Another Day of No School for Some, Delays for Others in Greater Gardner MA For the latest list of closings and delays, CLICK HERE. 2 Hour Delay 3/15/23: Ashburnham-Westminster, Monty Tech, Quabbin Regional, Closed 3/15/23: Athol-Royalston Regional, Gardner Public, Mount Wachusett Community College, Narragansett Regional, The Village School – Royalson,Continue Reading

From Snowstorm to a More Fun Task – Gardner MA Playgrounds With a snowstorm as powerful as the Storm of 2023, it’s hard to think of children playing on Gardner’s playgrounds. But it’s happening. DPW has been authorized to expend $200,000 on playground upgrades. Spring will mean more work onContinue Reading

Gardner MA School Committee Discusses Facilities and Academics on March 13, 2023 With a leaner School Committee meeting due to the absence of some members, the Gardner School Committee met on Monday, March 13, 2023 on the evening before the Big Storm of 2023 Listen to the meeting on anyContinue Reading

Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson Out with DPW Plow in Gardner MA The Gardner Mayor was able to observe storm operations first-hand as he did a ride-along with DPW on the morning of March 14, 2023. The Mayor spoke to us from the road. Listen on any device. CLICK Play WhileContinue Reading

UPDATE 3/14/23 10:21pm – There are some power outages in the area. As of the most recent update, 35,999 customers in Massachusetts without power including Gardner: 278 (3%), Westminster: 764, Hubbardston: 690 Winchendon: 4225 (95%), Ashby: 1306 (90%) Barre; 21 Latest Map, CLICK HERE. Most affected areas of the stateContinue Reading

As of March 13, 2023, the weather forecast for Monday, March 20, 2023 is for sunny skies and a temperature of 39 degrees. How much of the March 14, 2023 snowstorm will be left? The First Day of Spring is Just Around the Corner in Greater Gardner MA The FirstContinue Reading

Chestnut Street United Methodist Church in Gardner MA is not Dairy Queen While Chestnut Street United Methodist Church may not be an ice cream parlor, they reportedly have “Great Sundays.” Visit their website, CLICK HERE. From their website, “It is our privilege to welcome and greet all who seek theContinue Reading

Monday Through Wednesday Storm Could be Big in Greater Gardner MA Gardner Fire Department posted on Sunday March 12, 2023, “Looks like we are going to get an old fashioned Nor’Easter. Heavy wet snow and high winds are forecasted for our area from Monday night into Wednesday morning. The potentialContinue Reading

Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Focuses on FUN and more FUN in Weekly Update Listen on any device. CLICK Play Mayor Nicholson spoke of the FUN in the Arts, Music, and Athletic programs and mentioned the Rockwell Grants which have helped make improvements possible including programs curriculum, and facilities upgrades.Continue Reading

It’s Beer O’Clock at Gardner Ale House as Gardner MA Celebrates Mass Beer Week According to the joint Proclamation by the Mayor and City Council President, “Massachusetts Beer Week is celebrated with the goal of shining a bright light on all the wonderful craft beer made in the Commonwealth andContinue Reading

Fish Consumption Advisories Affect Lake Dennison in Winchendon MA and Dunn Pond in Gardner MA as well as 11 other Bodies of Water Complete Press Release in pdf format from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, CLICK HERE. Elevated levels of PFAs were found in tested fish. Surface water atContinue Reading

Gardner Magazine Interviews Artificial Intelligence So just how real is Artificial Intelligence? Well, we had an opportunity to interview an Artificial Intelligence from DeepAI, the same company which created this Gardner Bread Chair for us. It was a most interesting experience. Listen on any device. Click Play. The AI thoughtContinue Reading

EDITORIAL: Gardner MA City Council Funding Approval EDITORIAL: In what could be the biggest investment bargain in Municipal Government History, the Gardner City Council has approved Mayor Michael Nicholson’s request for $60,000. The money will be used to hire a 3rd party to go after EXTRA grants which current staffContinue Reading

Loan Order Rescission Requests – Mayor is asking to clean up the books on loan orders which could have been rescinded a while ago in some cases. Elm Street School Repairs, Pall Filter at Crystal Lake Water Treatment Facility, Watkins Field Renovations, DPW Storage Building Construction, Waterford Street School FeasibilityContinue Reading

March to Success – Projects and Progress Interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson With so much happening in the Chair City, sometimes it’s hard to keep track of it all. Fortunately, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson agreed to help us out. This interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is March to SuccessContinue Reading

The entire photo above was created by Artificial Intelligence using our text input. We added the titling. In an alternate timeline, what if Gardner MA was the “Car City of the World“ Instead? Gardner Magazine put some of that new fangled Artificial Intelligence to the test. What if Gardner’s industryContinue Reading

A Little Gardner MA Trash Talk – You can Wait to Clean Up! Due to the predicted weather. E.L. Harvey will not be picking up trash Saturday, March 4th. According to the Gardner Health Department, “Friday’s route will be collected on Monday.”Continue Reading