Gardner City Council Chamber Unnamed for Now as Judy Mack Requests More Time The City Council meeting got a little clunky as Councilor Judy Mack requested more time on her resolution to name the Chamber, “Ronald F. Cormier Council Chamber”. Councilor Karen Hardern moved to have a Straw vote toContinue Reading
WGAW Announces Its Listener of the Month for April 2024 James Kraskouskas has been awarded the honor of WGAW Listener of the month. WGAW reports that Kraskouskas has been a listener of the station for many years. WGAW has allowed us to make this AUDIO announcement available here: Listen onContinue Reading
Find out more about the April Vacation programs at the Levi Heywood Memorial Library, CLICK HERE. Editorial: In search of a “Book Sale Therapist” Hey everybody, I heard the Levi Heywood Memorial Library Book Sale (Friday April 19th and Saturday April 20th) is going to be a big deal. PreviewContinue Reading
Capital Improvement Report will be received: Separate Article City Council Meets on Tuesday April 16, 2024 in Gardner MA The Gardner City Council meets a day later due to the Patriot’s Day Holiday. Complete Agenda and packet, click here. Agenda items include: Councilor Mack resolution to rename Chamber “Ronald F.Continue Reading
Gardner MA Capital Improvement Committee Report Is a BIG LIST. The Gardner City Council meeting on Tuesday April 16, 2024 includes an agenda item to receive the Capital Improvement Plan. The Capital Improvement Committee includes George Tyros, Robert Oliva, Trevor Beauregard, Jennifer Dymek, Dane Arnold, Joshua Cormier, John Richard, andContinue Reading
A Spotlight on Gardner High School in April 2024 Culture Festival at Gardner High School Celebrates Cultures and Resources On Wednesday, April 10th from 5-7pm, students at the building shaped like a pentagon, Gardner High School at 200 Catherine Street in Gardner, hosted a Community and Culture Festival in theContinue Reading
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City with Congratulations and Event Reminders Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Congratulations and thanks: Levi Heywood Memorial Library Eclipse viewing party had over 400 people show up. Holy Family Academy had annual Wisdom, Strength, and Grace Gala and formedContinue Reading
Planning Board Meets Regarding 52 Unit Multi-Family Development – Applicant to Revise Plan PrivateOversight LLC has proposed a 52 Unit Multi-Family Development on West Broadway in Gardner at the Gardner- Templeton line. Listen to the entire meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Considerable discussion revolved around whether or not itContinue Reading
Gardner MA Finance Committee Has Busy Meeting Building Commissioner Tom Zuppa, Deputy Chief Nick Maroni, and Police Chief Eric McAvene came before the Finance Committee on April 10, 2024. Discussed were: The Capital Improvement Plan, the Federal Audit Report, new vehicles for the Police Department, the City’s share regarding theContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine downloaded the Budget Hearing notice and Meeting Agenda last night about 10:30pm. At that hour, the complete packet had not been posted. We thank Gardner Mayor Nicholson for getting the packet posted today. We post the complete agendas and packets as a public service to keep you betterContinue Reading
Health and Wellness Fair – April 17, 2024 from 5-7pm at Perry Auditorium, Gardner City Hall We spoke with Veronika Patty about the event in a short interview. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. Over 70 vendor and resource tables are anticipated and admission is FREE! There will be FREEContinue Reading
Note to Readers: Gardner Magazine is awaiting further information regarding the Gardner School Committee Meeting of April 8, 2024 prior to publishing an article and AUDIO of the meeting. We apologize for the delay. However, in this case, we believe accuracy to be more important than expediency.Continue Reading
Gardner’s Christmas Tree is Gone as City Mourns On April 8, 2024, the iconic tree which served Gardner for decades was taken away as damaged caused by a recent storm caused fatal injury to the tree. In its lifetime, Gardner’s Christmas Tree at Lafayette Square provided a wonderful view forContinue Reading
Solar Eclipse Begins just after 2pm and ends just after 4:30pm in Greater Gardner MA Never look directly at the Sun because you can seriously hurt your eyes, and even go blind from damage to the retina. Eclipse glasses or a special solar filter are the only safe options forContinue Reading
Gardner Museum Website, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Museum Coordinator Has Experience with Aldi Marion Knoll wrote a very good and illuminating piece on Social Media regarding her experience with Aldi. It is presented here with her permission. Marion Knoll writes: With all the hype about the new store in town,Continue Reading
April Storm Topples Tree – Mayor Nicholson – “We’re Looking to See What We Can Do“ Gardner’s Christmas Tree was there when Mayor Michael Nicholson was born and when he attended what is now Holy Family Academy as a child. In his weekly update of April 5th, Nicholson stated, “AndContinue Reading
Grocery Store Business in Gardner MA Saturday, April 6, 2024 With the new Aldi store located at the Timpany Plaza in Gardner, the remaining Gardner grocery stores are getting some competition. Photos taken within a few minutes of each other about 11am on Saturday, April 6, 2024 show that theContinue Reading
Fixtures Being Liquidated at Gardner Plaza former Walgreen’s location A liquidator staffing the former Walgreen’s location at Gardner Plaza told us on Saturday, April 6, 2024 that he was selling everything and he still had lots of it. We asked how long he planned to be at the store andContinue Reading
The event was attended by legislators Senator Jo Comerford, Senator Peter Durrant, and Susan Templeton representing Senator John Cronin, and Representatives Jon Zlotnik, Susannah Whipps, Natalie Higgins, and Kimberly Ferguson, city officials Mayor Michael Nicholson, Shaun Suhoski, and Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas, former and current members of the Board ofContinue Reading
Gardner’s Decades-old tree was damaged during the storm. Mayor Nicholson stated, “If anyone has seen any of these updates in the past four years, you all know Christmas is my favorite holiday, so I’m sure we’re going to have something in place there too. It is sad to see thatContinue Reading
Valuable Resource: 23 page Survivor e-book on pdf, CLICK HERE. An Interview with Bernice Richard regarding an important subject and upcoming event…. Bernice Richard is the Coordinator of the Domestic Violence Task Force. Our interview with Richard provides valuable information for those in a difficult situation, educates all on theContinue Reading
Aldi Opens in Gardner – Mayor Michael Nicholson Shares Photos Despite stormy weather, Grocery store Aldi opened in Gardner’s Timpany Plaza to an enthusiastic public on April 4, 2024. Mayor Nicholson congratulated the store on its official grand opening and ribbon cutting stating, “Even with the weather, the line wasContinue Reading
Parking Ban in Gardner MA Through 7am on Friday April 5th Mayor Michael Nicholson issued this statement “After discussion with the Department of Public Works and Police Department, the City has issued an on street parking ban beginning at 11pm this evening (Wednesday, April 3, 2024) and expiring at 7amContinue Reading
Gardner City Hall posted about a Water Main Break at noon on April 3, 2024: “The Water Department is starting work to repair a break on Stuart Street. They have the water shut down from Allen Street to Nadeau Street. They’re anticipating the work to take 8-12 hours; however theContinue Reading
Community Health Connections Highlighted in visit by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren The Community Health facility on Route 68 near Walmart in Gardner got a high profile visitor on Tuesday April 2, 2024 when U.S. Senator Warren toured the facility and sat down for a roundtable discussion regarding the many challengesContinue Reading
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