Community Recovery Services. Hayden explainedContinue Reading
How Non-Profits in Gardner MA Affect Your Daily Life – with Colin Smith Listen on any device. Click Play. Gardner’s Executive Aide to the Mayor, Colin Smith, tells us about the impact of Gardner’s Non-Profits in your daily life. Some highlights: The CAC – “their charitable involvement is, it’s reallyContinue Reading
An Interview with Colin Smith about Gardner MA Non-Profits and Organizations Introduction: The City of Gardner often partners with local non-profits for the benefit of the community. Executive Aide to the Mayor, Colin Smith is often the leader of this effort, forming personal relationships with a number of organizations andContinue Reading
Heywood Hospital in Gardner MA Making Progress with Surgical Pavilion From explosions last summer when large amounts of rock were removed, to a new Parking lot and landscaping, to a groundbreaking on the new Surgical Pavilion, to the import of various construction materials, the Construction Team has been working toContinue Reading
Listen on any device. Click Play. Lessons About Gardner History – An Interview with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson In a revealing interview, we interview Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson to learn more Lessons About Gardner History, how we can learn from the past to have more successes in the presentContinue Reading
Logo you’ll see on letter Heywood Hospital says to disregard. Heywood Hospital of Gardner MA Responds to the Phoenix Problem – Ignore the Letter Concerned about patients – Heywood took immediate and decisive action. It didn’t take long for Social Media Internet to be loaded with comments after many areaContinue Reading
Gardner MA Boys and Girls Club Expresses Thanks to Gardner MA City Councillor Dana Heath The Boys and Girls Club posted, “A very heart felt thank you to this amazing community leader, mentor and extremely kind human being! The members at the boys and girls club Gardner are enjoying allContinue Reading
We have a dedicated page for the What’s Next Interview which shows all of the questions. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson commits to running again and explains What’s Next in a fast-paced interview. On November 21, 2022 Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel interviewed the Chair City Mayor about What’sContinue Reading
Learn more at Gardner CAC website. CLICK HERE. Gardner CAC Needs You For decades, the Gardner Community Action Committee – Gardner CAC has served countless less fortunate individuals in the area. The CAC is focused on serving the needs of economically disadvantaged individuals throughout the Greater Gardner community. In addition to theContinue Reading
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