Massachusetts has a high Covid vaccination rate which has protected much of our population. However, since the vaccine is not 100% effective, getting the shot to the rest would be helpful. We understand hesitant people need facts, So here’s a page of the best facts we found…. CLICK HEREContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Shares the Fireworks While working on Greater Gardner MA videos, we came across some of the best Fireworks footage we’ve ever seen and have used it to create Share the Fireworks, a dazzling display of Fireworks! Featured in this 18 minute production are some of the best FireworksContinue Reading
Gardner Museum Shares Its Chair As part of our Share the Chair initiative and campaign, Gardner Magazine visited one of our local treasures, the Gardner Museum. We focused on chairs and our complete article has more information including a photo of Gardner’s very first chair made over 200 years agoContinue Reading
Gardner MA gets new Furniture Store! Manzel Furniture & Rugs to come to Gardner MA Soon the void left by the departure of Rome Furniture in 2019 will be filled by Manzel Furniture & Rugs, set to open in Gardner before, on, or after the first of the year. Location:Continue Reading
Getting the Vax – Setting the Record Straight Why is there vaccine hesitancy? It’s understandable as so many figures are thrown around like hotcakes and consistency and transparency are lacking. But let’s be very clear. The overall risk in the United States of dying from covid (after getting it) fromContinue Reading
What Happened to Vinyl So what happened to vinyl, cassettes, CDs, DVDs, and Hard Drives? Well, vinyl is still around, albeit sought after by certain collectors. CDS and DVDs are not even selling well at the flea market. Hard Drives are increasingly being replaced by Solid State Drives which haveContinue Reading
Thanks for Nature Sometimes it’s a good idea to pause for a moment and give thanks for the truly beautiful world we live in. It’s a world populated by billions of humans, AND, of course by wonderful animals. For a complete look at just some of God’s best work inContinue Reading
Rietta Flea Market Still Fresh Some things stay fresh with time, and one is fresh produce at Rietta Flea Market in Hubbardston, MA. Also, fresh burgers, hot dogs, fried dough at the Snack Bar. And always fresh bargain finds among the hundreds of vendors. Read more….Continue Reading
Gardner Magazine Video This video about the site is the first of what we hope will be many videos. We have been collecting video footage from around the Greater Gardner area and plan a video tour in full HD video. Watch large sizeContinue Reading
Share the Chair It’s time to “Share the Chair”. Downtown Gardner of the Chair City has much to offer you, your family, and your friends. Downtown Gardner has endeavored to extend a warm welcome mat to all who choose to visit. Gardner Magazine encourages you to check out Downtown GardnerContinue Reading
Gardner’s First Big Chair Read the complete article History of the “Big Chair” The history of the big Gardner Chair dates back over a hundred years, before Gardner MA became a city. At one time Gardner was home to a dozen furniture companies making more than a million chairs a yearContinue Reading
Treat People with Kindness Treat people with kindness. See our full article complete with printable graphics and video, right here.Continue Reading
Lower Speeds. Save Lives. Gardner Massachusetts area cities and towns can immediately save lives by designating more side streets as safe zones. MA MGL C.90 S17C allows “thickly settled” cities and towns to adopt a 25 mph default speed limit by ordinance for all streets unless otherwise posted. MA CitiesContinue Reading
On the subject of furniture… The subject of furniture in Gardner is always a story of transformation. The changing Gardner “Big Chair”, manufacturing scene, and emergence of new furniture stores. View our big article on Gardner MA furniture “Time to Share Stories of the Big Chair.”Continue Reading
Artificial Intelligence – Should You Be Concerned? The concerns about A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) go back decades. And we are exposed to it every day. Whether it’s when we hear prompts when refilling prescriptions or experience an interactive voicemail system staffed with an A.I., we are exposed to it. Some ofContinue Reading
Public Service Organizations Gardner Magazine has completed a guide to Public Service Organizations in the Greater Gardner MA area. We ask our readers to let us know about any needed additions. Greater Gardner MA Area non-profit organizations concern animals, religion and churches, land conservation, preservation of history, recreation, sports, ministry,Continue Reading
There are still state resources available regarding Covid 19 impacted individuals and families. For more information visit this state of Massachusetts website page. For our comprehensive post on Covid 19 vaccine and statistics, click here.Continue Reading
Return to the Gardner MA Work Force Gardner residents continue to return to the work force. While the Gardner – Fitchburg – Leominster unemployment rate is hovering at 7% and is 3.2% higher than the March 30, 2020 rate of 3.8%, it is much lower than the pandemic high ofContinue Reading
2020 was the 20th anniversary of Gardner Magazine, a service of WebTech Online since 2000.Continue Reading
Steve Wendell makes news every week with this popular program airing Saturdays noon to 2pm on WGAW AM 1340 and 98.1FMContinue Reading
Gardner was established in 1785, incorporated as a City in 1923. Visit our Moving to the Area page. The City of Gardner has extensive community information on its official portal including Schools, Youth Programs, Community Help, Voting Information, Arts – Culture – and Events, the Senior Center, Gardner Educational TV,Continue Reading
The State of Emergency in Gardner is over, but not all residents have received the Covid-19 vaccine. For more information about getting the vaccine, please visit the City of Gardner website Covid-19 page.Continue Reading
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