Holidays – Events – Spirit of Giving – AI, Topics of Hotline Radio Show of December 6, 2025
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Highlights of the program included: Michael Nicholson – Topics: Caroling with the Mayor on December 22nd 4-5pm, 5-7pm FREE Carriage Rides — Snow Readiness – Salt fully loaded in new Salt Shed and using up salt in old salt shed. – Parking Meters not enforced in month of December – Status of Code Red: back up and running. Steve Wendell discussed the new Code Red System with the Mayor and the various initial glitches in extra calls which have been resolved. — Baptist Church Lunch – Christmas Toy Drive by Gardner CAC and Food Drive by MVOC – Last Day of Festival of Trees – Monday Christmas Sing-a-long at Gardner Senior Center. The Mayor went over other Christmas events “A month of giving for us here”.
The Mayor thanked departing City Auditor John Richard for his exceptional service to the City of Gardner. He also thanked the other members of the financial staff at Gardner City Hall for upholding the fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers – Job openings in the City of Gardner –
Other Hotline Segments in the first hour: A Special Report: AI Julia McCoy – AI Fundamental Shift — St. Nicholas Day Commentary with Werner Poegel — 2nd Hour: Paul Topolski – Gardner Emergency Management on Winter Preparation and Advice – a discussion of the Amateur Radio hobby — Mike Urban: Auditing of Massachusetts Legislature – Julie Mehan of the Gardner CAC on the Christmas Toy Drive.(deadline is December 15th)