Area 4-1-1 on April 11th: WGAW Hotline Radio
The WGAW Hotline Radio Show on April 11, 2026 provided listeners with the 4-11 (a play on the date) , details on area goings on. Listen to the entire program on any device, CLICK PLAY.
Gardner Mayor Nicholson was first up on the program and addressed the concerns regarding the Fiscal 2027 budget. Other topics discussed included enrollment at Mount Wachusett Community College, the Gardner Youth Center, Summer Recreation registration, and Heywood Hospital. Mayor Nicholson stated that the City will be utilizing funds from projects which came in under budget to fund the huge difference with the cost of electricity to the Rear Main Street Project, now projected at $962,000. Nicholson congratulated Senior Center Director Mike Ellis who was presented with an award by the Gardner Elks designating him as Citizen of the Year.
Other segments included a commentary and report with Werner Poegel on Small Modular Nuclear Reactors and the real possibility of Gardner going nuclear. Steve Wendell spoke about the Disability Commission and had an interview regarding Adaptive Sports. Mike Urban’s commentary focused on common sense solutions to MA problems. There was a segment with Governor Maura Healey who used munchkins to illustrate her views on electricity. An interview with David Pierce of Straightaway Records… The show ended with a satire song about “Who Can Take Your Money and Give it to some other guy.”