Editorial: Everyone Has Their Eyes on Gardner MA and what this man is up to…. This man was often masked during his first days in office in 2020. People could not see his smile as Gardner conducted one of the most effective vaccine operations in the State. And behind closedContinue Reading
Annual pay beginning January 1, 2024: Mayor – $105,904.22, City Council President – $12,298.98, City Councilor – $8415.27, and School Committee – $5743.43. For complete detailed election information including the REVISED CALENDAR, please view and/or print this pdf. These are the announced candidates we know of for various positions: AtContinue Reading
Town of Winchendon MA has interim Town Manager while Search is on… The Town of Winchendon posted on its website, “The Town of Winchendon is pleased to welcome Bill McKinney as the interim Town Manager. Bill has many years of public and private sector experience, including running two State agencies,Continue Reading
Gardner MA Resident Kimberly Blake Interviewed as she collects signatures for Mayoral run Gardner Magazine interviewed Kimberly Blake at the Gardner Dog Park as to what she would do differently as Mayor. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. As you’ll hear, the interview starts off cordially, with Kimberly even laughing.Continue Reading
What Changes Have Occurred in Gardner MA in Last 3 Years? In a short conversation at the office of Gardner Mayor Nicholson, we spoke of where we were and where we are with the Mayor stating, “I’m really proud of the work that we’ve been able to accomplish here inContinue Reading
Listen to the Gardner Magazine interview with Jon Zlotnik on any device. CLICK PLAY. Jon Zlotnik Seeks Voters Stamp of New Senate Role Representative Jonathan Zlotnik of Gardner MA is currently a member of a group of 160 people comprising the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He seeks this Fall toContinue Reading
And the positive transformation continues…. The Transformation of Gardner MA in 3 Years of Mayor Nicholson – July 14, 2020 to July 13, 2023 Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel had the distinct honor of speaking with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson in his office on the occasion of completing his 3rdContinue Reading
We also maintain an archive of Mayor Nicholson’s Weekly Updates. Hear success unfold, week by week. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Mayor Marks 3 Years of Success From the very beginning of his tenure, Mayor Michael Nicholson empowered his team to take Gardner Massachusetts to the next level. Gardner became aContinue Reading
Congresswoman Lori Trahan Held Town Hall in Gardner MA on July 10, 2023 Trahan posted, “Thank you to everyone who came out to my town hall in Gardner tonight and asked such thoughtful questions! If you weren’t able to make it, you can always reach out by calling 978-459-0101 orContinue Reading
A Chance to speak with Lori Trahan – Monday July 10, 2023 – 6pm at Gardner MA City Hall The Congresswoman posted, “I’m so excited to invite you to my next town hall taking place on Monday, July 10 in Gardner! I will have plenty of updates on my work,Continue Reading
There’s a reason why the City of Gardner has received 3 perfect Federal Audits in a row. Relating to revenue forecasts, Mayor Nicholson stated, “We want to make sure we’re still living within our means and we’re not in a spot that if we hit a recession, or an economicContinue Reading
Accomplished in Gardner MA – 24 Issues Which Directly Affect You We spoke with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson about 24 top issues which direct affect the lives of citizens of the Chair City. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. We also have the entire text of the interview with allContinue Reading
The Interview you’ll want to explore: Accomplished in Gardner MA Much has been accomplished in Gardner Massachusetts. We cover 2 dozen categories of success concerning the Chair City of Gardner MA. Mayor Michael Nicholson became Mayor in 2020 after a Special Election. He was reelected in 2021 and will beContinue Reading
Trouble in Winchendon Government – Coverage of Board of Selectmen – Town Manager, School Committee Meeting, and Annual Town Meeting. COMPLETE DETAILS on our Winchendon page. Complete AUDIO of all 3 meetings plus a Poll.Continue Reading
UPDATE: Representative Jon Zlotnik has announced his candidacy for the State Senate seat to be vacated by Senator Anne Gobi who will be the Commonwealth’s Director of Rural Affairs by Governor Maura Healey. See complete Press Release. To view more online about Representative Jonathan Zlotnik including pending bills in theContinue Reading
92% say Gardner looks better than 2 years ago. Gardner MA Social Media Poll Results These are the results from respondents on “Gardner Ma – #1 What’s going on Page!” from a poll conducted over 27 hours until May 14, 2023. The question asked, “Is Gardner Looking Better than 2Continue Reading
Complete Press Release on pdf, CLICK HERE. American Rescue Plan According to the Press Release, “The City of Gardner received over $6 million in federal funding through the package. Last year, Mayor Nicholson announced that the City would use $400,000 for its small business grant program and $1.1 million for its smallContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Accumulating Accolades Mayor Nicholson of Gardner has a long list of adjectives, nouns, and verbs to his credit. The latest is being named one of this year’s Power 50 by the Worcester Business Journal. See Press Release, CLICK HERE. The Mayor stated, “I’m extremely proudContinue Reading
“People are Gardner’s Greatness” says Gardner MA Michael Nicholson in Uplifting Interview Listen to the interview on any device. CLICK PLAY. Mayor Nicholson believes that “People are Gardner’s Greatness” and that people should be treated as people. He appreciates the honest opinions of City employees, he credits many on hisContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Releases Candidate Submission Policy With Municipal Elections happening this year in Gardner, we wanted to make our policy very clear: We will publish the Press Releases of any campaign in their entirety unless rejected for violations of our decency guidelines which are very simple: If the submission advocatesContinue Reading
Fiscal Year 2024 Budget to be in line with Fiscal 2023 in Gardner MA “There’s not much new in there”, says Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson. “We’re always a lot more fiscally conservative when we propose the budget just because of the situations that are happening around us. While gas pricesContinue Reading
“People are Gardner’s Greatness” – Mayor Michael Nicholson in Gardner Going Great interview. How Gardner is Going Great in an interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson Listen to the interview on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gardner is Going Great and we spoke to Gardner Mayor Nicholson about it. We reviewed theContinue Reading
Meaning of the name “Dana” – “Perfect, Beautiful, Pearl, and Wise”. Congratulations on this honor! Gardner MA Dana Heath Honored by Fellow Legislators Elected in the last Gardner Municipal Election to represent Ward 2, City Councilor Dana Heath was nominated by 2nd Worcester State Representative Jon Zlotnik. Zlotnik wrote, “DanaContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine has launched a website listing the Accomplishments of Gardner, many of them achieved during the past couple of years. While it would not be fair to give Mayor Nicholson credit for all of them, objectively, he has certainly led the effort and leads Team Gardner. Accomplished.us, CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Are you running in the Gardner MA 2023 Election? The following positions are up for grabs: Mayor, 6 Councilor at Large, 5 individual Ward Councilors, and 3 of the School Committee posts. Details in this pdf, CLICK HERE. Interested candidates need to obtain nomination papers from the City Clerk’s officeContinue Reading
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