WGAW Hotline Show Highlights Community Progress on Saturday August 17, 2024 WGAW Hotline Radio Host Steve Wendell and his guests highlight events, progress, and plans in the Greater Gardner area. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. WGAW Hotline Radio is heard Saturdays noon to 2pm on AM 1340, 98.1 FM,Continue Reading
Listen to the detailed update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Detailed Mayor’s Update Highlights Projects, Events, and Openings Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updated the Chair City on August 16, 2024 in a detailed update. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Happening in Gardner: National Night Out canceled due to weatherContinue Reading
Planning Board Approves Salt Shed – Not Affecting Wetlands The Gardner Planning Board on August 13, 2024 approved the Definitive Site Plan for the new DPW Salt Shed. Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY The 9100 square foot salt shed is identified by the rectangle on theContinue Reading
The rescheduled National Night Out in Gardner has been canceled. This was the post from the Gardner Community Action Committee: “We have decided to cancel the event due to chance of inclement weather tomorrow afternoon. There was a lot of work and resources put into trying to make this eventContinue Reading
Heywood Healthcare Scores Big in CMS Hospital Quality Rating When Heywood Hospital filed for Chapter 11 last Fall, it announced that priority was patient care. An objective rating of both Heywood and Athol Hospitals proves it has kept that promise and then some. Both Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital haveContinue Reading
Environmentally Safe Weed Removal in Gardner MA Gardner City Hall has announced that the Department of Public Works “will be working to remove the weeds from the sidewalks in areas of the Downtown beginning this week. To be environmentally friendly and safe to our pets, the solution used is aContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Starts 25th Year Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel stated, “Gardner Magazine was started as GreaterGardner.net on August 4, 2000 with the Gardner Magazine name added later. We are proud to serve a circulation exceeding 20,000+ unique households. Businesses wishing to establish an advertising presence with our publication mayContinue Reading
Every day in the City of Gardner MA, the work goes on…. Busy Work Week of Commissions, Boards, and Committees in Gardner MA – 7 Meetings August 12th: Conservation Commission meets regarding Wetlands issues regarding various properties. AGENDA August 13th: Gardner Planning Board meets regarding the Definitive Site Plan forContinue Reading
Gardner Has Rooming House for Sale – for $1 – So What’s the Catch? The former rooming house is located at 94 Pleasant Street in Gardner, next to the Fidelity Bank parking lot and across the street from Gardner City Hall. An appraiser gave it an appraised value of $0Continue Reading
MWCC Gets Ready for the Fall There are over 70 degree and certificate programs. —- MWCC offers quick semesters with 7 week courses, next one starts September 4th. —-Enrollment Express is August 13th in Gardner and August 15th in Leominster. MWCC website, CLICK HERE. Haven’t registered for classes yet? TheContinue Reading
“This new policy replaces a patchwork of zoning regulations across the state with a uniform law that allows homeowners on single-family lots to add these small units without needing a special permit or variance unless they want to add more than one. Construction of ADUs is still subject to localContinue Reading
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City on August 9, 2024 It’s Tax Free Weekend this Saturday August 10th and Sunday August 11th and National Night out is postponed until August 15th. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Events: Concert at Monument Park, 4EverFab will run from 6pm toContinue Reading
4EverFab Playing 6-8pm at Monument Park in Gardner this Saturday There’s some confusion over the start time of the band on August 10, 2024. In his weekly update, Mayor Nicholson confirmed the start time as 6pm. City of Gardner website has a corrected time of 6pm. The band’s website stillContinue Reading
City Council Tackles Remainder of 700 page Agenda After Racetrack Vote The Gardner City Council put the Racetrack issue behind it in the first portion of the meeting, took a short recess, and then resumed the agenda. Complete document, CLICK HERE. Listen to the entire meeting on any device, CLICKContinue Reading
Yes. We researched this number a bit too much. But it was fun. Werner Poegel, Publisher. State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik Touts 100% Voting Record State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik posted, “The very last roll call vote of the formal session was on the Housing Bond Bill. For me it marked 12Continue Reading
Councilors consistently referenced risks, concerns about items not addressed completely, and opposition of most constituents contacting them. Gardner City Council Votes Unanimously Against the Horse Racetrack Gardner City Council voted 11 to 0 against the Horse Racetrack proposal by BayState Racing LLC. The City Council discussed the matter before theContinue Reading
UPDATE: POWER RESTORED – LIBRARY OPEN on August 6, 2024 Transformer at Levi Heywood Memorial Library needed to be reset by National Grid to restore full power to the building. Gardner Library Closed due to Electrical Issues Levi Heywood Memorial Library on Monday August 5, 2024 posted, “Important Notice: TheContinue Reading
11th Annual Greater Gardner Nation Night Out – August 8, 2024 The 11th Annual Greater Gardner National Night Out will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 5:30 to 8pm at Gardner High School, 200 Catherine Street in Gardner. Activities include bounce houses, obstacle courses, basketball hoops, hydro blaster,Continue Reading
Copy of actual email sent to City of Gardner. At least 1 signer of Xeroxed Open Meeting Law Complaints verifies she did not know what she was signing. At Least One of OML Xerox Complaint Signers Retracts, DID NOT KNOW WHAT SHE WAS SIGNING. Kayla Halfrey wrote: “So also pleaseContinue Reading
The late, famous newscaster Walter C. voiced this editorial for us. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Editorial Commentary – Path from Here – the Racetrack BayState Racing LLC submitted a revised Host Community Agreement in which it substantially increased the financial rewards for Gardner. It answered every citizen andContinue Reading
WGAW Hotline Radio takes Calls on August 3, 2024 – Program Extended by more than 1 hour The program included Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, Veronica Patty regarding National Night out, an interview with John Stefanini, and numerous phone calls from the public which extended the program past 3 o’clock. ListenContinue Reading
Document may be digital but 700 Pages is still HUGE The Gardner MA City Council Agenda and packet for the upcoming Monday, August 5, 2024 meeting is 700 pages. Agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. The Council will consider various appointments. —The Council is scheduled to vote to determine if aContinue Reading
Customers Bragging about Bargains Going Shopping in Gardner MA and Noticing Progress in the Chair City The Date: Friday, August 2, 2024. The location: Gardner, Massachusetts. Observation: Consumer Activity. In the Timpany Plaza: The sign at Big Lots said “Bargains to Brag About”. A few doors down, the new 5Continue Reading
Gardner Mayor Nicholson’s Update from Maki Park in Downtown Gardner On August 2, 2024, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson’s Weekly Update was from Maki Park in Downtown Gardner. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Backpacks Available through Gardner CAC Backpack program – preregister at CAC website, CLICK HERE —- Also, onContinue Reading
Addressing Concerns – All the Answers – All the Rewards – Interview with John Stefanini With concerns of citizens and the Gardner City Council in mind, BayState Racing LLC today announced an updated Host Community Agreement which would give Gardner an upfront payment of $650,000 instead of $50,000 and guaranteeContinue Reading
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