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Cold Temps Affect Greater Gardner MA Cars The Central Mass Safety Council reminds us. “Kinda cold out there, keep an eye on your car.”    “If the car gets too cold, the battery can freeze. Don’t forget to check your oil if it gets cold outside—it will get thicker, which canContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Varsity Cheerleading Team Scores Huge 5th Place Showing Gardner Wildcat Athletics has announced that the Gardner MA Varsity Cheerleading Team has brought home a strong 5th place showing at the National Competition.  The top cheerleaders from across the entire United States converged on the Kay Bailey Hutchison ConventionContinue Reading

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South Gardner MA Parking Ban City of Gardner initiated an Emergency Notification just after 7pm on 1/23/22 to inform citizens that the DPW will be clearing snow in South Gardner MA from 11pm 1/23/22 to 7am 1/24/22. Area affected: From West Broadway Pizza to the First Baptist Church. No vehiclesContinue Reading

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People’s Place is located at 73 City Hall Avenue, Gardner. For directions, CLICK HERE For more information, here is their website. CLICK HERE or their  Facebook page.  CLICK HERE Non-Profit Holds Greater Gardner MA Vegetarian Cooking Class The People’s Place Community Center of Gardner MA is holding another vegetarian cookingContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Heywood Hospital CEO Win Brown – Covid Update Mr. Brown spoke of the current Covid challenges including a 7 day positivity rate of 36 percent and a high hospitalization of 43 Covid inpatients (down from a peak of 48 in the last week) Brown emphasized Central Mass hasn’tContinue Reading

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Watch the weekly update on YouTube or use our Mayor’s Weekly Update page, CLICK HERE. Congratulations in Order as Gardner MA Wins Municipal Innovation Award! Mayor went on to congratulate certain individuals in the city who have worked hard on a particular project.  Once a year the Massachusetts Municipal AssociationContinue Reading

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Supply Chain Issues Not Affecting Consumer to Consumer Used Junk in Greater Gardner MA We’ve all heard about the Supply Chain issues affecting New car and electronics prices.  But what about junk?  Is regularly priced junk now high priced junk?  A cursory look on Craigslist says no.  For example, on theContinue Reading

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Telephone Pole Approved by Gardner MA City Council January 18, 2022 A public hearing was held relating to to the installation of one single pole on Church Street by National Grid.  Purpose: to provide more reliable power service for 116 Church Street.   A representative from National Grid appeared.  No oneContinue Reading

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National Compliment Day in Greater Gardner MA National Compliment Day is January 24, 2022. It’s a day to compliment a friend, family member, co-worker, server, official, or even someone you don’t know. We have a page of compliment images you can pass on. CLICK HERE It’s a great opportunity toContinue Reading

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UPDATE: Free Covid-19 Test Kits and Reimbursement for Greater Gardner MA The Federal Government has a website in effect NOW from which Americans can order free COVID-19 tests. This began on January 19th. For the site CLICK HERE. These kits are absolutely free (limited to 4 tests per address) andContinue Reading

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Moving to the Greater Gardner MA area If you’re relocating to the Greater Gardner MA area, you’ll likely want to know about the availability of various needs in your community. Our Moving to the Area Guide covers utilities, housing and home, transportation and taxes, municipal services, financial services, education, vices,Continue Reading

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Gardner MA has an Active Library Levi-Heywood Memorial Library in Gardner MA is an active member of the Gardner MA community with a beautiful facility at 55 West Lynde Street in Gardner MA.   January is Winter Craft Month in the Children’s Room.   There’s Grab & Go Storytime now through FebruaryContinue Reading

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Stevens Memorial Library – Ashburnham MA at the top of the Library Endeavor Anyone making a trip to the Stevens Memorial Library website is immediately impressed by the wealth of opportunity and immersed in the online experience.  If  you have a valid library card, you can borrow so many itemsContinue Reading

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MA COVID-19 Digital Vaccine Card Massachusetts now has a new option for residents to access their COVID-19 vaccination record from the state’s immunization registry and obtain a ‘SMART Health Card’ QR code to indicate proof of vaccination.  Massachusetts residents can visit a web portal that follows national standards for securityContinue Reading

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 17, 2022 Greater Gardner MA marks the birthday of Civil Rights Activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr who was gunned down in 1968, King was known for nonviolent activism in protesting racial discrimination. King won the Nobel Peace Prize inContinue Reading

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Gardner MA started 2021 with 9% Unemployment and finished the year at 6%. Greater Gardner MA Unemployment Rate During 2020, unemployment in Gardner MA averaged out at 10.5%, Right now, the rate hovers around 6%. You can get the Unemployment rates by Workforce Development Area, By County, and by City/TownContinue Reading

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In other matters: Gardner Fire Department: The Mayor reported that the Fire Department received an 11 thousand dollar State grant to replace portions of their breathing apparatus. Police Dog for Gardner PD: The Stanton Foundation is providing funds through a grant to purchase a new Police Dog for the GardnerContinue Reading

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With Covid still challenging, Gardner MA School District releases Helpful updated COVID Protocol Flow Chart As of January 14, 2022 – Covid Cases reported by Gardner Public Schools are a total of 114 current Positive Cases consisting of 9 Staff and 105 students.  See chart.  This is up from 75Continue Reading

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No Tree Pickup in Gardner MA – Transport D.I.Y. to Transfer Station The Gardner Board of Health issued this Christmas Tree update on 1-13-22: “Due to ongoing & increasing staff at EL Harvey being impacted by COVID illness, Christmas tree pickup has been delayed again.  There will be no treeContinue Reading