By:
On:
In: AA-Non-profit, AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

Alyssa’s Place Members Among Recipients of Worcester County Sheriff’s Annual Winter Coat Distribution From the Sheriff’s Office:  “Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and staff from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office visited Gardner CAC, Alyssa’s Place, Restoration Recovery, Community Health Connections, Leominster Police Department, Leominster Women’s Recovery Center, Spanish American Center,Continue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Government, AA-Public-Safety, City Council, Gardner, Home Page 1, Uncategorized

City Council Addresses Critical Legislative, Administrative, and Infrastructure Matters Complete Agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. Listen to the entire meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. Public hearings were held to advance two related National Grid utility projects, installing underground conduits and transformers as part of the broader Rear Main StreetContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

Public Safety Committee Addresses Winter Parking Ban Procedures. Listen to the meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. The Gardner Public Safety Committee primarily focused on a public hearing to discuss amendments to the city’s winter parking ban procedures. City officials were reviewing the ineffectiveness of the current Code Red alertContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

Road Closed from Hannaford to Police Station From the Gardner Fire Department on December 2, 2025: “Be advised that Main St is closed from Hannafords to the Gardner police station due to wires down across the road. It will be closed until tomorrow. Please find an alternative route.” Update fromContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, AA-Weather, Gardner, Home Page 1

School Closings: Greater Gardner MA Schools Closed on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 include: Ashburnham-Westminster Regional Schools, Athol-Royalston Regional School District, Gardner Public Schools, Narragansett Regional School District, Quabbin Reginal School District, Winchendon Public Schools. Predicted Weather Results in Gardner On-Street Parking Ban This is the announcement from the City ofContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

Officer Smith Honored on Retirement – Ceremonial Last Radio Call Officer John Smith has retired from the Gardner Police Department. Shown is Officer Smith with his last radio call. AUDIO below is of the call. Gardner PD stated: “Congratulations on your retirement, Officer John smith. Today we celebrate Officer JohnContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Business-Growth, AA-Health, AA-Public-Safety, City Council, Gardner, Home Page 1

Gardner CAC, MVOC, and Pool Pavilion Project to Benefit from Reallocated CDBG Funds At its November meeting, the Gardner Community Development Block Grant Steering Committee met regarding the transfer of $158k in unused funds from completed demolition and improvement projects to the Gardner Community Action Committee and the Massachusetts VeteransContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Environment, AA-Public-Safety, City Council, Gardner, Home Page 1, Uncategorized

Environmental Challenges and Modernization Topics at Conservation Commission Listen to the entire meeting of November 24, 2025 on any device, CLICK PLAY. Discussions revolved around several environmental and administrative issues. Key points include a citizen’s request to keep an enforcement order open and continue monitoring the Gardner Sludge Landfill, citingContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

Road Safety Grant Awarded to City of Gardner for a Variety of Initiatives Gardner has been awarded just under $31K through the Municipal Road Safety Grant Program for the purpose of enhancing traffic and road safety initiatives throughout the City of Gardner. Included are road safety patrols, bicycle helmets andContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

City of Gardner Informs Public Regarding Code Red Cybersecurity Incident The City of Gardner released this statement: “Code Red system had a cybersecurity incident that was contained to but damaged the OnSolve CodeRED environment. In an abundance of caution, they have decommissioned the CodeRed platform and have expedited a planContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Business-Growth, AA-Environment, AA-Geography, AA-Government, AA-Public-Safety, AA-Schools, Gardner, gardner-success, Home Page 1, Interviews, Uncategorized

A very positive interview about Gardner’s Future. We cover many areas. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. Focus on Gardner’s Future – Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson On November 17, 2025, Gardner Magazine spoke with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson in a very positive interview “Focus on Gardner’s Future” ListenContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, AA-Weather, Home Page 1

Greater Gardner MA Preparing for High Wind Gusts Late Wednesday into Thursday Time to secure objects so they don’t get blown around. Time to prepare for a possible power outage. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory in effect from 10pm Wednesday, November 5, 2025 through Thursday NovemberContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Health, AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

An Update from Heywood Healthcare – Most Services Resumed Statement from Heywood Healthcare release 6pm 10-31-25 “We want to express our sincere gratitude to our patients, staff, and community for their patience, understanding, and support over the past few weeks. Your trust and cooperation have been instrumental as we’ve workedContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

Media Partners with City of Gardner for Even Greater Transparency – Alerts Displayed You’ll notice a change in the upper right hand corner of the WGAW website, CLICK HERE, and the Gardner Magazine website you are on right now. City of Gardner Alerts and City of Gardner news items areContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Health, AA-Public-Safety, deep-dive, Home Page 1

The Problem of Illegal Cannabis Making it to Massachusetts This summer, Federal authorities charged 7 Chinese nationals in conjunction with an alleged multi-million dollar illegal marijuana trafficking operation. The group allegedly conspired to grow and distribute cannabis across New England using interconnected “grow houses” concealed inside single-family properties in bothContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

2 Years After Murder in Gardner, Fugitive Aaron Pennington Still Being Sought On October 22, 2023, the body of Breanne Pennington was discovered at 42 Cherry Street in Gardner. Breanne had been killed by a gunshot wound. Aaron Pennington, the husband of Breanne Pennington is a 35 year old manContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: AA-Health, AA-Public-Safety, Gardner, Home Page 1

3rd Party security experts have been working with Heywood Healthcare to restore full functionality. Gardner Magazine will publish an update from Heywood as soon as it is available. No Update Yet Regarding Cybersecurity Incident at Heywood There is no update yet from Heywood Healthcare on the Cybersecurity Incident which hasContinue Reading