Gardner MA School District Holds Convocation for Teachers 8-29-22 Teachers were welcomed back for the 2022/2023 School Year. According to the Gardner Superintendent’s Office, teachers working at the new Gardner Elementary School have seen their classrooms and are anticipating various professional development days to be held at the new school.Continue Reading
The “Wow Factor” – Gardner MA New Elementary School With most of the paving and construction completed, the school is a thing of beauty. We present a complete Gallery from 8-27-22 CLICK HEREContinue Reading
Watch the Weekly Updates with Mayor Michael Nicholson on the City of Gardner’s YouTube page or on our Mayor’s Update page, CLICK HERE. Listen to AUDIO of any Mayor’s Update on any device. CLICK HERE. Some Listener Statistics: Gardner Magazine Chair City Update 8/19: 702, Nicholson 8/12: 4,070, Nicholson 8/5:Continue Reading
“We turn the school over in 1-2 weeks” says Construction Super at New Gardner MA Elementary School -8-29-22 Update – and he was wrong! UPDATE: August 29, 2022: Construction Supervisor gave us bogus information as teachers were moving in on August 29, 2022. The following information in our original storyContinue Reading
Robot Responds to Update Controversy – A Tongue-in-Check Article in Gardner MA Gardner Magazine uses AI voices as announcers for various projects. We admittedly do not pay them even minimum wage. Yesterday we revealed that the Mayor’s Update of 8/05/22 had been heard 3,654 times, today that’s up to 3,674 times. Continue Reading
Gardner Magazine Updates City – Mayor Without Update Due to Staffing Note: Last week’s Mayor’s Update has received 73 views on YouTube and as of yesterday 2,354 listens on Gardner Magazine. However, our offer to record an AUDIO update was not accepted. So we’ll provide one instead. Click Play. ChairContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson Answers Questions on Pending Matters in the Chair City New Gardner MA Elementary School Projected School Calendar 22/23 Question: “School Construction is now in week 3 of the contemplated “two more weeks.” How much longer realistically? And when does the school have to be done toContinue Reading
Gardner MA Athletics Releases Key Dates From Gardner Wildcat Athletics, “Excited to announce some key dates for our upcoming fall season! While there is more fun stuff to come in addition to this list, we wanted to give everyone a chance to mark their calendars! Some quick notes: * YouthContinue Reading
New Gardner MA Elementary School Construction at Zippy Pace Meanwhile, Gardner Public Schools released some photos and this statement, “A few more photos from today, as the moving starts! These truly show how many different types of work are going on all at once.” School District Moving In as ConstructionContinue Reading
Chair City Radio – Gardner MA Online Station Home of Chair City Radio This is the home of Chair City Radio, the online AUDIO hub of Gardner Magazine. Our on-demand servers run 24/7 and features News and Public Affairs Programming of the Greater Gardner MA Area. Weekly Mayor’s Updates, CityContinue Reading
Gardner MA NEW Gardner Elementary School Construction Continues – Deadline Missed There’s no official word on whether the continued construction delay will further delay the opening of Gardner Public Schools, but Gardner Mayor Nicholson on Saturday August 13, 2022 was still quoting the previously stated timeline. In an email toContinue Reading
Radio Station WGAW recently began its 76th year of broadcasting to the region. Hotline Radio airs every Saturday from noon to 2pm on the station with host Steve Wendell. Listen on AM 1340, 98.1 FM, or Listen Live Online, CLICK HERE. Mayor Nicholson and Civil Defense Director Topolski on GardnerContinue Reading
The Massachusetts Sales Tax is suspended for Saturday August 13 and Sunday August 14, 2022. It’s like a BIG SALE built in to almost everything you buy! The Sales Tax Holiday in Greater Gardner MA will give you just a little bit more money in your pocket for those schoolContinue Reading
Watch the Mayor’s Updates on the City of Gardner YouTube page or on our Mayor’s Update page, CLICK HERE. Or listen, just click Play below. Starts in about 5 seconds. In a witty weekly update Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Focuses on “Time.” 8-12-22 Trash Delays: The Mayor advised residentsContinue Reading
Gardner MA Paving Work Announced for August and September 2022 Gardner DPW is using various Construction Companies to complete paving work. DPW released a tentative timeline which can change based on weather conditions and unforeseen circumstances. August 15-17: Adjustment of structures on Parker Street and Connors Street, and, Lower andContinue Reading
Gardner Elementary School Photos (courtesy Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson) August 9, 2022.Continue Reading
Businesses are Opening in Gardner MA, and There’s room for you too in 2022! September 2nd: Chris Guerra Production Studio – website – 215 School Street, Suite 115, Gardner, September 7th: Grand Opening Celebration Wireless Zone – website – 308 West Broadway Unit 5. September 21st: Edward Jones – 380Continue Reading
Gardner Magazine has an Open Meeting Law Training page with AUDIO, VIDEO, and Written Materials. CLICK HERE. Scott Graves Sends Gardner MA City Council Back to School Despite Gardner MA City Council Having Good Intentions, Scott Graves Sends City Council Back to School on Technical Violations of Open Meeting Law.Continue Reading
View the weekly Mayor’s Update on the City of Gardner’s YouTube page, or on our Mayor’s Update page. CLICK HERE. Listen to the Mayor’s Update on any device. CLICK Play button below. Note that AUDIO starts after about 7 seconds. AUDIO of past updates, CLICK HERE. Cheerful Gardner MA MayorContinue Reading
Gardner MA Has Opening for Dream Job As of August 4, 2022, Gardner needs a Gardner Middle School Band Director and a Marching Percussion Instructor at Gardner High School. Doesn’t have to be the same person. The Middle School Band Director is a full teacher position. The High School PercussionContinue Reading
No Sales Tax in Greater Gardner MA on Saturday August 13 and Sunday August 14 The Massachusetts State Legislature approved the break from state sales tax on most retail items less than $2,500. If you can wait for that $200 air conditioner, you save $12.50. If you can wait toContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson – Citizen Concerns and City Departments Interview August 3, 2022 On August 3, 2022, Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson answered our questions regarding Citizen Concerns and the Interaction of City Departments with Community Members. We present the AUDIO of the complete interview in mp3 format.Continue Reading
City of Gardner Department Links: Departments A to G, CLICK HERE Departments H to Z CLICK HERE. City Transparency, CLICK HERE City of Gardner website, CLICK HERE City of Gardner Facebook, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Interviewed on Citizen Concerns and City Departments On August 3, 2022, GardnerContinue Reading
Links to our AUDIO pages: Mayor’s Updates, City Council, School Committee, Special Events. We also feature other AUDIO pages of historical value: Historical AUDIO, Vintage Radio. Thank you for your readership to GardnerMagazine.com for Greater Gardner MA As promised, we are releasing Statistics related to GardnerMagazine.com for July 2022. UniqueContinue Reading
Watch the Mayor’s Update on the City of Gardner YouTube page or on our Mayor’s Update page, CLICK HERE. Listen to the Update on any device by clicking Play below. (Audio starts after 8 second delay) Listen to previous Mayor’s Updates on our AUDIO page. CLICK HERE Gardner MA MayorContinue Reading
Gardner PD – Junior Police Academy – Why It’s Such a Big Deal 20 students have been congratulated for completing the Gardner Police Department Junior Police Academy and the officers have been thanked for putting it on. This is the third year the Gardner PD has run the program andContinue Reading
Greater Gardner MA National Night Out 2022 Taking Place at Gardner High School Tuesday August 2, 2022 The Greater Gardner National Night Out is being held Tuesday August 2, 2022 from 5:30pm to 9:00pm with a rain date of August 9th. The event is a cooperative effort among the GardnerContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine was first established as GreaterGardner.net August, 4, 2000. Gardner Magazine Circulation at All time High in Gardner MA In the first 23 days of July, Gardner Magazine eclipsed its Unique Households record achieved in June 2022 which was 14,000 unique households. We will report this month’s total whenContinue Reading
Gardner MA AUDIO – Special Occasions These Audio Files PLAY on any device. Just click Play. You can also download the file, forward the audio using the slider if you encounter silence at the beginning (sometimes happens in converting from video) and you can change the speed at which theContinue Reading
Watch the Mayor’s Update on the City of Gardner’s YouTube page or on our Mayor’s Update page, CLICK HERE. Listen to the update by clicking play below. Playable on any device. There is about a 6 second delay before sound starts. AUDIO of all updates, 2022, CLICK HERE. Gardner MAContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Publishing AUDIO of Gardner MA Meetings, Updates, and Events. Now you can listen to AUDIO on any device. Gardner City Council Meetings – all 2022 Meetings available, CLICK HERE. (links to articles too.) Gardner Mayor’s Updates – all 2022 Meetings available, CLICK HERE. (links to articles too) GardnerContinue Reading
Gardner MA City Council Meetings AUDIO CLICK the Play Button to listen to any of the meetings on any device. Article Link goes to the article on that specific meeting and will usually contain the agenda and complete packet for that meeting. December 4, 2023 – Sports Betting and MarijuanaContinue Reading
New Restaurant Coming to Gardner MA The Chair City Café is under construction at this moment. On the Chair City Church website, it says “Coming Summer 2022” Location is at the site of the former Sacred Heart School on Lynde Street in Gardner. There is plenty of parking at theContinue Reading
Monty Tech offering FREE 200 Hours of Training to Greater Gardner MA Residents The Vocational-Technical School got a $600,000 grant from Commonwealth Corporation to offer FREE TRAINING for six different careers. You must be a Massachusetts resident, earn less than $46,700, and want to go into the industry when yourContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor’s Update Audio page. Listen on Any Device. Listen to Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson’s Weekly Updates on any device. Just click the PLAY button provided. You can even download the file if you wish. Use the options with the 3 dots at right. Or fast forward to anyContinue Reading
Today was the day, but there’s maybe 6 weeks to go for New Gardner MA Elementary School. We have a complete Photo Gallery taken July 15, 2022 Project Supervisor we spoke with on 7-15-22 stated that both inside and outside work needs to be done as well as substantial siteContinue Reading
Mayor Nicholson: We’re Not Standing By Twiddling Our Thumbs In a recent interview, we asked Mayor Nicholson about how Gardner MA is fostering an environment for business to thrive and creating more sustainable jobs actually in the Chair City. The Mayor responded with enthusiasm for the City’s efforts: “It’s oneContinue Reading
Costs involved Because of the relatively low power involved, cost would not be a huge factor as the transmitter and antenna would be fairly inexpensive. Engineering is relatively simple and the F.C.C. engineers in Washington D.C. could help for FREE. Gardner already has a television studio at the High SchoolContinue Reading
Summer Eats with Project Bread in Gardner MA Feeds Kids The Summer Eats Program at Gardner High School provides FREE breakfast from 8:15 to 9:00am and FREE lunch from noon to 1pm Monday through Friday through August 12th Anyone 18 years of age or younger can enjoy breakfast and lunchContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson – The Projects Interview – July 6, 2022 Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel interviews Mayor Nicholson. The Chair City Mayor speaks about the new Gardner Elementary School, taxes, projects, and paving. In the complete article, we now have in writing the complete section on theContinue Reading
The Projects Interview Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson speaks about Projects and More in the Chair City of Gardner. Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel interviews Mayor Nicholson. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson gave us almost an hour of his valuable time to speak about many items of concern to the citizensContinue Reading
Genuine Gardner MA Police Department Gardner MA PD Featured in Genuine Gardner For the first 100 years of its existence, the Gardner Police Department was actually just two people, the chief and an assistant. A department was established in the late 1880s. Over time, a gradually growing force occupied variousContinue Reading
Chief Dennis Perron Retires, Sergeant Ryan Couture Interim Chief Effective July 16, 2022 From the town of Hubbardston:” The Hubbardston Select Board on Monday accepted the retirement of Police Chief Dennis Perron, ending more than 16 years of senior-level leadership and service to the Town of Hubbardston. His last dayContinue Reading
National High School Honor Band performed at Monument Park in Gardner MA The John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band performed at Monument Park in Gardner on June 27, 2022. The outdoor event was possible as the rain which fell across the region earlier in the day gave wayContinue Reading
John Philip Sousa Performance Monday June 27, 2022 at 7pm – Monument Park If the weather holds, The 2022 John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band will perform at 7 p.m. tonight at Monument Park. A Gardner City Hall Facebook post confirmed this musical event will be held outdoorsContinue Reading
Mayor Nicholson on why it was canceled. “Due to a scheduling conflict with the main contractor, who still has site control of the location, the contractor asked that the public meeting/tour be postponed due to wanting to make sure they were 1) available to attend and 2) were able toContinue Reading
The Gardner City Council got everything done in one night, so the second night of meetings were able to be canceled. The regular meeting was an hour and half long. View the Gardner City Council meetings on the City of Gardner YouTube page or on our City Council page. CLICKContinue Reading
Update from Mayor Nicholson 6-17-22: Mayor Nicholson responded to our email with the following: “I’m actually away this week but he was not terminated and there’s nothing official on that at this time. I will look into who said this at the meeting so I can reach out to themContinue Reading
Packing starts in earnest at Elm Street and Waterford Street Schools in Gardner MA Chairing the School Building Committee Mark Hawke stated that packing started in earnest on June 15, 2022. “At Elm Street School we filled 2 dumpsters. Waterford filled 2 dumpsters. They will both be emptied tomorrow and/orContinue Reading
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