Gardner MA Museum – Festival of Trees Draws Winners of Donations The 18th Annual Festival of Trees at the Gardner Museum ran from November until Saturday, December 2, 2023. There were beautiful donated trees, gift baskets, and other holiday items. Raffle tickets were $5 for 20 tickets. The Festival endedContinue Reading

Iconic Boston Hospital Scoops up one of Gardner’s Finest It was only a matter of time, but it has happened. Someone outside the City has hired away one of Gardner’s most positive forces, Colin Smith. Gardner’s Executive Aide Colin Smith will work his last day in the Chair City onContinue Reading

Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson explains the tax classification process and the single rate approved by the City Council as well as how the tax rate is calculated. Listen to the update on any device. CLICK PLAY. City Council Approvals: Mayor NicholsonContinue Reading

Who Makes a Santa Claus? – Just for Fun From actors like Brad Pitt, Tom Selleck, Keanu Reeves, and Morgan Freeman, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, to politicians like Mitt Romney, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, and Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Ronald Reagan, Nikki Haley, Ted Cruz,Continue Reading

Gardner MA Timpany Plaza Achieving More than 80 Percent Occupancy For the first time in years, Gardner’s Timpany Plaza is heading towards more than 80 percent occupancy. The plaza is over 180,000 square feet with just over 30,000 square feet available. The Aldi site is under construction and recently announcedContinue Reading

Email info on your event to News@GardnerMagazine.com Thanksgiving Week Events in Greater Gardner MA – Something for Everyone Early week – Take care of City or town business early as most offices will close early on Wednesday and will be closed Thanksgiving Thursday and on Black Friday. Friday, November 24thContinue Reading

Busy Finance Committee Meeting Features Various Department Heads in Gardner MA Finance Committee heard from Fire Chief Lagoy regarding equipment and the status of the Fire Station Headquarters, Police Chief Eric McAvene regarding upgrading service weapons, City Engineer Rob Oliva, DPW Director Dane Arnold, Director Trevor Beauregard, and others. 165Continue Reading

Gardner C.A.C. Toy Drive Begins for 2023 The Gardner Community Action Committee wants to spread some Holiday Cheer with its Holiday Toy Drive. Donations are requested by December 10th. Drop off location is at Wood’s Ambulance – 457 Main Street, Gardner MA (in the front lobby) The Gardner C.A.C. isContinue Reading

Superintendent Dr. Mark Pellegrino Reveals GES Singled Out as a Model School The Gardner MA Public School Superintendent was at an International Conference in Chicago. In the opening keynote, they had 14,000 schools to choose from in deciding what data to talk about. They chose Gardner Elementary School. Listen toContinue Reading

WGAW Hotline Radio has Hit Veterans Day Program Gardner’s radio station featured an interview with the Mayor of Gardner, Michael Nicholson, various speakers at Veterans Day exercises, Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas, and Carolyn Kamuda, a new Councilor-at-Large who won a seat by a margin of 1 vote. To listen toContinue Reading

Trump and Biden, Career Buddies – A Gardner Magazine Feature Gardner Magazine picked out a political figure from each side of the aisle. Presidents Trump and Joe Biden don’t agree on much, but what if they were career buddies and had to do the same job for a period ofContinue Reading

Get detailed Weather Information anytime 24/7 at our Greater Gardner Weather Center. Prediction: Greater Gardner MA Could Have Warmer Winter According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there’s an even chance the Greater Gardner area could have warmer than normal weather this winter. From NOAA “El Nino is inContinue Reading

A Salute to Veterans in Greater Gardner MA Veterans Of Service – By Werner Poegel Of service to our nation theyHead directly to harm’s way.Protecting Freedoms cherished,Many brethren have perished Those who wear the uniformGo in to an unknown storm.Danger lurks at every corner.All serve with great honor. While AmericansContinue Reading

Complete City Council Agenda and Packet, CLICK HERE. Listen to the City Council Meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gardner MA City Council and Public Service Committee Meet – Sludge Discussed Listen to the City Council meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. The Gardner MA City Council met on NovemberContinue Reading

For complete Election results, visit our Elections 2023 page, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Super Mayor Michael Nicholson Re-elected by Leaps and Bounds The graphic is over the top and so are the election results. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson received 2253 votes to challenger Kimberly Blake’s 1078 votes. Total votes 3331.Continue Reading

City Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas is a frequent guest on WGAW’s Hotline Radio, heard Saturdays from 12:10 to 2pm on WGAW AM 1340, 98.1 FM, and livestreamed to anywhere in the world Dubbed “Liz the Wiz”, the Council President is known for orderly, fast-paced meetings. Gardner MA City Council PresidentContinue Reading

Choose 6 out of 9. Make sure to vote on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 If you’d like to research past Gardner City Council meetings, Gardner Magazine has 10 pages of search results taking you to articles and AUDIO of the City Council meetings, CLICK HERE. Editorial: Picking Councilors at LargeContinue Reading

Gardner MA Executive Aide Colin Smith Updates the Chair City – concludes with warm sentiment Colin Smith had a number of reminders in the update. Listen to the complete update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Municipal Election is Tuesday, November 7th from 7am to 8pm. Polling Locations, CLICK HERE. CityContinue Reading

Last Year’s Awards Awards in fiscal year 2023 included for Gardner – Business Incubator Network $17,500, six parklets in downtown parking spaces $30,000, Downtown Wayfinding $25,000,, Real Estate Services Technical Assistance $40,000, Site Readiness for planning etc. regarding new 106 acre business park $150,500. Ashburnham had received 2 grants totalingContinue Reading

Just Who has Endorsed Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson? – We Got Access to the Big List Mayor Nicholson posted, “I’m honored to receive the endorsement of so many of our local and state officials and partners in the work we are doing in Gardner. We have accomplished a lotContinue Reading