Firm Selected to Handle Gardner’s 3rd Party Grants Gardner Mayor Nicholson utilized a review committee to come up with a recommendation for the up to $100,000 expenditure approved in October by the City Council. The result: Keller Partners Company was chosen out of 7 firms competing for Gardner’s business. WhileContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Releases “Golden Age of America” President Trump stated in his Inaugural Speech that America is entering another Golden Age. This is an original song about the “Golden Age of America” in various versions. Listen on any device.Continue Reading
Donald J. Trump is President Again after taking Oath of Office Donald Trump is now President of the United States once again. Trump is only the 2nd man to serve a non-consecutive term in the Oval Office. President Trump juggles a number of Inaugural activities along with the business ofContinue Reading
Update with the Mayor and State of City and State of State Featured on WGAW Hotline Radio Listen to the entire program on any device, CLICK PLAY. The show began with an informative update with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson. The Mayor spoke about oversight of City Departments, the hiring ofContinue Reading
Gardner Mayor Nicholson Delivers State of the City Address The Mayor’s speech was preceded by remarks by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll who spoke of Gardner and its penchant for success and spent the afternoon with the Mayor “bringing developers together as part of a roundtable to understand what the opportunitiesContinue Reading
News from WGAW Hotline Radio January 11, 2025 Listen to the entire show on any device, CLICK PLAY. A busy informative show heard on WGAW – AM 1340 – 98.1 FM and streaming to anywhere in the world. In the first hour: Extensive separate interviews with Gardner Mayor Michael NicholsonContinue Reading
AUDIO and more details about each of the meetings will be published as available. Gardner City Council and School Committee hold first Meetings of New Year Gardner City Council The Gardner City Council meets Monday, January 6, 2025. The Council will elect its Council President. See agenda, CLICK HERE. UPDATE:Continue Reading
A Happy New Year Wish from Gardner Magazine To our readers: We wish you all the best in 2025. If you’re making New Year’s resolutions, try this on for size: “Gettin’ Ready for the New Year”. Play on any device. CLICK PLAY. Don’t forget: We love to hear about theContinue Reading
WGAW Broadcasts End of Year Hotline Radio Show On December 28, 2024, WGAW Host Steve Wendell featured Gardner Mayor Nicholson in an interview recapping 2024 in Gardner. The Mayor spoke about various projects which have been completed and which are ongoing. Nicholson gives some projections for 2025. —-MVOC Director StephanieContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Previews the Year Ahead in the Chair City Gardner Magazine Looks Ahead to 2025: Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. 2025 in the City of Gardner including City Projects, Waterford Community Center, Personnel, Private Projects, Businesses, Policies and Procedures, Opportunities for Citizens, Recreation, Budget, Water Settlement, Public Safety,Continue Reading
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Merry Christmas in Original Song from Gardner Magazine Gardner Magazine has released a number of Christmas songs this season. “A Christmas Memory” was released on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas to You. Christmas Song Releases Feel Good Songs About Gardner For the New Year Thank you to our FirstContinue Reading
News Around Greater Gardner MA News Story Links and Archives Top 100 Current Headlines 2024: December — November — October – September – August – July – June – May – April –March – February – January —- 2023: December – November – October – September – August – JulyContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Presents “Scrooge” We have two presentations, one is a rather long version of Scrooge from a 1935 movie. The other is a radio play entitled “A Christmas Carol” done in 1939 featuring Lionel Barrymore. Listen to either or both on any device. CLICK PLAY. Scrooge AUDIO of 1935Continue Reading
Hotline Radio with a Show Full of Resources, Happenings, and Opportunities for the New Year Listen to the entire program on any device. CLICK PLAY. WGAW Host Steve Wendell presented a show full of resources. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson spoke about what’s happening in Gardner, the tax workoff program forContinue Reading
Veterans Tax Workoff Program Announcement For over 10 years, Senior Citizens have been able to work money off their taxes. Now, veterans of any age are able to participate in the program announced formally at the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center in Gardner. Speakers included Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, State RepresentativeContinue Reading
Varied Topics at City Council Meeting of December 16, 2024 Listen to the entire City Council meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. The Gardner City Council approved $800k from sewer retained earnings to sewer leachate project and $150k from water retained earnings for the valves project. City has 1000 waterContinue Reading
Written Report, CLICK HERE. Councilor Tyros Finds Fault with Development and Planning Department in Report to Council Councilor Tyros concluded an almost 3 month investigation into why Maki Park ended up not being ADA compliant. In a short, special meeting of the Gardner City Council on September 9, 2024, CouncilorContinue Reading
News from WGAW Hotline Radio Show on December 14, 2024 Hotline featured: The weekly update of Mayor Nicholson – an ABC Report on Biden Pardons – Various speakers at the One-Stop Grant Announcements – City Council President Kazinskas about the upcoming Monday December 16th meeting – Wreaths Across America speakersContinue Reading
State Chooses City of Gardner as Location to Announce Grants State and local officials including Secretary Yvonne Hao of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development were on hand for an awards ceremony held at Gardner’s Perry Auditorium on December 13, 2024. According to Mayor Michael Nicholson, “Gardner did notContinue Reading
Finance Committee Hears About Gardner Fire Department Budget and DPW Improvements Listen to the meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. A report and discussion regarding the Fire Department budget took up most of the meeting. Fire Chief Gregory Lagoy informed the members about staffing levels, overtime expenses, and the possibleContinue Reading
“M” and “BOA” Building Owners Praised for the Look There’s heaps of praise online for the owners of Empire Management who have spruced up the building housing their company, decorate the BOA building they purchased and will rent out at some point, and who have announced plans to repair theContinue Reading
Board of Health to Coordinate Joint Meeting Regarding Landfill Director Micah Blondeau stated he will be scheduling a meeting between Health, DPW, and Conservation departments to compare notes on the landfill. He also stated that mitigating the landfill erosion is projected to cost over $173k with the work to beContinue Reading
WGAW Has Busy Hotline Radio Show on December 7, 2024 Host Steve Wendell spoke with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson about some Holiday events. Mayor Nicholson confirmed that the City does not know of a specific location of a new homeless shelter, but has heard of Facebook posts. The Mayor explainedContinue Reading
Public Safety Meeting Reveals Number of Auto Dealers in Gardner Gardner may only have one dealer in NEW vehicles, but it has over a dozen businesses who sell vehicles in the City to include: (Website Link is included where available) AC Auto Clinic, 411 Parker Street —- Brian’s Auto Sales,Continue Reading
WGAW Hotline Show with Split Themes Hour 1: Holidays, and Hour 2: Various Reports WGAW Hotline Host Steve Wendell runs down some Holiday Events. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson speaks about Holiday events in Gardner including the Holiday Tree Lighting on Sunday, December 1st which starts with lining up at GardnerContinue Reading
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