The Entire Just Dance Center Story The picture at left shows the 52 Parker Street, Gardner building just prior to Just Dance becoming a Downtown tenant, which they did become in 2010. However, in August of 2017, the Gardner Redevelopment Authority purchased the properties at 42-50 and 52 Parker StreetContinue Reading
Vietnam Veterans Memorial unveiled May 30, 2022 Memorial Day in Hubbardston MA. The well-attended Hubbardston Memorial Day Parade started at Curtis Recreational Field and ended up at the Town Square for the unveiling of the new Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Monument. The Monument was entirely funded by donations which exceeded theContinue Reading
Complete FY 2023 Budget Information in pdf format: FY23 Compensation Schedule —- FY23 Public Service Committee Submissions —- FY 23 Public Welfare Committee Submissions —- FY23 School Budget Presentation of 3-14-22 —– FY 23 Public Safety Committee Submissions —- FY23 Finance Committee Submissions —- FY 23 City Budget Submission. GardnerContinue Reading
Sewage Sludge Decisions in Gardner MA A byproduct of the Gardner Wastewater Treatment Plant is Sewage Sludge, a solid material which has been disposed of at the Gardner landfill. Gardner has proposed to increase the size of the landfill to allow for more sludge. Environmental groups oppose the move dueContinue Reading
Hear the Live Dedication of the Hubbardston Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial on May 30, 2022 from the WGAW website home page. CLICK HERE WGAW to broadcast LIVE from Hubbardston MA Memorial Day Parade Gardner MA Radio Station will be broadcasting live on Monday, May 30, 2022 from 11am to noon fromContinue Reading
Publisher’s Note: Purpose of my news story is to create awareness that any meeting summary needs to be accurate. Doesn’t need to be a complete transcript, but at least needs to be factually correct. And any group approving minutes including the School Committee needs to say NO if the minutesContinue Reading
Panel of 5 Gardner MA Individuals to Help Select Who’s the Deputy Chief and maybe even Who’s the Chief Appearing on WGAW’s Hotline Radio on Saturday, May 22, 2022, Mayor Michael Nicholson was very clear that, “for the position of Chief, nothing’s official until the investigation is done. For theContinue Reading
Memorial Day Parade Heads to Gardner MA Monument Park on May 30, 2022 at 10am Anne Marie Blake, President of the Gardner Veterans Council told Gardner Magazine that the muster will be at 9:15am at the American Legion on Elm Street, Gardner with the goal of being at Monument ParkContinue Reading
Here we go again! Another Acting Police Chief in the City of Gardner and more speculation as to who, what, when, and where as it relates to the future of the management of the Department. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Holds Key to Gardner Police Department Puzzle Update 5-17-22: GardnerContinue Reading
Gardner MA is poised to get a huge influx of visitors on Saturday May 21, 2022 as bargain hunters will have many homes to visit for Yard Sale items! Gardner MA City-Wide Yard Sale on May 21, 2022 from 8am to 2pm headed for huge participation success! Event organizer JulieContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates City with either Secret Service Detail OR Attentive Aide. Captured just to the left of Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is what appears to be a scene out of the movies. Given that the Mayor is still too young to run for President, we believeContinue Reading
Watch the meeting on the City of Gardner’s Youtube page or on our School Committee page. CLICK HERE. Great Students Focus of Hour-long Gardner MA School Committee Meeting on May 9, 2022 During the meeting, a number of students from the Elm Street Student Council were recognized by Superintendent MarkContinue Reading
Keep Gardner MA Beautiful Successful Event Regarding the Keep Gardner Beautiful effort held Saturday 5-7-22 Mayor Nicholson was quoted on WGAW’s Hotline Radio program as saying, “We had a ton of individuals out today just helping Keep Gardner Beautiful as their organization’s name says. It is our annual Nip HuntContinue Reading
2022 Petersham MA Art Council Show & Sale 2022 Petersham Art Council Show & SaleAll welcome to the annual Art Council exhibitfeaturing the work of regional artists.Fri-Sun., May 20-22 at Petersham Town Hall.Opening reception with live music on Friday May 20, 7-9 PM.Free & open to all – For moreContinue Reading
Gardner MA Brand Involves Elements of Proven Success Audio of the Gardner Brand – Here are 4 different voices with the same Gardner Brand intro script. In order to attract Business, Industry, Organizations, and Residents, a City must first strive for, and then achieve, various elements of success. As GardnerContinue Reading
This is just one item on the agenda for the upcoming Gardner City Council meeting on Monday May 1, 2022. For the complete agenda and packet, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Gets Rid of Potential Russian Security Risk At the City Council meeting May 1, 2022, Mayor Nicholson is asking forContinue Reading
An Interview with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson 4-28-22 Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel asked Mayor Nicholson about various topics, including the recent issuance of the Executive Summary of the Police Report. Those questions and answers appear in a separate article entitled: “Gardner PD – Next Chapter” CLICK HERE. GardnerContinue Reading
For the Mayor’s weekly update, visit the City of Gardner YouTube page or our Mayor’s update page. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Finances Get a Perfect Score, First time at least in Decades This week, Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson delivered his weekly update from the site of the new CommunityContinue Reading
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson updates City from Grant Event Once again not addressing the Gardner Police Investigation at all, Mayor Nicholson opened his update by speaking about growth in the Chair City, releasing that 300 Building permits have been pulled so far in 2022, a faster clip than 2021, whichContinue Reading
We wrote an earlier article on this subject with more information on the timeline, and facts supporting that James Boone has been showing up at Monty Tech School Committee meetings. The article contains the complete agendas for both meetings scheduled on 4-19-22 and the packets the Councilors receive. Earlier article,Continue Reading
City of Gardner MA Ward Map The City of Gardner is divided into 5 wards. One City Councilor is elected from each ward with the remainder being councilors at large. View zoomable pdf of the Ward Map. CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Fictional Time Traveler Journeys to Gardner MA Past and Future 1900: Our time traveler is on a mission to find the perfect time in Downtown Gardner, Massachusetts. Journeying incognito to the Center of Gardner 100 years ago, he finds commerce in full swing. Some of the buildings exist to thisContinue Reading
Gardner MA City Council Facing Costs at Tuesday 4-19-22 Meeting Due to unanticipated increases in costs, the City of Gardner repaving project needs an additional $1.8 million dollars and the Gardner City Council will tackle this at the upcoming session. Complete Agenda, CLICK HERE. A Real **** Show! and HeadContinue Reading
Who’s at fault? ASPHALT. Gardner MA Finance Committee Confronts Asphalt at 4-13-22 Meeting The Gardner MA Finance Committee met on Wednesday 4-13-22 and approved various recommendations to the City Council including $10,000 in additional funding for Downtown trash receptables due to price increases, the $75,000 annual amount to maintain theContinue Reading
The Appointments Committee consists of George Tyros, Chair, and members Judy Mack and James Walsh. Gardner MA Appointments Committee sifts through more than 20 appointments. Mayor Michael Nicholson attended via phone. The Mayor has been out of the office, but according to his aide Colin Smith, “he’ll be back inContinue Reading
. The Gardner City Council will meet again on Tuesday April 19, 2022. For our City Council page and to view the most recent meetings, CLICK HERE. Rising Prices Impact Gardner MA Current and Upcoming Budget Where possible, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson has attempted to take advantage of lower contractedContinue Reading
Approximately 50 people were interviewed for the report on the Gardner Police Department. Both the Chief and Deputy Chief have been on paid Administrative leave for the past couple months. Until March 11th, an Acting Chief was running the Department. Currently, two lieutenants share the duties. Gardner MA Mayor MichaelContinue Reading
Spread the Word – Greater Gardner MA Gardner Magazine is interested to know what your company, business, or group is doing so we can spread the word to the region and the rest of the nation. Many great products are produced, many great businesses are found, and many groups doContinue Reading
Watch the Mayor’s Updates on YouTube or on our Mayor’s Update page. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Shares the Chair, Highlights Gardner Manufacturing, Focuses on Improvements, and Channels Gardner Culture. Mayor Nicholson reported on a visit to Vivitide in the Suffolk Industrial Park on the Gardner/Ashburnham line. (previousContinue Reading
Watch the Mayor’s update on YouTube or on our Mayor’s Update page. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson provides unusually short weekly update In the face of huge citizen interest as to who will be Gardner Police Chief on March 12, 2022 and with the Gardner City Council takingContinue Reading
Watch the entire meeting on YouTube. CLICK HERE Gardner Magazine had to use extraordinary amplification to hear the audio. The Council President even has the microphone turned away from her. Acting Gardner MA Police Chief Alfano is done on March 11th – Report may be out in 2 weeks. WhenContinue Reading
Gardner MA Citizens Interact with the Chair City Online There are many ways to interact with the City of Gardner MA online. Many things must be done online, so have your computer ready. For Businesses There is an overall separate website dealing with Inspectional Services, Food and Health Permit Applications,Continue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson releases weekly update View on YouTube or on our Mayor’s Update page. CLICK HERE. Mayor Nicholson did not address the Police Department situation in this week’s update. Community Development Block Grant The Mayor reports that the City has received a $825,000 Community Development Block grant. Continue Reading
Gardner MA Positive Covid Cases down 91 percent from the last report one month ago. View report from last month The State of Massachusetts also does Covid-19 Response Reporting. Information was just updated as of 5:30pm 2/14/22. Chart below. Here’s the link if you want to view more data. CLICKContinue Reading
Watch the Gardner MA Mayor’s Updates on YouTube or via our Mayor’s Update page. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson Delivers List of Reminders This Week Dog Licenses now available. Fees waived for residents who are 70 or turn 70 this calendar year. However, all must register dogs by MarchContinue Reading
Gardner MA Dog Licenses Now Available From the City of Gardner, “2022 Dog Licenses are now available. For more information please call the Clerk’s Office at 978-630-4058 or visit https://www.gardner-ma.gov/702/Dog-License.” Please note: Due to a City Council vote 2 days ago, if you’re over 70, your dog license(s) are FREE.Continue Reading
Increasing Fees a HUGE MISTAKE Dear Mayor Nicholson, A while back I wrote an article on efficient Gardner City government when I confirmed with the City Clerk that the December 2013 posted City fees were still in effect. Today, I’m objectively reporting on the City Council’s plans toContinue Reading
UPDATE 1/31/22: Other towns benefitting from the Gardner Purchase of Antigen tests have just been notified today that they can pick up the tests. That is why these towns have not yet announced individual distribution times, because they may not yet even physically have the tests. We will update youContinue Reading
Cold Temps Affect Greater Gardner MA Cars The Central Mass Safety Council reminds us. “Kinda cold out there, keep an eye on your car.” “If the car gets too cold, the battery can freeze. Don’t forget to check your oil if it gets cold outside—it will get thicker, which canContinue Reading
Millers River Waterfront Project – Orange MA Field work is underway on the Millers River Waterfront Project. From the Orange MA website “The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is working with the Town of Orange on a plan for the Gulf Brook watershed and parts of the Millers RiverContinue Reading
Subscribe FREE to Gardner’s YouTube Channel Today Gardner’s FREE YouTube channel has 517 subscribers. Let’s have a Goal: 2000 subscribers by February 1 and you can help by subscribing. So why subscribe to the City of Gardner FREE YouTube channel? Are there Superheroes? Well, sometimes you hear about heroes aroundContinue Reading
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