Gardner MA Auditor Reveals Dispute with Blue Cross – Blue Shield involving $920k During the Finance Committee meeting of October 30, 2024, Gardner MA City Auditor John Richard went over various matters and disclosed a dispute with Blue Cross – Blue Shield over a $920,000 payment saying that the CityContinue Reading

Gardner Breaks Ground on Water Main Project Gardner Officials and members of the DPW and Gardner’s Engineering Teams were on hand for the official groundbreaking on the Water Main Project. The current pipe is from 1888, some 136 years ago. Mayor Nicholson thanked DPW Business Manager Chris Coughlin who authoredContinue Reading

Susan Avallone and Dr. Molakatalla speak on Liver Health Awareness Month Gardner’s Prevention Coordinator Veronika Patty had both Avallone and Molakatalla as guests during a segment aired on a local Gardner cable show. Listen to the AUDIO on any device, CLICK PLAY. SAVE A LIFE – READ THIS ARTICLE andContinue Reading

Gardner Magazine is publishing text of all comments in their entirety. Formal Phase 3 Announcement for Rear Main Street Project Representative Jonathan Zlotnik announced the $3.5 million State Grant last week in a Press Release. On October 28th it was a big event with local leaders, officials, and business leadersContinue Reading

The Adventures of an Abandoned Factory – What the Future Holds 73 Stuart Street: It was abandoned for decades and was an eyesore. Then along came Mayor Michael Nicholson and his Gardner Team who have made an effort to get properties like this back on the tax rolls. The initialContinue Reading

For all the information, listen to the update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson with an Update for the Chair City Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Outreach: Mayor Nicholson spoke of hosting about 100 people this past week including Mayors and Town AdministratorsContinue Reading

Representative Jonathan Zlotnik announced state funded grants for the greater Gardner area. The grants were awarded as part of the Executive Office of Economic Development’s Community One Stop for Growth program, which streamlines the application process for communities and other eligible entities seeking to access various economic development grant programs.Continue Reading

City Council Agenda and Packet, CLICK HERE. City Council says NO to NO Parking on Edgell and Takes Up Agenda At many a meeting, many of the votes are unanimously YES. However, at the Gardner City Council meeting of October 21, 2024, this vote was different. After a review byContinue Reading

Fake and False News Pervasive on Social Media Perhaps you’ve seen them – the myriad of false allegations usually made against some very good public officials and sometimes made against this Publisher or other media outlets. Our goal is to not only publish accurate news, but also provide backup documentationContinue Reading

Bruce Chester in his own words – voters concerns become apparent The Graphic shows a communication regarding payments Bruce Chester is/was making regarding having to reimburse his campaign committee from his own paycheck. We prepared a report detailing various Voter concerns relating to various subjects and the details are inContinue Reading

WGAW Hotline Radio 10-19-24 Hour 1: Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson with Updates about the Chair City: Rear Main Street Project will add 125 or more parking spaces, the Bike Path, Business News, Holiday Festivities, the Mayor said the Facebook posting regarding 2000 additional migrants is FALSE. —- Host Steve WendellContinue Reading

Time for Early Voting – Here’s the Schedule In Gardner, early voting takes place at Perry Auditorium along the side of Gardner City Hall. Park in front of City Hall or in the designated lot adjacent to the auditorium. Entrances to the parking lot are from Knowlton Street and fromContinue Reading

Gardner MA School Committee Holds October Meeting Meeting focused on the first reading of some school policies and the second reading of others. Other topics included the Superintendent Goals, District Improvement Plan, and various updates. See the complete agenda and packet for details and supporting information. CLICK HERE. Listen toContinue Reading

Publisher’s Note: While the event was obviously disrupted as documented by the AUDIO we present here, the Mayor graciously diffused the situation in a calm manner. In the state of Massachusetts, the penalty for disrupting a public event in this manner is first offense: a fine of up to $150,Continue Reading

Gardner Council on Aging Holds October Meeting The Council on Aging met on various matters in October 2024. Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Floor Finishing Plan – Plan is to purchase the floor finishing equipment and bring that down to Waterford. Cost: a couple thousand dollars.Continue Reading