Wood’s Ambulance Responds Favorably to Financial Challenges In response to a press report elsewhere about an IRS lien, Wood’s Ambulance issued the following statement: “August 27, 2025 – Wood’s Ambulance,Inc. On July 28th a lien was publicly filed by the IRS. Prior to that date, Wood’s Ambulance had been inContinue Reading

Promises Kept – Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel spoke with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson on August 26, 2025. We opened the interview referencing the Mayor’s closing statement in a debate of June 2020 in which he made some promises. We then asked him aboutContinue Reading

Gardner Announces “Swap Shop” at Transfer Station The Swap Shop is open for drop-off and browsing on Fridays from 9am to 2pm and on Saturdays from 8 to noon. Swap Shop is open to Gardner residents with a current Transfer Station Sticker of 1-Day Pass. A page on the CityContinue Reading

Conservation Commission Addresses Environmental and Land Use Matters The Gardner Conservation Commission met on August 25, 2025 to address various local environmental and land use concerns. Three members of the public spoke at the beginning of the meeting highlighting issues relating to the sludge landfill, observations about the condition ofContinue Reading

Gardner Golf Commission Meets – Will Fly a Drone to Control Canadian Geese Listen to the entire meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. Various operational and financial aspects of the Gardner Municipal Golf Course were discussed. The City Solicitor is reviewing fees. The Commission discussed various matters including replacement ofContinue Reading

Greater Gardner MA Celebrates National Dog Day We all love our dogs and recognize our pets as members of the family. August 26, 2025 is National Dog Day. The official website is NationalDogDay.com, CLICK HERE. From NationalDogDay.com “Founded in 2004 by Animal Welfare Advocate, Author and Pet Lifestyle Expert, ColleenContinue Reading

Top left to right: Assistant Director Amy Yuhasz, Councilor Elizabeth Kazinskas, and Director Jason Stevens. Bottom left to right: Director Jason Stevens, Council President George Tyros, and Mayor Michael Nicholson The Community Development and Planning Department has direct phone lines for each of its staff members: Director Jason Stevens –Continue Reading

Ashburnham Woman Seriously Injured in Dog Attack Ashburnham officers observed a dog attack in progress on August 23, 2025 when responding to a report of a previous dog bite and forced entry into a residence with the assistance of the Ashburnham Fire Department. After entry was made to the residence,Continue Reading

Gardner Downtown Event to be More Fabulous than Ever The focus of the September 27, 2025 event is shifting completely to the 20th Annual Gardner Oktoberfest and 15th annual Gardner Chair Luge. This year’s theme is Beetlejuice. We have a complete schedule of events in our complete article on thisContinue Reading

Steve Wendell has offered to provide a 15 minute recorded segment for each of the candidates in the upcoming election even if they don’t have opposition. Wendell states that the segment will be presented exactly as received and will not be edited. WGAW Hotline Radio Packed with Information on AugustContinue Reading

Templeton Municipal Light GM Refutes Bennett Claims The General Manager of Templeton Municipal Light, John Driscoll, took the unusual step of responding publicly to claims made on Social media by Jeff Bennett. According to Driscoll, Bennett inaccurately stated “every water customer pays $353.64 per year just to receive a waterContinue Reading

Increased Funding Means More Paving in Gardner – A Paving List from Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Gardner Mayor Nicholson released the following statement on August 22, 2025: “The City of Gardner is pleased to announce that the following streets are set to be re-paved in 2025. (see provided graphic below)Continue Reading

Our Weekly News Magazine: “This Week in the Chair City” for Friday August 22, 2025 Listen to our Weekly News Magazine: “This Week in the Chair City”, August 22, 2025 edition on any device, CLICK PLAY. Drought and Fires — ZBA Goof up — Helping the Homeless — Hazard MitigationContinue Reading

For more information from Drought.gov on Fire and Drought, see various maps, CLICK HERE. For up to date drought conditions in Gardner MA at any time, please visit this page, CLICK HERE. Greater Gardner Drought Outlook: No Drought – But: Wildfires in Western United States The Greater Gardner MA weatherContinue Reading

Gardner and Westminster Fire Departments Respond to Route 2 Accident On August 19, 2025, Gardner and Westminster Fire Departments responded to a motor vehicle accident which resulted in Route 2 being closed for about a half hour while the accident was cleared. Gardner Fire Department posted, “Earlier today, Group 1Continue Reading

Supporting Non-Profits in Gardner – Interview with the Mayor Gardner Magazine recently spoke with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson about how the City and the Mayor have supported non-profits in Gardner. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY Mayor Nicholson spoke about the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, the Gardner CAC, Growing Places,Continue Reading