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Conservation Commission Says “Fix the Fence by Friday!” Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. The Commission is noted for its informal meetings and off-the-cuff comments made by its members and this meeting was no exception. Some notable quotes, “Where’s the Meeting Minute Taker?”, “114 Topaz Terrace, theContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Zoning Board of Appeals Discusses Dwellings, Driveways, Storage, and Rentals At a meeting on March 21, 2023, the Gardner Zoning Board of Appeals took up a continued case from November of last year regarding the conversion of an office building on Walnut Street to a seven residential unit,Continue Reading

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View the complete packet and agenda, CLICK HERE. Prior to the City Council Meeting, there is a Joint Public Hearing of the City Council and Planning Board on Zoning issues. Packet and agenda, CLICK HERE. Hearing was continued until April. An Informal Meeting which was to be held for theContinue Reading

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Loan Order Rescission Requests – Mayor is asking to clean up the books on loan orders which could have been rescinded a while ago in some cases. Elm Street School Repairs, Pall Filter at Crystal Lake Water Treatment Facility, Watkins Field Renovations, DPW Storage Building Construction, Waterford Street School FeasibilityContinue Reading

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View the packets which contain all of the items taken up at the various meetings. Informal Meeting Regular Meeting Gardner MA City Council Meets February 21, 2023 Finance Committee packet —- Informal City Council packet —- Regular City Council packet The Finance Committee met at 5:30pm and discussed the Mayor’sContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Public Welfare Committee Hears About COA Members, Property Uses, and Cannabis Limit Now chaired by Judy Mack, with member Dana Heath present, and member James Boone absent, the Gardner Public Welfare Committee heard from Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson. First up was a change to eliminate Golden Age andContinue Reading

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View the Mayor’s Update on our Mayor’s Update page of listen here on any device. Click Play. Looking Forward, Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson Updates the Chair City in Optimistic Message In a forward-looking update, Gardner Mayor Nicholson updated the Chair City on February 10, 2023. Listen on any device. ClickContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Zoning Board of Appeals Holds 3 Hour Meeting In a meeting considered lengthy even for a Board which often has a calendar needing a considerable amount of time, the Gardner Zoning Board of Appeals held a 3 hour meeting on January 17, 2023. View the complete agenda, ClickContinue Reading

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How Gardner City Government Works The City of Gardner Executive Department is headed by the Mayor, who is elected by the voters every two years. The Mayor proposes budgets and various expenditures which are then approved or rejected by the City Council. The Mayor has an Executive Aide and anContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Zoning Board of Appeals In the matter of Harvard Classic Homes, Park Street – regarding an application for variance: The item was continued to the December meeting due to a communication breakdown as to whether the property was staked. A site visit is now scheduled for December 10thContinue Reading

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Three Meetings Held in Gardner MA The Zoning Board of Appeals met on November 15, 2022. Listen here on any device. Click Play. On the agenda: Deck and porch construction on Yale Street, an inpatient care center at 205-213 School Street, conversion of an office building into apartments on WalnutContinue Reading

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Gardner Magazine has served Gardner Massachusetts and 18 surrounding communities since 2000 GARDNER WEATHER News and Interesting Information from Around Greater Gardner and Beyond News Around Greater Gardner MA Complete News Story – Article List Search this Site for News —- Email News Releases to News@GardnerMagazine.com Local News by Topic:Continue Reading

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Readers Please note: This article contains a huge amount of referenced information. The links go to a pdf file on the subject matter which opens in a new window for convenience. The article will be updated once the Gardner City Council acts on the various items being brought before it.Continue Reading

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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

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Audio of Various Meetings in Gardner MA Meetings AUDIO is also available in the articles for the various meetings. Listen on any device. Just click Play. Jump to: Appointments Committee —- Board of Assessors —- Conservation Commission —- Council on Aging —- Finance Committee —- Planning Board —- Public SafetyContinue Reading

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The Chair City of Gardner MA Top 40 Hit Projects – UPDATED At any given time in Gardner, there are dozens of projects in various stages needing various lists: Jump to Completed Projects, Ongoing Projects, Planned 2024 Projects, Future Projects, Future Needs, and the Crazy Wish List. The Top 40Continue Reading

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Gardner MA City Council Monday October 3, 2022 Informal Meeting 6:45pm – To consider “An Act Relative to Establish a Special Act Charter Drafting Committee” Agenda and Packet The Gardner City Council met informally to discuss the proposal by Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson to create the Charter Committee. Councilor WalshContinue Reading

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The Gardner MA Zoning Board of Appeals Met on September 7, 2022 Meeting Agenda, CLICK HERE. The board took up the continuing project at 42-52 Parker Street, 2 driveways, a request to demolish and reconstruct a camp, a request for more parking for online shoppers at 21 Timpany Boulevard, andContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Planning Board Approves Plans for 42-52 Parker Gary Lorden appeared before the Board on August 9, 2022 and explained the Project in great detail.   You can watch the meeting on YouTube, CLICK HERE or Listen to it here by clicking Play.   The project still awaits full approval fromContinue Reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Winchendon MA 2022 Warrant Articles for Special and Annual Town Meeting on 5-16-22 Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrant:  CLICK HERE Winchendon Proposed Zoning Bylaw Provisions CLICK HERE In other Winchendon Items: Winchendon is actively seeking a full-service grocery store.  “Our Food Retail Working Team has been working hard andContinue Reading

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This time of year, many communities in the Greater Gardner MA area have town meetings and elections. We have compiled pdfs of warrants and results when available and posted them at right. Some Election Results In, Some Meetings Coming Up in Greater Gardner MA Ashburnham 4-26-22 Election Results: CLICK HERE.Continue Reading

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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

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Know whether you need to carry Workmen’s Compensation Insurance. Fill out the Workers Comp Affadavit. CLICK HERE Considering Home Improvements in Gardner MA for 2022? There are a couple ways you can go. You can hire a General Contractor who will take care of everything including permits and Workmen’s Comp.Continue Reading

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Ashby MA Natural Resource Protection Zoning Presentation Online, January 20, 2022 At 7pm From Ashby website, “On Thursday, January 20, at 7:00 pm the Planning Board invites the Select Board, other Town officials, and the general public to attend a presentation on Natural Resources Protection Zoning (NRPZ).  The meeting willContinue Reading

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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

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The City of Gardner MA’s YouTube channel is a great source of information about the Chair City. Residents find out about things almost as fast as they happen. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Free TV Deal It’s time to tell you about the City of Gardner FREE TV deal!  Yes, theContinue Reading

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Pictured at left is Queen Lake in Phillipston, Massachusetts. The town website includes information about Points of Interest in the town including Queen Lake, Lamb City Campground, North Quabbin Woods, and Red Apple Farm. Phillipston provides easy Town Links including a Directory, Government Resources, Meetings and Agendas, an opportunity toContinue Reading