Gardner High School Band Performs at Disney 12-2-23 Listen to the AUDIO on any device. CLICK PLAY. GHS posted “The GHS band performing at Disney Springs. Such a wonderful experience for them and they sounded amazing!” The Field Trip request for the Gardner High School Band and Chorus to goContinue Reading

The Trucks of the Gardner Fire Department Even though new vehicles and equipment are on their way, the Gardner Fire Department takes pride in taking care of its stuff as shown by this photo taken on December 2, 2023. (Showcasing Excellence in action)Continue Reading

Gardner MA Museum – Festival of Trees Draws Winners of Donations The 18th Annual Festival of Trees at the Gardner Museum ran from November until Saturday, December 2, 2023. There were beautiful donated trees, gift baskets, and other holiday items. Raffle tickets were $5 for 20 tickets. The Festival endedContinue Reading

Christmas 2023 Video Featuring Faith-Based Scenes of Christmas Trees and a Tribute to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas to you and Your Family. Video is HD. Merry Christmas to you and your Family. A way of getting you in the spirit of the season. produced by GardnerMagazine.comContinue Reading

Window of Opportunity Open to become a Gardner MA Police Officer Gardner has openings on its team. As the City of Gardner is still under Civil Service, the first step is to submit an application by January 16, 2024. The written examination period runs from March 16 to March 30,Continue Reading

In closing this week’s update, Executive Aide Colin Smith stated, “Hello, everyone, and thank you for that wonderful introduction, Mike. As most of you know, my name is Colin Smith, and for the last three years I’ve had the honor of serving as Mike’s executive aide. However, today will beContinue Reading

Task Force Takes Drugs off the Street in Gardner MA On Thursday, November 30, 2023, members of Gardner PD, the North Worcester County Drug Task Force, and the DEA Worcester HIDTA Federal Drug Task Force seized drugs and made an arrest after executing a search warrant at an apartment atContinue Reading

Should the City of Gardner MA Deploy Robots to Alleviate Workload? The Country of China plans to produce its first humanoid robots by 2025 and their Ministry of Industry and Information says their advanced bipedal droids will carry out menial, repetitive tasks in farms, factories, and houses to alleviate workload.Continue Reading

Ambulance Stolen from Heywood Hospital – Returned Totaled Just before 6pm on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, an Ashburnham Rescue Ambulance was stolen from the grounds of Heywood Hospital. A police pursuit ensued with units chasing the ambulance towards Hubbardston. The ambulance turned around near Rietta and headed back towards Gardner.Continue Reading

Raw Material Recovery is Genuine Gardner The company gets our designation for its work to benefit the environment and for its support of people over mechanical recycling. Raw Material Recovery of Gardner MA Takes Mattresses for $20. You drop off and unload materials yourself. Gardner Magazine checked things out afterContinue Reading

Update December 1, 2023: Learning to take place at 2 locations, 1 in Gardner and 1 in Winchendon Watch the complete Emergency Winchendon School Committee Meeting, CLICK HERE. Winchendon School Committee met in an emergency meeting on Thursday, November 30th Facilities Manager Brian Croteau’s statement to the School Committee characterizedContinue Reading

Iconic Boston Hospital Scoops up one of Gardner’s Finest It was only a matter of time, but it has happened. Someone outside the City has hired away one of Gardner’s most positive forces, Colin Smith. Gardner’s Executive Aide Colin Smith will work his last day in the Chair City onContinue Reading

2 different pdfs in this article are helpful to consumers with Cell phones. Cell Phone Security Ongoing Concern in Greater Gardner MA Taking the fear out of the phone using common sense solutions: The Gardner MA Police Department recently posted on Social Media about how to shut off a particularContinue Reading

Downtown Gardner MA Tree Lighting and the Christmas Spirit Downtown Gardner was filled with the Christmas Spirit on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Before it started to get dark, the Surround Sound Chorus performed in front of 25 Main Street. Just after 4pm, people gathered at City Hall on Pleasant StreetContinue Reading

Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson explains the tax classification process and the single rate approved by the City Council as well as how the tax rate is calculated. Listen to the update on any device. CLICK PLAY. City Council Approvals: Mayor NicholsonContinue Reading

Greater Gardner MA Celebrates Thanksgiving 2023 In the name of our Heavenly Father we Gather And say the praises of our Lord together, As we welcome the Goodness of the Holy Spirit Into the Hearts of all who will receive IT. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. May the blessingsContinue Reading

Who Makes a Santa Claus? – Just for Fun From actors like Brad Pitt, Tom Selleck, Keanu Reeves, and Morgan Freeman, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, to politicians like Mitt Romney, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, and Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Ronald Reagan, Nikki Haley, Ted Cruz,Continue Reading

Urgent Care Services Availability in Gardner MA According to Heywood Healthcare,Heywood Urgent Care, Main Street, in Gardner is operating differently as of December 1, 2023 with urgent care services suspended to the general public, but available to Heywood primary care provider patients. Heywood Medical Group will enhance access to sameContinue Reading

Gardner MA Timpany Plaza Achieving More than 80 Percent Occupancy For the first time in years, Gardner’s Timpany Plaza is heading towards more than 80 percent occupancy. The plaza is over 180,000 square feet with just over 30,000 square feet available. The Aldi site is under construction and recently announcedContinue Reading

Email info on your event to News@GardnerMagazine.com Thanksgiving Week Events in Greater Gardner MA – Something for Everyone Early week – Take care of City or town business early as most offices will close early on Wednesday and will be closed Thanksgiving Thursday and on Black Friday. Friday, November 24thContinue Reading

Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. IMPORTANT DECISIONS at Gardner MA City Council Meeting of November 20, 2023 The Panel of 11 Local Legislators, otherwise known as the Gardner City Council, met for the first time since the Municipal Election of 2023. In January, Councilor at LargeContinue Reading

This is all part of Mayor Michael Nicholson’s “People are Policy” Initiative, an often behind-the scenes and not widely publicized effort to put people first. While each item under this initiative is not identified as such, the spirit of the effort warrants the inclusion in the eyes of Gardner Magazine.Continue Reading