Gardner MA School Committee with First Meeting of 2023 The meeting opened with its reorganization and Jennifer Pelavin was elected Vice Chair. John Lafreniere was elected Finance Officer. Rachael Cormier was elected Secretary of the School Committee. Wasted Energy? Robert Schwartz noted that there were some windows open at theContinue Reading
Mayor Nicholson: “I am looking forward to our continued collaboration and partnership in working to move Gardner forward.” Leadership to remain stable in Gardner MA for the New Year According to a Facebook post by Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, City Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas and School Committee Vice Chair JenniferContinue Reading
Gardner MA to have “Double Feature” of Meetings on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 School Committee The School Committee will have its regular meeting beginning at 6:45pm. The Reorganization of the Committee will take place with selection of Vice Chair, Finance Officer, 2 alternate Finance Officers, and Secretary. A vote willContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson on the Turn of the Century in the Chair City What you’ll hear about: Learn about new Technologies, Perceptions of Gardner, Employment for women, the new “Roaring Twenties”, use of radio, an item on the Mayor’s bucket list, protection against hard times, drug enforcement andContinue Reading
Courtney Dunn Gets it Done at Gardner MA Public Schools – Update with Interview She’s been in the job just under 4 years, but the grants manager at Gardner’s Schools is really bringing in the grants. So much so that the agenda for the Gardner School Committee had to beContinue Reading
Gardner MA School Committee Met Monday, December 12, 2022 Listen to the Meeting on any device. Click Play. The meeting began with Superintendent Mark Pellegrino recognizing students who were receiving John and Abigail Adams scholarships. Info from the State of MA on this scholarship. The Gardner School Committee Agenda: VariousContinue Reading
Gardner MA Launches Fitness Court with Ribbon Cutting Executive Aide to the Mayor Colin Smith introduced Mayor Michael Nicholson, Athletic Director Dan Forte and Blue Cross Spokesman Jeff Bellows at the launch of the new Fitness Court located at Gardner High School. The Fitness Court allows for various types ofContinue Reading
Gardner MA Public Schools Actively Seeking Parental Input – Survey Closes December 15, 2022 Here’s your chance to have valuable input on your child’s education, but you must submit the survey by December 15th. There’s a separate survey for each school:Gardner Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, and Gardner Academy. Here’sContinue Reading
Watch the meeting on YouTube, or listen here on any device. CLICK Play. Site Improvements Continue at Gardner MA Elementary School Two months after the new Gardner Elementary School opened to students, site improvements continue. At a meeting held in the middle of November 2022, the GES Building Committee wentContinue Reading
Gardner Elementary School Principal Earl Martin in Hit Music Video Promoting Values of the School The “At GES” Song Music Video reflects the positive values of the school. From the lyrics in the video: “At GES, we impress, we try until we find success, We Respect. We’re Kind. We’re Safe….WeContinue Reading
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson: “Gardner is a very special place and we’re very blessed to be here.” Watch the Mayor’s Updates on our Mayor’s Update page, all AUDIO and prior Update articles on our AUDIO page, or listen here on any device. CLICK PLAY. Listen to this week’s Mayor’s UpdateContinue 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
Watch the update on our Mayor’s Update page or listen here on any device. Click Play. You can listen to any Mayor’s Update from the past year on this page. It also has links to each article. For details on the other grants mentioned in this week’s update, please visitContinue Reading
Gardner MA Middle School Readying for Beauty and the Beast Auditions Winter isn’t even here yet, but the Gardner Middle School music department is wasting no time planning for its spring musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. Showtimes are scheduled to be Friday March 30th at 7pm and SaturdayContinue Reading
Watch the School Committee meetings on our School Committee page, or listen here on any device. Past Meetings AUDIO and articles, CLICK HERE. Guess who’s in the GardnerVerse? Visit the fun in the GardnerVerse, click here. Hint: All School Committee members are pictured too. The Gardner MA School Committee metContinue Reading
Gardner MA High School Soccer The team has become the Central Mass State Tournament Champions. For more, visit the Gardner High School Soccer Facebook page, CLICK HEREContinue Reading
Why Gardner MA has Schools of Great Teachers The City of Gardner MA is proud of its achievement in providing students with some of the nation’s best educators. What is the secret formula? It may be a great recipe, but it appears to be based on simple common sense. First,Continue Reading
Gardner’s Public Schools are now arranged close to one another off of Pearl Street. Gardner MA Superintendent Mark Pellegrino on Progress in the Schools, the Gardner Success Story Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel interviewed Dr. Mark Pellegrino, Superintendent of Gardner Massachusetts Public Schools. We spoke about Accelerated Development in GardnerContinue Reading
Gardner MA High School Fall Concert to start earlier The Gardner High School Fall Concert will be starting at 6:30pm on Tuesday October 25, 2022. Admission is $4 adults and $3 students at the door. Concert Order: Marching Band, High School Chorus, and Select Choir. Gardner High School Music statedContinue Reading
Gardner MA Elementary School Building Committee on Parking Crunch and Punch lists When the new school project was initiated some 4 years ago, the number of increased students and staff was not anticipated. Now, the number of parking spaces quickly has become an issue and School Superintendent Dr. Mark PellegrinoContinue Reading
What other time can you vote as often as you want and get away with it? So have some fun and get Gardner the $50,000. Vote here. Voting is FREE. Breaking News – Unlimited Voting May Get Gardner MA Manufacturing Program $50,000 From Mayor Michael Nicholson, “As you may beContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine has a treat for you. Feel great about Gardner MA On October 14, 2022, we interviewed the Chair City Chief Executive about Gardner’s successful and transformative program of Accelerated Development, an unprecedented partnership of Government, Business, Community, and Private collaboration to achieve an expedited prosperity. Thank you, Gardner MayorContinue Reading
View the School Committee meetings on our dedicated page, or listen here on any device. New Member Amber Cameron is the Student Representative and had a good deal to say as she was welcomed by the School Committee. Gardner MA School Committee Approves Spending Warrants, Heard Reports, Approved Policies, andContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson posts about Band Night According to Mayor Michael Nicholson on October 7, 2022: “Gardner Public Schools music students in grades 4-12 took the field together for a combined performance tonight.” Also according to the Mayor, “The Gardner Elementary School Bands are up to 200 students inContinue Reading
Watch on our Mayor’s Update page or listen here on any device. CLICK Play. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Reports on “Crazy Week Here in Gardner” in Weekly Update In an update jam-packed with valuable information, the Chair City Mayor thanked the first responders who skillfully handled the small electricalContinue Reading
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