Chair City of Heart – By Werner Poegel – February 10, 2023 Happy Valentine’s Day! Chair City of Heart – Valentine’s Day Poem Welcome to the Chair City of Heart,Community Spirit right from the start.Formed from Land Parcels Coming TogetherHome to proud people is Gardner forever. The love of itsContinue Reading

Junky Buildings Interview with Nick Pelletier Offers Help to Those Seeking to Turn Blight Into Promise in Gardner MA He’s an award-winning Realtor and he represents various properties for the City of Gardner, some with minimum offers of just $1. Listen to the short interview on any device, CLICK PLAY.Continue Reading

UPDATE 2/18/23: Upon further review, on this property it’s a $1 bid plus the $17,000 in back taxes. Mayor Nicholson stated, “It was brought to our attention that there was an error in the listing price for the property for sale at 73 Stuart Street. The property was erroneously listedContinue Reading

Frustrated with Misinformation out there, Gardner MA Health Department Communicates about Recyling in Massachusetts Gardner Health Dept. posted, “There’s a lot of talk out there about plastics recycling, and we’re here to set the record straight: plastic containers…really DO get recycled in Massachusetts.” There are 9 materials recovery facilities inContinue Reading

An Interview with Colin Smith about Gardner MA Non-Profits and Organizations Introduction: The City of Gardner often partners with local non-profits for the benefit of the community. Executive Aide to the Mayor, Colin Smith is often the leader of this effort, forming personal relationships with a number of organizations andContinue Reading

From Dane Arnold DPW Director at 10am 2-10-23: “There is a water break on South Main St that will affect the residents between East Broadway and Pearson Boulevard. Water pressure dropped throughout the system but should be restored soon. The break caused a disturbance in the system that some mayContinue Reading

Listen to the meeting on any device. Click Play. The Gardner MA Council on Aging Covers Budget and other Progress in One Hour Meeting The Gardner Senior Center is open the following hours: Monday and Tuesday: 7:30am to 4pm, Wednesday and Thursday: 7:30am to 3;45pm, and Friday: 7:30am to 1pm.Continue Reading

Gardner MA City Council President Takes Center in Raising Awareness of Women with Heart Disease Gardner Mayor Nicholson posted: “Nearly half of women in their 20s and older are living with a form of cardiovascular disease. American Heart Association — Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators are workingContinue Reading

Heywood Hospital in Gardner MA Making Progress with Surgical Pavilion From explosions last summer when large amounts of rock were removed, to a new Parking lot and landscaping, to a groundbreaking on the new Surgical Pavilion, to the import of various construction materials, the Construction Team has been working toContinue Reading

Coverage of Upcoming 2023 Elections in Greater Gardner MA Our Government page has coverage of upcoming elections in Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Barre, Hardwick ,Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, . Princeton, Rutland, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon. Gardner MA Elections are coming up in the Fall of 2023. Hubbardston elections are in June, moreContinue Reading

4 Police Agencies Combine Forces to Take Down Drug Dealers in Greater Gardner MA Dealing drugs in Greater Gardner is almost a guaranteed jail cell as area Law Enforcement is proving extremely adept at catching crooks. From the Gardner PD: “On 2/2/2023 the Gardner Police Department, along with the HubbardstonContinue Reading

Listen on any device. Click Play. Lessons About Gardner History – An Interview with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson In a revealing interview, we interview Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson to learn more Lessons About Gardner History, how we can learn from the past to have more successes in the presentContinue Reading

K-9 Rocky of the Gardner MA Police Department Already Turns 2 From the Gardner PD: “Today is K9 Rocky’s 2nd birthday! He had his cake and ate it too! Happy birthday K9 Rocky!!” K-9 Rocky and his handler, Officer Josh Willis are valuable members of the Gardner Police Department. FromContinue Reading

Gardner MA Boys and Girls Club Expresses Thanks to Gardner MA City Councillor Dana Heath The Boys and Girls Club posted, “A very heart felt thank you to this amazing community leader, mentor and extremely kind human being! The members at the boys and girls club Gardner are enjoying allContinue Reading