Christmas – December 25 Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ and is celebrated by billions of people around the world.   The date was fixed by the church in the fourth century as the day that God came to Earth in human form to atone for the sins of humanity.  Continue Reading

Covid 19 Test in Gardner MA area Gardner Magazine has the following links for those needing Covid 19 tests. Walgreen’s: CLICK HERE, CVS: CLICK HERE, Price Chopper: CLICK HERE, Walmart: CLICK HERE. Chair City Pharmacy indicates they usually refer patients needing testing to CVS, Walgreen’s, or Walmart.Continue Reading

The City of Gardner MA’s YouTube channel is a great source of information about the Chair City. Residents find out about things almost as fast as they happen. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Free TV Deal It’s time to tell you about the City of Gardner FREE TV deal!  Yes, theContinue Reading

Build a Gardner MA Emergency Kit It’s always a good idea to be prepared for a possible emergency, even in the Greater Gardner MA area. You may need food, water, and other supplies to last several days. We have a downloadable version on PDF from FEMA which you can takeContinue Reading

Want to see more Snowflake photos? CLICK HERE Small Things Reveal Big Things in Greater Gardner MA At left is a macro photograph of a snowflake, a small part of our lives which reveals the undeniable Intelligent Design behind all of our lives. Proof of God’s existence is all aroundContinue Reading

Gardner MA Christmas with the Animals Video GardnerMagazine.com has licensed video of animals from all over the world and Christmas music to produce our 101.3 Studios presentation of “Gardner MA Christmas with the Animals’, a heartwarming tribute to nature’s most beautiful creatures. This 12 minute Full HD production is ourContinue Reading

Save the Greater Gardner Chamber The Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce is in danger of fading into oblivion. Help us save this valuable Gardner asset. Read our Editorial with maps. CLICK HEREContinue Reading

Conclusions: After singling out the weekly mayor’s update some 4 days in to the cycle, we proved that increased publicity could increase views, in this case by almost 70%. How do we know people wouldn’t have looked at it anyway? Just look at the other meeting totals shown in theContinue Reading

Save GAS, Shop LOCAL Shopping Locally in the Greater Gardner area is the new vision for the 2020’s. It’s a way to support the local economy and another way to LOVE Your Neighbor. Start shopping locally now, well before Small Business Saturday.   We have a great list of reviewed local businessesContinue Reading

Statistically speaking, Greater Gardner Massachusetts is a relatively safe place compared to the rest of the nation. Violent Crime Lower in Massachusetts According to the FBI, there were 387 violent crimes reported per 100,000 people nationally in 2011 compared to 427 in Massachusetts.   By 2020, violent crimes per 100,000 peopleContinue Reading

Greater Gardner MA Event Machine This time of year there are many events. We want to remind our readers that our Greater Gardner MA Event Machine automatically pulls up google searches of events occurring in area towns. Just click on your town and events will appear! ASHBURNHAM – ASHBY –Continue Reading

Mayor Nicholson updates us Gardner Magazine is highlighting this week’s update as Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson talks about various projects in the Chair City. Watch it and learn. Just click play.Continue Reading

Learn more at Gardner CAC website. CLICK HERE. Gardner CAC Needs You For decades, the Gardner Community Action Committee – Gardner CAC has served countless less fortunate individuals in the area. One of their drivers told us donations make a huge difference. You can donate securely with any debit orContinue Reading

Gardner Magazine news pages are generally updated twice per day and contain about 10 news stories per page. Let us know how we are doing. Contact Us. Announcing Expanded NEWS Coverage Added News pages include: About the U.S.: Breaking, FDA, Top Showbiz Stories, Top U.S. Stories, U.S. Economy News, U.S.Continue Reading

Against Shock Collars I’m an anti-zapper.  Are  you?  We thought it would be helpful to write an editorial against aversive training methods and electric shock collars as occasionally we encounter postings from animal trainers advocating those methods.   We say, Luv em, don’t Zap em.  Every single animal organization we canContinue Reading