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Dangerous Wind Chill of -40 in Greater Gardner MA for Friday and Saturday from the Gardner MA Fire Department: “Very dangerous cold weather temperatures coming from Friday until Sunday morning with very strong winds and wind chills to 40 below zero. Please use extreme caution and dress appropriately if youContinue Reading

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4 Police Agencies Combine Forces to Take Down Drug Dealers in Greater Gardner MA Dealing drugs in Greater Gardner is almost a guaranteed jail cell as area Law Enforcement is proving extremely adept at catching crooks. From the Gardner PD: “On 2/2/2023 the Gardner Police Department, along with the HubbardstonContinue Reading

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Visit our Greater Gardner Weather Center Warming Centers Activated Due to Expected Frigid Temperatures Gardner City Hall posted, “City Announces Warming Center For Expected Frigid Weekend Due to the upcoming frigid forecast, a warming center will be available on Friday, Feb. 3rd from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at theContinue Reading

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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

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K-9 Rocky of the Gardner MA Police Department Already Turns 2 From the Gardner PD: “Today is K9 Rocky’s 2nd birthday! He had his cake and ate it too! Happy birthday K9 Rocky!!” K-9 Rocky and his handler, Officer Josh Willis are valuable members of the Gardner Police Department. FromContinue Reading

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Previous Half dozen stories about this storm and earlier in the week are on our Public Safety page, CLICK HERE. Region “Dodges Bullet” as Angelic Pouring Rain Washes Away Ice & Snow from Trees Saying he’d issue a more formal statement later, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson stated, “We seem toContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Public Safety Committee Holds Hearing on Reagan Street Proposal The Committee heard testimony both in favor and opposed to making Reagan Street one-way. After hearing from all parties who wished to speak, the vote was to recommend approval of the proposal. However, Chairman Craig Cormier noted that ReaganContinue Reading

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Snow Turns To Rain, Most Have Power, Some Without in Greater Gardner MA Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is expected to issue an update anytime between mid morning to mid day depending upon conditions. A specific plan is in place with a number of contingency plans ready to be implemented ifContinue Reading

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Some Power Failures Just Occurred: MEMA reports number of customers now without power – Gardner: 702, Winchendon: 340, Westminster: 359, Phillipston; 42, Royalston:76, Ashby: 49, Phillipston: 42, and Hubbardston: 62 Now at 1:02am,, only 77 Gardner customers without power according to MEMA map.Continue Reading

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MEMA reports following number of customers without power: Gardner: 31, Winchendon: 340, Royalston: 76, Ashby: 117, Phillipston: 42, Westminster: 359, Hubbardston: 62. Most power outages in State of MA right now are in Worcester, and Franklin Counties with of a total of 3105 at 12:29AM update. MAPContinue Reading

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Gardner Mayor Nicholson puts Storm Plan Into Action The plan covers personnel, possible shelters, the parking ban, and other info. Complete Press Release of 1/25/23, CLICK HERE. DPW Crews are out pretreating the streets. Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency contact has been made. On-street parking ban from 8pm 1/25 to 7:30amContinue Reading

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Weather on the Minds of Everyone in Greater Gardner MA The Gardner Magazine Weather Center features forecasts from a variety of sources, which sometimes vary in predictions, including Precipitation, Wind Speed, Temperature, Humidity, Barometric Pressure, Sunrise and Sunset, and ongoing reports from 4 Area Airports. CLICK HERE. Power Outages UpdateContinue Reading

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From Gardner City Hall – “Citywide Parking Ban Tonight – There will be an on street parking ban this evening, in effect , Wednesday, January 25, beginning at 8:00 pm and expiring tomorrow morning, Thursday, January 26th at 7:30 am. With impending storm, there are some early dismissals and cancelationContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Police Investigation Leads to Drug – Cash – Weapons Seizure and 5 Arrests From the Gardner PD. “On 1/24/2023 the Gardner Police Department, along with the North Worcester County Drug Task Force and the Worcester DEA executed a search warrant at 42 Main street apartment 8. As aContinue Reading

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Listen to Mayor Nicholson on any device. Click Play. Improving news 6:50pm 1-24-23: Counts at this hour of customers without power: Gardner – 70, Winchendon -476, Royalston – 340, Phillipston – 145, Hubbardston – 199, Westminster – 1023, Ashby -309. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Directs Proactive Plan to DealContinue Reading

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Much of the power restored in Gardner MA by 2pm, Winchendon still 18% without power, other communities still struggling. Current MEMA Power Outage map, CLICK HERE. AUDIO From Mayor Nicholson on the storm situation: Press Release 9:35am 1/24/23 Click Here. Affected Customers Dropping The number of customers without power inContinue Reading

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Update 133pm 1/24/23 – Gardner w/o power down to 281, Winchendon at 816. Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson reports National Grid has 100 crews working in region with another 40 on the way. Update: 125pm 1/24/23 – The number of customers in Gardner currently without power has been reduced to 347.Continue Reading

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Power Outages in Greater Gardner MA Area on January 23, 2023 Various communities are without power according to MEMA as of 9pm 1/23: Communities affected include: Winchendon with a 36% power outage and 1611 customers , Gardner with a 23% power outage and 2275 customers , Westminster with a 54%Continue Reading