Gardner MA City Council Hears Superintendent Pellegrino speak of “an efficiently -run system” Dr. Mark Pellegrino went over the budget adjustment process and went over each page of the budget in detail. Members of the school committee asked questions regarding the budget, which were answered by Superintendent Pellegrino, stating oneContinue Reading

Gardner MA City Council Holding 2 Sessions on Monday June 6, 2022 The City Council will meet for an informal session for the purposes of the School Budget Presentation at 6pm. The Regular Session is at 7:30pm and includes several public hearings at which the public can speak and provideContinue Reading

Gardner MA Gas Prices Cross $5 threshold on Sunday 6-5-22 With the highest posted price in Gardner MA being $509.9 per gallon for a credit sale, most prices were at or near the $5.00 mark. The least expensive gas at the 2 o’clock hour on Sunday, June 5, 2022 wasContinue Reading

Vacant Factory Fire in Orange MA June 4, 2022 A fire at 16 West River Street in Orange MA involved firefighters from more than 20 regional fire departments.   A number of nearby vacant buildings also caught fire.   None of the buildings were reportedly occupied.  Origin of the fire is  underContinue Reading

Gardner MA Holds Graduation of Gardner High School and Gardner Academy Graduation was held on Saturday June 4, 2022 for Gardner High School and Gardner Academy in the Chair City of Gardner MA. To watch the entire Gardner High School Graduation on YouTube, click here. Ceremony is approximately 1 hourContinue Reading

The Entire Just Dance Center Story The picture at left shows the 52 Parker Street, Gardner building just prior to Just Dance becoming a Downtown tenant, which they did become in 2010. However, in August of 2017, the Gardner Redevelopment Authority purchased the properties at 42-50 and 52 Parker StreetContinue Reading

Greater Gardner MA Honors those we lost Greater Gardner MA Honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.  We honor those men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.    For those who have lost family members, we felt for you especially on this day andContinue Reading

Gardner Magazine would like to cover more stories about Art and Music in the area. For any story ideas about any subject email News@GardnerMagazine.com Local Artist Gardner Wood presents Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson with Big Chair painting – Has another Patriotic painting hidden underneath! The Mayor stated, “This was aContinue Reading

Complete FY 2023 Budget Information in pdf format: FY23 Compensation Schedule —- FY23 Public Service Committee Submissions —-  FY 23 Public Welfare Committee Submissions —- FY23 School Budget Presentation of 3-14-22 —– FY 23 Public Safety Committee Submissions —- FY23 Finance Committee Submissions —- FY 23 City Budget Submission. GardnerContinue Reading

Fall Sports Registrations open in Gardner MA It may be barely summer, but planning is already underway for Gardner MA Fall Sports. All Sports registrations are now open for Football, Cheer, Soccer, Field Hockey, Golf, and, Cross Country. It’s done online at this link: CLICK HERE. If you have anyContinue Reading

Sewage Sludge Decisions in Gardner MA A byproduct of the Gardner Wastewater Treatment Plant is Sewage Sludge, a solid material which has been disposed of at the Gardner landfill.    Gardner has proposed to increase the size of the landfill to allow for more sludge.  Environmental groups oppose the move dueContinue Reading

Publisher’s Note: Purpose of my news story is to create awareness that any meeting summary needs to be accurate.  Doesn’t need to be a complete transcript, but at least needs to be factually correct.  And any group approving minutes including the School Committee needs to say NO if the minutesContinue Reading