Watch the meeting on the City of Gardner’s Youtube page or on our School Committee page. CLICK HERE. Great Students Focus of Hour-long Gardner MA School Committee Meeting on May 9, 2022 During the meeting, a number of students from the Elm Street Student Council were recognized by Superintendent MarkContinue Reading
From a grid of letters and symbols, sprouts a beautiful Mural in Gardner MA On April 29, 2022 Mayor Nicholson posted this on Facebook, “If you were driving by the rotary behind Hannaford today you may have seen Christopher Luke starting on his new mural as part of our newContinue Reading
Planning Board page on the City of Gardner website, CLICK HERE. Pot at Public Podium in Gardner MA on May 24, 2022 – Proposed location in Summit Industrial Park According to a Notice of Public Hearing published on May 10, 2022, the City of Gardner Planning Board will hold aContinue Reading
Deputy Police Chief Trifiro retires, Chief Braks Fate still up in the air in Gardner MA Interviewed by host Steve Wendell on WGAW’s Hotline Radio (airs Saturdays noon to 2pm on AM 1340 and 98.1 FM) Mayor Michael Nicholson stated, ” As we do move forward here, there are stillContinue Reading
Keep Gardner MA Beautiful Successful Event Regarding the Keep Gardner Beautiful effort held Saturday 5-7-22 Mayor Nicholson was quoted on WGAW’s Hotline Radio program as saying, “We had a ton of individuals out today just helping Keep Gardner Beautiful as their organization’s name says. It is our annual Nip HuntContinue Reading
View the Mayor’s update on the City of Gardner YouTube page or on our Mayor’s update page. CLICK HERE. With the City Seal behind him, Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson updated the Chair City on May 6, 2022. Mayor Nicholson spoke about a commitment to Children’s mental health in theContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine launches Gardner MA Branding Initiative We’re asking for input from the greatest minds of Gardner MA for details on Vision, Successful Projects, Successful Startups, Active Development, Infrastructure Improvements, Government Transparency, Sound Fiscal Management, Cooperative Relationships, Community Amenities, Quality Education, Quality Health Care, and Resident Pride. Visit the pageContinue Reading
The State of Massachusetts most recent data as of March 2022 shows the Gardner Labor Force at 9.842 with 9,391 employed and 451 unemployed. Unemployment rate 4.6% vs. the MA rate of 3.8%. Gears of Gardner MA Industry Turning as Manufacturers Look for Workers A brief look at online postingsContinue Reading
Complete Agenda and Packet. CLICK HERE. View the meeting on the City of Gardner YouTube page or on our City Council page. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA City Council Met Monday, May 2, 2022 at 7:30pm Public hearings on a total of 7 new telephone poles – Various mayoral appointments –Continue Reading
Despite Standout Status Among America’s Young Mayors, Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Wants to Stay in Gardner Mayor Nicholson says he is fulfilled, loves the job and will be here as long as the voters are willing to keep him. During the past two years, the Mayor has seen aContinue Reading
Gardner MA Big Oops – Epic Failure at Gardner Dog Park UPDATE 5-3-22 1pm: We have reports that the water is on at the Gardner Dog Park. Many thanks to Gardner DPW. In a City of big successes, this failure is a big OOPS, an avoidable stain on the reputationContinue Reading
This is just one item on the agenda for the upcoming Gardner City Council meeting on Monday May 1, 2022. For the complete agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Gets Rid of Potential Russian Security Risk At the City Council meeting May 1, 2022, Mayor Nicholson is asking forContinue Reading
City of Gardner MA Athletic Fields Gardner is investing over $600,000 to improve School Athletic Fields. Press Release has details. CLICK HERE CLICK PHOTO at left for larger view.Continue Reading
For the Mayor’s weekly update, visit the City of Gardner YouTube page or our Mayor’s update page. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Finances Get a Perfect Score, First time at least in Decades This week, Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson delivered his weekly update from the site of the new CommunityContinue Reading
Download printable pdf of Thank you Gardner PD Graphic. Gardner MA Police – Producing the Next Chapter Executive Summary of Police Report – CLICK HERE. For the past 3 months, the Gardner Police Department has been without an appointed Chief and Deputy Chief. But it hasn’t stopped working to “firstContinue Reading
In very clear wording, the Executive Summary of the Gardner Police Investigation Report states that the votes of no confidence were either substantiated or had merit. Gardner MA Releases Executive Summary of Gardner Police Report The Executive Summary of the Gardner Police Investigation Report has been released. For the document,Continue Reading
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson updates City from Grant Event Once again not addressing the Gardner Police Investigation at all, Mayor Nicholson opened his update by speaking about growth in the Chair City, releasing that 300 Building permits have been pulled so far in 2022, a faster clip than 2021, whichContinue Reading
Two Sessions, 4 Lawsuits, 2 million bucks takes up Gardner MA City Council 4-19-22 The Gardner MA City Council held two separate sessions on April 19, 2022. First was a Joint Convention of the City Council and School Committee. The only action taken at the joint session was to approveContinue Reading
We wrote an earlier article on this subject with more information on the timeline, and facts supporting that James Boone has been showing up at Monty Tech School Committee meetings. The article contains the complete agendas for both meetings scheduled on 4-19-22 and the packets the Councilors receive. Earlier article,Continue Reading
Fictional Time Traveler Journeys to Gardner MA Past and Future 1900: Our time traveler is on a mission to find the perfect time in Downtown Gardner, Massachusetts. Journeying incognito to the Center of Gardner 100 years ago, he finds commerce in full swing. Some of the buildings exist to thisContinue Reading
Gardner City Council to confront Rising Costs at Meeting of April 19, 2022 Faced with the rising costs of trash containers for Downtown Gardner and a shortage of almost 2 million dollars for the upcoming water infrastructure project, the Gardner City Council will need to take action at this meetingContinue Reading
Hero Greater Gardner MA Kids Set Great Example From the House of Peace & Education Inc.: ”H.O.P.E kiddos helped out the community yesterday and did a trash clean up! 7 bags of trash and tons of cardboard!”Continue Reading
Gardner MA Applying for funds to replace main Water Transmission Line Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson says the City of Gardner is making a $1.2 million dollar application to replace the main water transmission line for Gardner as it was identified as a weakness by the Federal Emergency Management Agency inContinue Reading
Gardner MA Police Department using drones to catch crooks or find people. From Gardner PD 4-15-22: “Today the GPD drone operators were out getting flight hours in and took a picture of the drone in flight high above the PD. The drone program allows to the PD to quickly deployContinue Reading
Gardner PD 2022 Issue Timeline: 2/1/22: Chief Braks and Deputy Chief Trifiro placed on Admin. leave following no confidence vote of 40/41 officers. Public not informed. 2/18/22: Published Reports that Vincent Alfano is Acting Police Chief. 2/25/22: In weekly update, Mayor discloses investigation by retired State Police Detective Paul L’Italien.Continue Reading
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