OPEN: Greenwood Pool in Gardner and Lake Dennison in Winchendon. MA Water Quality Dashboard Shows Beach Closures in Greater Gardner MA The MA Map shows about 3 dozen beach closures in the entire state of Massachusetts. Most are closed because allowable bacteria levels have been exceeded. For the current mapContinue Reading

Food Truck Festival Held in Gardner The Gardner Food Truck Festival was held on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Our photos do not show anywhere close to the 22 Food Trucks announced prior to the event. However, there were over 20 separate food vendors, some with smaller than a Food TruckContinue Reading

UPDATE: Heat Advisory extended through Wednesday, July 17th at 8pm. TAKE PRECAUTIONS. Visit our Greater Gardner Weather Center, CLICK HERE. National Weather Service Warns of Heat in Greater Gardner MA and Beyond Heat Advisory (heat index values up to 102) is in effect from 8am to 8pm Monday July 15thContinue Reading

Shooting at Trump Rally on July 13, 2024. For Live Coverage, we have provided this LIVE embedded YouTube news from FOX. Simply CLICK PLAY. Update: The shooter was killed by the Secret Service. One innocent bystander was killed. 2 other bystanders were in critical condition as of the morning ofContinue Reading

WGAW Radio Focuses on Racetrack Proposal on Saturday, July 13, 2024 Listen to the entire program on any device. It will stream instantly from the WGAW website. CLICK PLAY Mayor Michael Nicholson spoke LIVE from the Gardner Food Truck Festival and also on the subject of proposed Racetrack. Host SteveContinue Reading

Streaming Services Wipe Out Red Box – Doing a Job on Cable Too This appeared today on wikipedia regarding the Redbox parent company, “On July 10, 2024, a bankruptcy judge ordered to convert Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation after accusing theContinue Reading

Gardner City Council Schedules Public Hearing on Bay State Racing LLC Proposal The Public Hearing regarding whether 827 Green Street can be used as a horse racing track will be held on July 23, 2024 at 7:30pm. Overflow if the City Hall Chamber reaches capacity will be Perry Auditorium. SpeakersContinue Reading

WGAW’s Hotline Radio Set for Full Gallop on Saturday, July 13, 2024 The first guest out of the gate every Saturday is usually Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson. And, this Saturday is a special show featuring at least one interview specifically about the proposed Racetrack. For all the non-stop interview action,Continue Reading

Great Jobs Available in the City of Gardner Positions open include: Assistant Director of Veteran’s Services, Conservation and Planning Agent, DPW Mechanic, Financial Clerk, DPW Laborer, and DPW Truck Driver. Complete List of Current positions with links to full descriptions and how to apply, CLICK HERE. About 200 people workContinue Reading

The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority, MART, is proposing to amend Gardner’s bus routes to shorten the full loop time from about 1 hour 10 minutes to approximately 35 to 40 minutes. Hearing Reminder: MART Proposing Shortening Route Travel Time by About Half Gardner Mayor Nicholson reminded residents, “MART Montachusett RegionalContinue Reading

Poll Regarding Racetrack Reveals Wide Differences of Opinion A poll on Gardner Facebook Group “Gardner MA: Uncensored” received responses from 68 members, or 1 percent of membership in about a day. As most Facebook Groups are visited by about 3 percent of members in a day, it is reasonable toContinue Reading

The cliche is “Bigger and Better Than Ever” – but that’s the best way to describe the expansion of this year’s event with an expanded variety of food trucks, a large amount of vendors, and the 3 massive Carnival Game trailers. Details on Gardner Food Truck Festival Saturday July 13thContinue Reading

WGAW Hotline Radio Delayed for a Day by Power Outage A power outage disrupted equipment at the WGAW Studios so Hotline Radio did not make its usual airing on Saturday, July 6th. However the show is available on the WGAW website, CLICK HERE. (Past shows also available) You can alsoContinue Reading

Power Outage Affects 500 Customers in Gardner, Winchendon Hundreds of customers are affected by a power outage late on July 5, 2024. According to National Grid, crews are already assigned to the issue and power is expected to be restored after 1am on July 6th. Social Media posts reference aContinue Reading

With July 4, 2024, Nation 2 years away from 250th Birthday July 4th, Independence Day is celebrated as the day the United States of America was born. In just 2 years, July 4, 2026, our nation will celebrate the big 250. Happy July 4th to each and every one ofContinue Reading

Racetrack Issue Will Have Public Hearing in Gardner MA The Gardner City Council voted 9 to 2 to have a public hearing on the Racetrack Issue. Date to be announced. More details and AUDIO of the City Council meeting will be published here as available.Continue Reading