From Concept to Reality – Real new Gardner MA Elementary School getting closer to Artist’s drawing. We have a progress photos page using screenshots from publicly provided drone video. To view the exciting page of photos of the school slated to open to students in Fall 2022, CLICK HEREContinue 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
Happy Valentine’s Day, Gardner MA To Gardner I send this ValentineChair City of the Heart of Mine.A Community of Diverse Progress.A Place of Tremendous Influence. To many who have lived here longGardner sings its own love song.To those who begin life her anewYou’ll find so much to say and do.Continue Reading
Gardner Public Schools is currently not making any data available as to the number of staff and students afflicted with Covid. No word as to why. Gardner MA Schools go DARK on Covid Data, Mum on Masks Gardner Public Schools Covid Dashboard hasn’t been updated in a month. The currentContinue Reading
From the town of Princeton MA, “The Citizens’ Caucus to nominate candidates for the May 9th, 2022, Annual Town Election will be held on Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, at 7pm at the Thomas Prince School Gymnasium. All Town of Princeton registered voters are invited to attend. A quorum of 25Continue Reading
Watch Gardner MA City Council meetings on YouTube or on our City Council page. CLICK HERE. Complete Meeting Agenda and Complete Packet, CLICK HERE. Read our Editorial opposing Fee Increases. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA City Council Bunch Has Busy Monday Meeting The Gardner City Council met virtually on 2-7-22. JimContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson personally observes “Shovel Rage” and ADA violations In his Mayor’s Update of 2-4-22, Mayor Nicholson mentioned the challenges of recent weather. Desiring a first-person view, the Mayor did a ride along during snow clearing with a DPW plow driver. He observed a citizen throwing aContinue Reading
Gardner MA Ocean State Job Lot offers FREE Hand sanitizer and wipes for Educators Now through February 16: Teachers, School Management, and school support personnel as well as homeschoolers can come in to the store and pick up hand sanitizer, hand wipes, and disinfectant wipes for FREE while supplies last.Continue 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
Gardner MA Covid Dashboard Not Yet Updated As of 10pm on January 28, 2022, the Gardner Public School Covid 19 Bi-Weekly DASHBOARD shows “updating” instead of a number of cases. We’ll update this story if the information becomes available.Continue Reading
Winchendon MA Upcoming Special and Annual Town Meeting From the Town of Winchendon: “The Winchendon Board of Selectmen have scheduled a Special and Annual Town Meeting for Monday, May 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM to be held at Murdock Middle High School, 3 Memorial Drive. The Town Manager ‘s OfficeContinue Reading
Gardner MA Varsity Cheerleading Team Scores Huge 5th Place Showing Gardner Wildcat Athletics has announced that the Gardner MA Varsity Cheerleading Team has brought home a strong 5th place showing at the National Competition. The top cheerleaders from across the entire United States converged on the Kay Bailey Hutchison ConventionContinue Reading
Bids opened for Gardner MA Elementary School Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Bid Opening relating to Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment for the Gardner Elementary School was held at noon at January 19, 2022. Watch the bid opening video, CLICK HEREContinue Reading
In other matters: Gardner Fire Department: The Mayor reported that the Fire Department received an 11 thousand dollar State grant to replace portions of their breathing apparatus. Police Dog for Gardner PD: The Stanton Foundation is providing funds through a grant to purchase a new Police Dog for the GardnerContinue Reading
With Covid still challenging, Gardner MA School District releases Helpful updated COVID Protocol Flow Chart As of January 14, 2022 – Covid Cases reported by Gardner Public Schools are a total of 114 current Positive Cases consisting of 9 Staff and 105 students. See chart. This is up from 75Continue Reading
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Holidays Greater Gardner MA Local News Holidays Around Greater Gardner MA 2023 Holiday Events page, CLICK HERE Holidays are listed in descending order Local News by Topic: Arts & Entertainment – Business & Growth – Covid – Geography – Government – Health – Holidays – Life – Money & FinanceContinue Reading
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Business and Growth Greater Gardner MA Local News Business-Growth Around Greater Gardner MA Local News by Topic: Arts & Entertainment – Business & Growth – Covid – Geography – Government – Health – Holidays – Life – Money & Finance – Musings – Non-profits – Public Safety – Schools –Continue Reading
Arts – Entertainment Greater Gardner MA Local News Arts – Entertainment Around Greater Gardner MA Local News by Topic: Arts & Entertainment – Business & Growth – Covid – Geography – Government – Health – Holidays – Life – Money & Finance – Musings – Non-profits – Public Safety –Continue Reading
Nomination Papers for Annual Winchendon MA Town Election available January 10, 2022 Nomination papers for the Annual Winchendon MA Town Election to be held on May 2, 2022 will be available starting Monday, January 10, 2022 at 8:00am. Nomination papers must be obtained and turned in on or before Monday,Continue Reading
Links below go to relevant website or Facebook page. Thumbs Up for Art in Greater Gardner MA and the Chair City The area is replete with artists, galleries, and art-related businesses. Visual Arts, Music Arts, Performing Arts, Martial Arts…. The Gardner Area League of Artists, known as GALA, is havingContinue Reading
There is a vaccine clinic January 4, 2022 at Gardner Middle School. While the average death from Covid is 75, the average age of infection is 33, demonstrating that getting the vaccine will help prevent the death of other family members, friends, and neighbors. We have a page with allContinue Reading
The inauguration of the Mayor, City Council, and School Committee took place on January 3, 2022 at City Hall. Program is below. CLICK IMAGE for larger view. Watch meeting on YouTube or our Gardner MA City Council Meeting page. CLICK HERE Faith-Based Gardner City Council Meeting is held January 3,Continue Reading
New Gardner MA Terms Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson started his first full term on January 3, 2022 after being administered the oath of office at Gardner City Hall, along with the Gardner City Council, and Gardner School Committee. Public Ceremony is January 6, 2022 6pm at Perry Auditorium, City Hall.Continue Reading
Covid Progress in 2021 in Gardner MA and Massachusetts Even though challenges remain and vigilance is still important, we’ve made substantial progress with Covid 19 in the Greater Gardner MA area and Massachusetts. We reviewed Gardner City Hall’s Facebook postings from 2021 on vaccines to see what it revealed. WhatContinue Reading
The public inauguration ceremony is taking place January 6, 2022 6pm at Perry Auditorium, Gardner MA City Hall. Governor Baker and other official are expected to attend. (Official swearing in takes place January 3rd) Play the video of the Mayor’s update anytime on our Gardner MA Mayor’s update page. CLICKContinue Reading
Narragansett Regional School District Templeton/Phillipston, MA is resuming office hours Thursday December 30, 2021 after being closed Wednesday December 29th due to a water main break. Dec. 29th Boys Basketball, JV & Varsity games at Narragansett have been postponed to Monday, January 17th. .Continue Reading
A “joint” convention in Gardner MA and it’s not marijuana! The Mayor-Elect, City Councilors- Elect, and School Committee Members-Elect will meet in Joint Convention for the purposes of taking the Oaths of Office for the term beginning on January 3, 2022 and ending on January 1, 2024. This takes placeContinue Reading
Gardner MAgazine Action Pages Our City of Gardner action pages include: Weekly Mayor’s Update, — Gardner City Council,— Gardner School Committee — Guide to Public Service Organizations,— Event Machine,— Gardner Magazine Videos, Public Meetings — Downtown Gardner and the Share City — Save Gas, Shop Local — Gardner MA, Live,Continue Reading
Gardner MA Elementary Building update Considerable progress is being made on the new Elementary School for Gardner MA. The School Building Committee held a recent meeting in December. For more details, CLICK HEREContinue Reading
Gardner MA Elementary School Update At the present time, Gardner’s new Elementary School is on track to open less than a year from now. The Gardner MA School Building Committee holds regular meetings to gauge progress and approve the inevitable changes which occur along the way. The two photos onContinue Reading
Wreath Laying Winchendon MA Wreaths Across America was at the Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon MA on Friday December 17, 2021 for the laying of wreaths to honor our country’s fallen heroes. Students from area schools and other area volunteers participated. The organization states, “Remember the Fallen…HONOR those who Serve…TEACHContinue Reading
Gardner MA Math in the News Why Does Gardner MA recommend Eureka Math? According to the company website linked from Gardner’s official site it’s because “Eureka Math set a new standard for rigor, coherence, and focus in the classroom so students gain a deeper understanding of the why behind theContinue 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
Watch Gardner MA Mayor Mike Nicholson’s December 10, 2021 address on YouTube. CLICK HERE Sign up to receive Gardner MA notifications re parking bans, snow removal, or severe weather. CLICK HERE. Subscribe to the City of Gardner’s FREE YouTube channel and get a front-row citizen’s seat to Mayor’s updates, CityContinue Reading
We’ve checked the list twice and there’s nothing naughty about it. Gardner is growing and has place for you. And if you have a commercial property to add to the list, just contact Jessica DeRoy at (978) 630-4074 ext 1. View a map of available commercial properties. CLICK HERE Santa’sContinue Reading
Watch the meeting. Click here. Free Parking through Dec. 31 The Gardner MA City Council met in virtual session on December 6, 2021, extending free parking through the end of the year. In other actions, the 2021 re- precincting plan was approved. Various new, used, and junk auto license renewalsContinue Reading
Fire Scare at New Gardner Elementary School The emergency call was received just after 8am about a fire at the building site located off Pearl Street. The accidental fire caused at least several thousand dollars in damage. According to an online post by former Gardner Mayor Mark Hawke, “They wereContinue Reading
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