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  • Mike Rock Opera (11/30/2024)
    MIKE The Champion Album Cover
    ROCK OPERAMike the Champion
    FOLK – Mike the Champion
    GYPSY JAZZ – Mike the Champion
    DREAM POP – Duet – Mike the Champion

  • The Grants (11/26/2024)
    75k vs 20 million investment
    Nicholson on Grants

  • Kamuda Art (11/25/2024)
    Kamuda Art Collage

  • November Shopping (11/24/2024)
    Shopping in Gardner 11 22 24 Collage

  • Update 11-22-24 (11/22/2024)
    Mayor s Update 11 22 24 Collage
    Update 11-22-24

  • Nicholson Interview 11-20-24 (11/20/2024)
    The Road Ahead Interview with Gardner Mayor Nicholson 11 20 24
    Road Ahead – Nicholson Interview 11-20-24

  • Westminster Meeting (11/18/2024)
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    Reflection on Wyman’s Pond Westminter
    Westminster Town Hall
    Westminster Town Hall

  • Finance 11-14-24 (11/15/2024)
    Finance Committee Collage 11 14 24
    Finance Committee 11-14-24

  • Finance 10-30-24 (10/31/2024)
    Finance Committee 10 30 24 Collage
    Pictured: Councilors Dernalowicz, Kazinskas, and Mack – Auditor John Richard and HR Director Amanda Morse, Veterans Agent Cory Hasselmann and Mayor Michael Nicholson
    John Richard Re Blue Cross
    Finance Committee 10-30-24

  • Announcement 10-28-24 (10/28/2024)
    October 28th announcement all
    Announcement 10-28-24
    October 28th announcement phase 3 zone
    Phase 3 Zone
    Announcement 10-28-24
    October 28th announcement Nicholson
    October 28th announcement zlotnik
    October 28th announcement Kazinskas 1
    October 28th announcement Tassone

    October 28th announcement Bergstrom
    October 28th announcement Sean and Nancy Bray
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  • Rear Main Construction (10/25/2024)
    Rear Main Street Construction 10 25 24
    Rear Main Street Construction 10 25 24 2
    Rear Main Street Construction 10 25 24 5

  • One Stop 2024 (10/24/2024)
    Community One Stop Jonathan Zlotnik 2024

  • Assessors 10-22-24 (10/23/2024)
    Board of Assessors 10 22 24 1
    Board of Assessors 10-22-24

  • Velvet Goose 10-21-24 (10/21/2024)
    The Velvet Goose Retirement
    Patti Bergstrom – Velvet Goose 10-21-24

  • Rear Phase 2 (10/18/2024)
    Rear Main Street Project Phase 2 Collage
    Rear Main Street rendering
    Rendering – Rear Main Street Phase 2 – CLICK IMAGE for larger view.
    Rear Main Street Groundbreaking 10-17-24

  • Zlotnik 10-11-24 (10/11/2024)
    Running on His Record State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik Collage
    Jonathan Zlotnik 10-11-24


  • Update 10-11-24 (10/11/2024)
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    Mayor’s Update 10-11-24

  • Tenacity of Bombaci (10/10/2024)
    Tenacity The Jonathan Bombaci Interview 10 10 24
    Bombaci 10-10-24

  • 73 Stuart (10/8/2024)
    demolition 73 stuart street

  • Council Matters (10/6/2024)
    City Council Finance Committee Oct 2 Oct 9
    Transformer
    Transformer – Transformer Shortage has slowed down some construction projects nationwide.
    Finance Committee 10-2-24

  • Heywood Stakeholder Meeting (10/3/2024)
    Heywood Press Conference Collage 10 3 24
    Heywood Healthcare the Next Chapter
    Heywood Stakeholder Meeting 10-3-24

    Dawn Casavant 10 3 24 enhanced
    Dawn Casavant, Vice President Heywood Healthcare
    Heywood Stakeholder Meeting 10-3-24

  • ZBA 9-30-24 (10/1/2024)
    Gardner Zoning Board of Appeals 9 30 24 Collage
    ZBA 9-30-24

  • Waterford Interview (9/24/2024)
    Waterford Community Center Spreadsheet
    Nicholson on Waterford 9-24-24
    1 550 k loan detail
    Expenditures covered by 550k Loan

  • Diamond Hearts (9/23/2024)
    Diamond Hearts Art Studio Ribbon Cutting 9 20 24

  • Tri-City Breakfast (9/21/2024)
    Tri Cities Breakfast September 13 2024
    Tri-Cities Breakfast 9-13-24
    Mayor Nicholson Comments 9-13-24

  • Maki Park 9-17-24 (9/17/2024)
    Maki Park 9 17 24
    Mayor re Maki Park 9-17-24

  • Farmers Market 9-21 (9/16/2024)
    Farmers Market 9 21 24

  • Hubbardston Pitch (9/6/2024)
    Hubbardston Pitch Nathan Boudreau 9 6 24

  • Heath Eats (9/6/2024)
    City Council 9 4 24 Dana Heath
    Dana Heath 9-4-24

  • Nature Grows (9/6/2024)
    Nature Grows in Gardner
    Gardner Elementary School overgrowth

  • John’s 2024 (9/5/2024)
    John s Sport Shop 9=5=24

  • Just Dance 2024 (9/5/2024)
    Just Dance Center 9 5 24

  • Maki Park Update (8/30/2024)
    Maki Park Update

  • Update 8-23-24 (8/23/2024)
    Mayor s Update August 23 2024

  • Phase 1 (8/23/2024)
    Hubbardston MA Phase 1 Approved Collage

  • ZBA 8-20-24 (8/22/2024)
    Zoning Board of Appeals 8 20 24 Collage rev
    Zoning Board of Appeals 8-20-24

  • GRA 8-21-24 (8/21/2024)
    Gardner Redevelopment Authority August 21, 2024

  • Jersey Mike Opens (8/21/2024)
    Jersey Mike s Subs Collage 8 21 24

  • Gardner Rail (8/17/2024)

  • Planning 8-13-24 (8/14/2024)
    Planning Board August 13 2024 Collage
    Planning Board 8-13-24

  • Temple Stuart Hazard (8/11/2024)

  • ADU 2024 (8/9/2024)
    Accessory Dwelling Unit Collage
    Jonathan Zlotnik on ADUs
    Mayor Michael Nicholson on ADUs

  • 11 Nos (8/5/2024)
    No to Horse Racetrack
    Beginning of Meeting – Discussion – Vote 8-5-24

  • Hotline 8-3-24 (8/3/2024)
    Hotline Radio 8 3 24
    Hotline Radio August 3, 2024

  • Upcoming 8-5-24 (8/2/2024)
    City Council Upcoming Meeting 8 5 24

  • Bargains and Bragging (8/2/2024)
    Bargains and Bragging 8 2 24

  • CDBG Grants 7-29-24 (7/29/2024)
    CDBG Grants July 29 2024 Collage
    CDBG Grants July 29 2024

  • 50 to 25 million (7/29/2024)
    Gardner Turns 50 grand in to 25 million

  • Chipotle – Jersey Mike’s (7/25/2024)
    Jersey Mike s and Chipotle 7 25 24
    Five Below Window on July 25 2024

  • City Council 7-23-24 (7/24/2024)
    City Council Informal and Public Hearing July 23 2024
    City Council July 23, 2024

  • Airport 7-17-24 (7/20/2024)
    Gardner Airport Commission Collage with map 7 17 24
    Airport Commission 7-17-24

  • Update 7-19-24 (7/19/2024)
    Mayor s Update July 19 2024 Collage

    Mayor’s Update July 19, 2024


  • Markey Visit (7/18/2024)
    Ed Markey visit July 18 2024

  • Fix it 2024 (7/16/2024)
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    Gardner MA Still Has “Fix It Fever”

    In July 2022, we first reported on this contagious condition and are pleased to report that there has been no cure. Show your support and post this on your wall. “I Caught Fix It Fever Gardner MA” Printable pdf. “Fix It Fever” reportedly started shortly after Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson took office 4 years ago. This week, Nicholson started YEAR FIVE.

    Positive Consequences of the “Fix It Fever” Phenomenon in the Chair City.
    A growing list of Completed, Ongoing, Contemplated, or Proposed Projects utilizing funds from the City of Gardner, State and Federal Government, Investors, and Private businesses.
    25% of all Gardner roads have been paved in the last 4 years.
    New businesses opening in Timpany Plaza, Timpany Crossroads, Downtown Gardner and other parts of the City.
    Maki Park in Downtown Gardner is under construction right now and completion is expected by sometime in the Fall.
    There is a continued proactive effort being made to improve various life issues in tangible ways.

    What’s happening in Gardner in 2024? “Fix It Fever” is more contagious than ever. Everybody’s noticing it and everybody likes it. Gardner MA doesn’t need a cure for “Fix it Fever.” The blessings it brings continue to improve Gardner as a great place to Live, Work, Play, and Visit.


  • Racing 7-15-24 (7/15/2024)
    Race Track Proposal BayState Racing LLC John Stefanini

  • 7% Tax (7/4/2024)
    Meals Tax 7 percent 1200

  • Zlotnik 7-1-24 (7/1/2024)
    Interview with Jonathan Zlotnik July 1 2024

  • Maki Park 6-30-24 (6/30/2024)
    Maki Park Project college 6 30 24

  • Progress Puzzle (6/30/2024)
    Progress Puzzle Collage 6 30 24

  • Hotline 6-29-24 (6/29/2024)
    WGAW Hotline Radio 6 29 24

  • Mayor- Racetrack (6/28/2024)
    Mayor Michael Nicholson Racetrack Statement
    Nicholson Regarding Racetrack 6-28-24
  • Kamuda 6-28-24 (6/28/2024)
    Carolyn Kamuda Racetrack Interview
    Carolyn Kamuda 6-28-24

  • Downtown 6-25-24 (6/25/2024)
    Grant Downtown 6 25 24

  • Racing Yes or No (6/23/2024)
    yes to horse racing 1200
    no to horse racing 1200

  • Event 6-22-24 (6/22/2024)
    Small Business Saturday Collage June 22 2024

  • Downtown Look (6/21/2024)
    Downtown Gardner Looking Good for Small Business Saturday

    Complete List of events from Gardner Square Two website, CLICK HERE.


  • Uptown Rotary Progress (6/21/2024)
    Uptown Rotary 6 21 24 collage
    Gardner Rotary concept drawing 1200

  • ZBA 6-18-24 (6/20/2024)
    ZBA June 18 2024 1200
    zba agenda 6 18 24 1200

  • Small Business 6-22-24 (6/17/2024)
    Patti Bergstrom 6-17-24

  • Race Track Item (6/14/2024)
    Racetrack Proposal Collage

  • Restaurant Issues (6/14/2024)

  • Progress 6-11-24 (6/11/2024)

  • Small Biz Event (6/9/2024)
    Small Business Saturday Neon 1200
    Patti Bergstrom 1200
    Interview with Patti Bergstrom
    Small Business Saturday Collage 15

  • City Progress (5/30/2024)
    Downtown Progress 5 29 24
    Timpany Progress 5 29 24
    Timpany Crossroads storefront 1200

  • Market Details (5/24/2024)
    Gardner Farmers Market with layout

  • ZBA 5-21-24 (5/24/2024)
    ZBA 5 21 24
    Farmers Market Approval 5-21-24
    Entire Meeting ZBA 5-21-24

  • Funding the City (5/22/2024)
    Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson 5 20 24

  • Fiber Begun (5/21/2024)
    Fiber Optic Progress in the Chair City


  • Small Biz 2024 (5/16/2024)
    Small Business Saturday 2024 collage

  • Update 5-10-24 (5/10/2024)
    Mayors Update 5 10 24
    Mayor’s Update 5-10-24

  • Maki Park 5-7-24 (5/7/2024)
    Maki Park 5 7 24 1200

  • Timpany 5-7-24 (5/7/2024)
    Timpany Progress 1200

  • Council Results 5-6-24 (5/7/2024)
    Informal and Regular City Council 5 6 24
    Informal and Regular City Council 5-6-24
    Informal and Regular City Council 5-6-24

  • Empire Purchase (4/24/2024)
    Empire Management Interview 4 24 24
    Empire Management 4-24-24

  • Maki Rentals (4/23/2024)
    MAKI Building Centers Rental Business


  • Zoning 4-16-24 (4/19/2024)
    Zoning Board of Appeals 4 16 24 Collage
    Complete ZBA Meeting 4-16-24
    Comments re Farmer’s Market

  • Capital FY25 (4/14/2024)
    Capital Improvement Committee 1200

  • Planning 4-9-24 (4/11/2024)
    Planning Board 4 9 24 1
    Planning Board April 9, 2024

  • Marion on Aldi (4/7/2024)
    Marion Knoll 1200
    Marion Knoll – Coordinator at the Gardner Museum
    Aldi 4 6 24 1200
    Aldi in the Timpany Plaza, Gardner

  • 3 Grocery Stores (4/6/2024)
    3 Grocery Stores Aldi Hannaford Price Chopper

  • Update 4-5-24 (4/5/2024)
    Mayors Update 4 5 24

    Mayor’s Update 4-5-24



  • Aldi 4-4-24 (4/4/2024)
    Aldi Opens in Gardner 4 4 24

  • Lamontagne 4-2-24 (4/2/2024)
    Adam Lamontagne Interview 4 2 24
    Adam Lamontagne 4-2-24
    Templeton Select Board 3-27-24

  • City Council 4-1-24 (4/2/2024)
    Gardner City Council 4 1 24
    Waterford Street School Gardner MA 8
    Waterford Street School – Fall 2022
    City Council 4-1-24
    Finance Committee 4-1-24

  • Purple Reaction (4/1/2024)
    Bombaci Boost Purple
    Joe and Don – April Fool’s

    If you’d like to reach Jon Bombaci, here’s the Candor Realty website, CLICK HERE.


  • Changing Geography (3/30/2024)
    Timpany Plaza Aldi Five Below Chipotle
    Monument Park and Brilla Coffee

  • Council 3-25-24 (3/26/2024)
    City Council 3 25 24 collage
    Director Beauregard Opening Remarks 3-25-24
    Councilor Mack 3-25-24
    City Council 3-25-24
    Councilor Tyros Opening Remarks 3-25-24

  • Tassone 3-24-24 (3/24/2024)
    No Boloney Tassone Interview 3 24 24
    Councilor Paul Tassone 3-24-24
    Paul Tassone Interview 3-24-24

  • Zlotnik 3-21-24 (3/21/2024)
    Positive on Business -Jonathan Zlotnik Interview 3-21-24

  • Council 3-18-24 (3/19/2024)
    Gardner City Council Collage 3 18 24 rev
    Kazinskas re Section 24 of City Charter 3-18-24
    Complete City Council Meeting March 18, 2024

    The Complete Gardner MA City Charter on pdf from which the above screenshot was made, CLICK HERE. —- Massachusetts Law Relating to Zoning Changes, CLICK HERE. —- Gardner City Code, CLICK HERE.


  • Bombaci 3-18-24 (3/18/2024)
    Jon Bombaci Interview 3 18 24
    Pleasant and Main 9 2 22
    25 Main Street, Gardner in September 2022

  • Brilla Coffee (3/16/2024)
    Brilla Coffee from Press Release

  • Solutions 3-13-24 (3/13/2024)
    Solutions Interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson 3 14 24
    Solutions with Michael Nicholson 3-13-24
    Solutions with Michael Nicholson 3-13-24
  • Timpany Happenings (3/8/2024)
    Timpany Plaza 3 8 24 Aldi Opening Chipotle Construction

  • U.S. Debt (3/3/2024)
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  • Transportation Taskforce (3/1/2024)
    Transportation Taskforce Michael Nicholson

  • Zoning 2-20-24 (2/22/2024)
    Zoning Board of Appeals Collage 2 20 24
    Zoning Board of Appeals 2-20-24

  • Truck Fire (2/20/2024)
    Gardner Fire Department Collage 2 20 24

  • New Business (2/19/2024)
    Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting

  • Housing – Augustus (2/14/2024)
    Reflections on Housing Secretary Ed Augustus 2 14 24
    Tiny House village 1200
    A Concept of a Tiny Village for the Homeless
    Interview with Secretary Ed Augustus

  • Ribbons Four (2/13/2024)
    Four Season Ribbon Cutting Collage 2 12 24

  • Farmers 2024 (2/11/2024)
    Gardner Farmers Market 2024

  • Aldi Progress (2/10/2024)
    Aldi Coming Soon Gardner MA
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    Some stores in the Timpany Plaza, Gardner


  • Housing Downtown (2/10/2024)
    Downtown Gardner 2 10 24

    Complete Press Release, CLICK HERE.


  • Airport Boost (2/10/2024)
    Economic Benefits of a regional airport
    Airport Commission 2-7-24

  • POEDM Launches (2/9/2024)
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  • Safety 2-5-24 (2/6/2024)
    Public Safety 2 5 24 1

  • MVP Barber (2/5/2024)
    Open in Gardner MVP Barber Studio 2
    MVP Barber Studio II

  • Operation – 2024 (1/31/2024)
    Operation Projects 2024 Interview with Mayor Nicholson 1200
    Operation: Projects 2024 – Interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson January 30, 2024

  • Gardner Octopus (1/29/2024)
    Patty Bergstrom Octopus at Velvet Goose