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
Bear Spotted in Clark Street, Gardner MA Backyard and all about Bears in Massachusetts On May 26, ,2022, a bear was spotted on Clark Street in Gardner. A resident posted the picture to Social Media. The post has received plenty on interest with dozens of likes, wows, and love expressedContinue Reading
Gardner MA St. Paul’s Episcopal Church establishes Community Garden to benefit CAC The Community Garden is located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Cross Street in Gardner where the sign states, “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat” – Matthew 25:35. Distribution of food grown willContinue Reading
March 14, 2022 Meeting Comparison We have taken just the section entitled “Final Comments of the School Committee Members” to illustrate that contrary to Massachusetts law, the meeting minutes to do not accurately reflect the meeting. Example 1: Significant omissions in the statements of Mrs. Leighton. Example 2: The followingContinue Reading
Memorial Day Parade Heads to Gardner MA Monument Park on May 30, 2022 at 10am Anne Marie Blake, President of the Gardner Veterans Council told Gardner Magazine that the muster will be at 9:15am at the American Legion on Elm Street, Gardner with the goal of being at Monument ParkContinue Reading
Mosquitos to be Evicted by the Spraying of Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project Gardner Dates are May 31 and June 9, 16, 21, 30. CMMCP says the dates are subject to change due to weather conditions, mosquito populations, mosquito virus activity, and/or special event spraying. From CMMCP site, “Mosquito controlContinue Reading
GardnerYardSale.com Gardner Get Ready! The people are coming Saturday May 21st to the City-wide Yard Sale. They will be hungry…. Gardner Yard Sale With a final total of now 133 participating homes, Saturday’s Gardner City-Wide Yard Sale is destined to set records! The City-wide Yard Sale is taking place thisContinue Reading
Gardner MA Councilors Debate Scooters and Approve Outdoor Dining Space. The first item was according to Councilor Craig Cormier, ““a very simple ordinance, just a move from 9am to 8am, brings into line with how yard sales actually work and brings into line with the City-Wide Yard Sale that’s alreadyContinue Reading
GardnerYardSale.com Countdown is On UPDATE 5-19-22 FINAL COUNT IS 126 Homes, list below. The countdown is on for Gardner households to get on the map for the City-wide Yard Sale taking place this Saturday from 8am to 2pm. With the number of participants at 121 homes as of 8pm, theContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates City with either Secret Service Detail OR Attentive Aide. Captured just to the left of Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is what appears to be a scene out of the movies. Given that the Mayor is still too young to run for President, we believeContinue Reading
Oil and Gas in Gardner MA Hit All Time Highs Fuel Oil and Gas prices have hit the roof. A site reportedly showing the cheapest fuel oil prices in Massachusetts shows a price of $5.49 per gallon, which is only 30 cents lower than being charged by local oil companiesContinue Reading
Watch the meeting on the City of Gardner’s Youtube page or on our School Committee page. CLICK HERE. Great Students Focus of Hour-long Gardner MA School Committee Meeting on May 9, 2022 During the meeting, a number of students from the Elm Street Student Council were recognized by Superintendent MarkContinue Reading
How Event Started Back in the late 1990’s, a parent almost lost a child due to alcohol poisoning. This provided the thought that maybe running an event to prevent kids from getting hurt would be a good idea. And thus, the MAPP was born. The Mahar After Prom Party hasContinue Reading
The Westminster MA Special and Annual Town Meetings will be held on Saturday May 7, 2022 at 1:00PM at the Westminster Elementary School. Special Town Meeting warrant: CLICK HERE Annual Town Meeting warrant: CLICK HERE Annual Town Election 4-26-22 official results CLICK HEREContinue Reading
2022 Petersham MA Art Council Show & Sale 2022 Petersham Art Council Show & SaleAll welcome to the annual Art Council exhibitfeaturing the work of regional artists.Fri-Sun., May 20-22 at Petersham Town Hall.Opening reception with live music on Friday May 20, 7-9 PM.Free & open to all – For moreContinue Reading
Hubbardston MA Town Election Town Election will be held on June 14, 2022 for various positions. CLICK HERE. On another note: Deadline to apply for the Country Hen Scholarship is June 1st. CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Greater Gardner MA Celebrates Mother’s Day Sunday May 8, 2022 Traditionally the 2nd Sunday in May, Mother’s Day has been a fixture in American society for over 100 years. More on the holiday. Mother’s Day is celebrated throughout the world. Thank you to our mothers who brought us into thisContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine launches Gardner MA Branding Initiative We’re asking for input from the greatest minds of Gardner MA for details on Vision, Successful Projects, Successful Startups, Active Development, Infrastructure Improvements, Government Transparency, Sound Fiscal Management, Cooperative Relationships, Community Amenities, Quality Education, Quality Health Care, and Resident Pride. Visit the pageContinue Reading
This is just one item on the agenda for the upcoming Gardner City Council meeting on Monday May 1, 2022. For the complete agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Gets Rid of Potential Russian Security Risk At the City Council meeting May 1, 2022, Mayor Nicholson is asking forContinue Reading
For the Mayor’s weekly update, visit the City of Gardner YouTube page or our Mayor’s update page. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Finances Get a Perfect Score, First time at least in Decades This week, Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson delivered his weekly update from the site of the new CommunityContinue Reading
Download printable pdf of Thank you Gardner PD Graphic. Gardner MA Police – Producing the Next Chapter Executive Summary of Police Report – CLICK HERE. For the past 3 months, the Gardner Police Department has been without an appointed Chief and Deputy Chief. But it hasn’t stopped working to “firstContinue Reading
In very clear wording, the Executive Summary of the Gardner Police Investigation Report states that the votes of no confidence were either substantiated or had merit. Gardner MA Releases Executive Summary of Gardner Police Report The Executive Summary of the Gardner Police Investigation Report has been released. For the document,Continue Reading
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson updates City from Grant Event Once again not addressing the Gardner Police Investigation at all, Mayor Nicholson opened his update by speaking about growth in the Chair City, releasing that 300 Building permits have been pulled so far in 2022, a faster clip than 2021, whichContinue Reading
For the latest Covid 19 data at any time from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, please visit the MA Covid Dashboard. For data for the entire United States, visit the CDC Covid Data Tracker Understanding the Covid Seesaw in Greater Gardner MA We’re calling it the Covid-19 Seesaw –Continue Reading
Two Sessions, 4 Lawsuits, 2 million bucks takes up Gardner MA City Council 4-19-22 The Gardner MA City Council held two separate sessions on April 19, 2022. First was a Joint Convention of the City Council and School Committee. The only action taken at the joint session was to approveContinue Reading
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