Gardner MA Holding Kindergarten Registration for Fall 2023 In-person Kindergarten registrations are taking place at Gardner Elementary School on March 14th from 10am to 2pm, March 15th from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm, and March 16th from 10am to 2pm. Age requirement is 5 years of age onContinue Reading
Proposed State Budget Contains Huge Increase in Aid to Gardner MA Public Schools In a departure from past practice, the Healey – Driscoll Administration has released proposed numbers in advance of the full Fiscal Year 2024 budget. According to Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, “Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor KimContinue Reading
Gardner MA Resident Nino Hernandez to Play Pro Basketball Mayor Nicholson stated in an email, “Gardner resident, Nino Hernandez, has been selected to play professional basketball in the Dominican Republic. The City is hosting a signing ceremony for Mr Hernandez in the City Hall Rotunda on Friday, February 24, atContinue Reading
Interested in more about Gardner Schools, School Committee meetings, and more? Visit our Local Schools page. Learn why Gardner is becoming a model School District. What’s Happening in Gardner MA Public Schools Anyway? For those who don’t have kids in school anymore, you might not know of the strides ofContinue Reading
Gardner MA Hiring for Summer Program – 16 Year Olds Can Apply and Learn Leadership This year’s Summer Recreation Program in Gardner (see previous article and interview) is expanding and Gardner is hiring. You must be 16 years of age or older with a “strong ability, patience, and desire toContinue Reading
See a full page view of the comics in the graphic above. In Packet Released to Public, Gardner School Committee Reveals Compelling Evidence of Superior Gardner MA Education Read the Entire packet, CLICK HERE. It’s apparent when reading this packet that Gardner Public Schools is trying to be the bestContinue Reading
Greater Gardner MA Students at Risk of Death from Dumb Challenges The challenges run the gamut from misusing medications, altering the body using permanent materials, putting any of a number of dangerous substances on the body, physical stunts resulting in injury, and even driving erratically to result in killer accidents.Continue 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
Gratitude is powerful. Say thank you to someone today. Gardner MA Public Schools Posted a Message of Gratitude on January 24, 2023 From GPS: “We are so grateful to our Gardner DPW and District Facilities staff for working tirelessly to ensure we could open school today. There are many familiesContinue Reading
Gardner MA High School Cheerleaders on the Way to Nationals From Gardner High: “Great send off for our cheerleaders as they head to Dallas for Nationals. We are very proud of this program and how well they represent the Gardner community. Good luck Wildcats!!”Continue Reading
Gardner MA Public Schools Up 2 Tiers since 2019 The State Department of Secondary Education evaluates Public School Districts every 3 years. Gardner was assigned a Tier 3 designation in 2019. Now, Gardner has been upgraded to a Tier 1 designation for its review the week of April 3, 2023.Continue Reading
Art is in for Gardner MA in 2023 From working galleries to creators and fundraisers, Art is ALIVE in Gardner. Here are just a few. Studio 4 Potters Gallery at 4 West Lynde Street is a “collaborative pottery studio. The camaraderie among our potters is reflected in their work andContinue Reading
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
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