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Geography Greater Gardner MA

  • Projects 5-2-25 (5/2/2025)
    Rea Main Street Collage 5 1 25
    Willow and Main 5 1 25

  • Winchendon 4-30-25 (4/30/2025)
    Important Meetings Winchendon MA 4 30 25
    Bill McKinney Interview
    Commentary – Override
    Winchendon School Committee 4-17-25
    Winchendon Select Board 4-28-25
    Winchendon Candidates Night
    Winchendon Select Board – Finance 4-29-25
    Tax Bill Implications 1380

  • Next Demo (4/29/2025)
    Old Greenwood Indoor Pool Building 4 29 25

  • Winchendon Library (4/25/2025)
    beals memorial library winchendon 1380

  • Nicholson Interview 4-24-25 (4/24/2025)
    Challenges and Solutions 4-24-25

  • Discounted Condos (4/18/2025)
    Ridgewood Condos Collage 4 18 25

  • ZBA 3-18-25 (3/20/2025)
    Zoning Board of Appeals Collage 3 18 25
    ZBA 3-18-25

  • Development 2-18-25 (2/20/2025)
    Economic Development Committee 2 18 25
    Development 2-18-25

  • ZBA 2-18-25 (2/19/2025)
    ZBA Meeting 2 18 25
    ZBA 2-18-25

  • Planning 2-11-25 (2/13/2025)
    Planning Board 2 11 25 Collage
    Gardner MA Planning Board 2-11-25

  • Downtown Work 1-27-25 (1/27/2025)
    Downtown Gardner 1 27 25
    Around the City Collage 1 27 25

    Heywood Project 1 27 25
    Crystal Lake 1 27 25
  • Earthquake 1-27-25 (1/27/2025)
    Earthquakes 1 27 25

  • Empire 12-13-24 (12/13/2024)
    Empire Management Downtown Gardner Collage

  • ZBA 11-19-24 (11/22/2024)
    Zoning Board of Appeals Collage 11 19 24
    Zoning 11-19-24

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

  • Planning Board 11-14-24 (11/14/2024)
    Planning Board 11 12 24 Compass Lane Collage

  • Downtown 11-9-24 (11/9/2024)
    Empire Management 11 9 24 Collage

  • Progress 11-8-24 (11/9/2024)
    Rear Main Street Project Collage 11 8 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
    October 28th announcement nicholson close

  • Factory Demo (10/26/2024)
    Stuart Street Factory from condemned to demolished

  • 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

  • Foliage 2024 (10/19/2024)
    Foliage 2024 collage

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


  • 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

  • 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

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

  • Waterford Authorization (9/18/2024)
    Waterford Community Center 9 18 24
    Waterford Authorization

  • 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

  • Custodianship – Route 140 (9/16/2024)
    City Council 9 16 24
    Public Safety Committee 9-13-24

  • Festival – Oktoberfest 24 (9/16/2024)
    Festival and Oktoberfest 2023 Collage rev
    Photos from 2023 Event Complete Gallery, CLICK HERE.

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

  • Lafayette Square (8/30/2024)
    Before and After Lafayette Square

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

  • Free and Expanded (8/27/2024)
    Mart free rides extended and expanded routes

  • Maki Park 8-24-24 (8/24/2024)
    Maki Park Collage 8 23 24
    Showing original Maki building downtown gardner
    Showing original Maki building Downtown Gardner
    Maki Park Wide Shot from front
    Maki Park 8-24-24 View from the front
    Maki Park Wide Shot from parking lot
    Maki Park 8-24-24 View from parking lot

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

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

  • Hotline 8-17-24 (8/17/2024)
    WGAW Hotline Radio Community Progress 8 17 24
    WGAW Hotline Radio 8-17-24
    Steve Wendell 8-17-24

  • One Dollar House (8/11/2024)
    One dollar rooming house Gardner MA

  • Temple Stuart Hazard (8/11/2024)

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

  • Nicholson 7-29-24 (7/29/2024)
    Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson July 29 2024 Collage
    Mayor Nicholson July 29, 2024

  • Update 7-26-24 (7/26/2024)
    Mayor s Update July 26 2024 Collage
    Mayor’s Update 7-26-24

  • Nadine Smith 7-25-24 (7/25/2024)
    Nadine Smith 7 25 24 Farmers Market Collage

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

  • Weekly Farmers (7/23/2024)
    Weekly Farmers Market at Park Street Park
    More Veggies 2

  • Hearing 7-23-24 (7/22/2024)
    Gardner City Council July 23 2024
    wgawlive event cov erage name

  • Farmers 7-20-24 (7/20/2024)
    Farmers Market July 20 2024 Collage
    Farmers Market Layout 2024
    Farmers Market Layout

  • Hotline 7-20-24 (7/20/2024)
    Hotline Radio July 20 2024 Collage
    Commentary 7-20-24
    hotline radio 1200
    WGAW Hotline Radio 7-20-24

  • 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


  • MART Hearing (7/9/2024)
    Public Meeting Mart 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

  • Fireworks 6-29-24 (6/30/2024)
    Fireworks June 29th Collage

  • 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

  • GAAMHA 6-17-24 (6/17/2024)
    GAAMHA Press Release 6 17 24 1200
    Bay State Park conceptual drawing 1200

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

  • Fireworks 2024 (6/12/2024)
    239th Birthday on Kendall Pond Collage

  • Matt York (5/30/2024)
    Willie Nelson Songs and Stories at Library
    Matt York – Songs and Stories

  • Library Drone (5/25/2024)
    Library Drone Photo real 1200
    REAL Drone Photo of the Levi Heywood Memorial Library in Gardner MA
    Library Done with AI 1200 1
    Fictional AI Enhancement
    Library Done with AI 1200 2
    Fictional AI Enhancement
    Library Done with AI 1200 3
    Fictional AI Enhancement
    Library Done with AI 1200 4
    FICTIONAL AI Enhancement
    Library Done with AI 1200 5
    Fictional AI Enhancement
    Library Done with AI 1200 6
    Fictional AI Enhancement

  • 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

  • Templeton Rotary (5/14/2024)
    Processed with Rookie Cam

    gardner uptown rotary construction 5 15 24 1200
    Gardner Rotary concept drawing 5 15 24

  • Transmission 5-8-24 (5/8/2024)
    Transmission Lines 1200

    This 61 mile project originates in Vernon, Vermont, travels through Hinsdale and Winchester, New Hampshire then continues through a number of towns within Northern Massachusetts including, Warwick, Royalston, Winchendon, Gardner, Westminster, Fitchburg, Leominster, and Sterling.

    Coming off the mainline, this project also includes the Athol Tap and the Crystal Lake Tap. The Athol Tap runs from Royalston Substation to Chestnut Hill Ave Substation in Athol, Massachusetts. The Crystal Lake Tap runs from Gardner Switching Station to Crystal Lake Substation in Gardner, Massachusetts.


  • Beautify Gardner (5/8/2024)
    Park Street Park Before and After 1200

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

  • Airport 5-1-24 (5/4/2024)
    Airport Commission 5 1 24 with map
    Airport Commission 5-1-24

  • Yard 2024 (4/29/2024)
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  • Disc Golf (4/29/2024)
    Bailey Brook Park and Disc Golf Course Map

  • Update 4-26-24 (4/26/2024)
    Mayor Nicholson Update 4 26 24 collage

  • Monument Park 24 (4/24/2024)
    Summer Concert Series Monument Park with green 1200
    bandstand committee 1200
    Gardner Bandstand Committee 4-25-24

  • Gardner Rainbow (4/22/2024)
    rainbow photo by Marion Knoll 1200
    rainbow photo by Jezrielle Grace 1200
    rainbow photo by Lehoux Family 1200

  • Trout Released (4/18/2024)
    Trout Stocking 2024 Kendall Pond Gardner MA

  • Rietta Open (4/14/2024)
    rietta open for the season 2024 1200

    For more information about Rietta Flea Market visit RiettaFleaMarket.com CLICK HERE.


  • April Events (4/8/2024)
    April 2024 Calendar
    Events Page Title 2024

  • Quake 4-5-24 (4/5/2024)
    Earthquake 4 5 24 Intensity Map
    Chance of aftershockk 1200

  • 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

  • Crystal Lake (3/30/2024)
    Crystal Lake Dike Repair

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

  • Zoning 3-27-24 (3/28/2024)
    Zoning Board of Appeals 3 27 24
    Zoning Board of Appeals 3-27-24
    ZBA Agenda 3 26 24

  • Conservation 3-25-24 (3/27/2024)
    Conservation Commission 3 25 24 Collage rev
    Conservation Commission 3-25-24

  • Golf 3-25-24 (3/27/2024)
    Golf Commission 3 25 24
    Golf Commission 3-25-24

  • 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

  • Transportation Survey (3/26/2024)
    City and Woods Survey 3 26 24

  • Service 3-25-24 (3/26/2024)
    Public Service 3 25 24

  • Homeless Help (3/25/2024)
    Help for the Homeless Successful Tiny Villages

  • 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

  • The Pumps (3/20/2024)
    The Pipe and the Pumps Dane Arnold
    Water Line Satellite 1380
    Path of Main Water Line from Crystal Lake Treatment Facility to the Tanks on Reservoir Hill

  • 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

  • Lore Exhibit (3/11/2024)

  • Welfare 3-7-24 (3/8/2024)
    Gardner Public Welfare Committee 3 7 24
    Welfare 3-7-24
    Airport Commission 3-6-24

  • Week 3-3-24 (3/3/2024)
    Gardner Magazine This Week March 3 2024 with the Chair Man
    This Week March 3, 2024

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

  • Ashburnham Master Plan (2/16/2024)
    Ashburnham MA Master Plan

  • 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

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

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

  • POEDM Launches (2/9/2024)
    poe dm logo 1380
  • Westminster Newsletter (1/29/2024)
    westminster south street sentinel 1200


  • Service 1-23-24 (1/23/2024)
    Public Service Committee January 23 2024

  • GALA Home (1/19/2024)
    GALA 2024 with artists
    Foliage Wampanoag Area 19
    Lake Wampanoag Area

  • Museum 2024 (1/14/2024)
    Gardner Museum 2024 Collage

  • Delays 1-8-24 (1/7/2024)
    Kids sliding

  • Airport 1-3-24 (1/4/2024)
    Gardner Airport Commission 1-3-24

  • First Day (12/28/2023)
    First Day Hikes 1200

  • Affordable Homes (12/26/2023)
    Affordable Homes Act Massachusetts

  • El Coqui (12/26/2023)
    El Coqui Market 2 Parker Street Gardner
    El Coqui Market at Garbose Building

  • Service 12-15-23 (12/18/2023)
    Public Service Committee 12 15 23
    Public Service Committee – 12-15-23

  • MART Free (12/13/2023)
    MART Free Rides Jan to June 2024

  • Airport 12-6-23 (12/5/2023)
    Airport Commission 12 6 23
    Airport Commission 12-6-23

  • Thanks Week (11/20/2023)
    Thanksgiving Week 2023

  • Tax Classification (11/18/2023)
    Tax Classification 2023
    assessments and percentages of value 1200

  • Ovila Future (11/18/2023)
    Ovila Case Past Present Future

  • Winter 23-24 (11/9/2023)
    Winter Weather 2023 to 2024
    seasonal outlook winter 23 24 1380
    Seasonal Precipitation Outlook 23 24 1380
    seasonal drought outlook 1380

  • Dog Drainage (11/4/2023)
    Dog Park Work Pulaski Park

    We thank Claude Vautour for taking these photos on Saturday, November 4, 2023 as the DPW crew worked on this project.

    Puddling Problem at Pulaski Dog Park in Gardner MA Addressed in Big Way

    When the Gardner Dog Park was created, most of the drainage issues were addressed in the initial construction. However, challenges persisted. For those who don’t know, the park has higher points of elevation around it. A recent flooding rainstorm in September was helpful in learning what was working and what wasn’t. Turns out that the park which was three quarters flooded the night of the big rain was devoid of most of the water the next morning. – The drainage system mostly worked. But as Dane Arnold stated recently, “the entire park is a low-lying area and the ground is saturated and becomes muddy and causes pooling in some areas.” This work endeavors to solve the remaining issues which have contributed to a troublesome mud puddle.

    The Arnold and Oliva Solution

    DPW Dane Arnold and City Engineer Rob Oliva often put their heads together to find out-of-the-box solutions and ways to solve tough issues. The Plan: After the excavation and preparation are complete, the plan for the Dog Park is to install a stone trench and perforated pipe from the play area entrance the entire length of the park and tie it into a catch basin on the other side of the park.