According to the posting, Sully lounges on the couch in front of the air conditioner at his family’s home in Gardner while not on duty. City of Gardner MA Welcomes “Sully” the Dog to the Gardner Fire Department Both the Gardner Fire Department and the Gardner PD are shown welcomingContinue Reading
For our previous article, CLICK HERE. Ordinance Regarding Scooters – Shared Dockless Mobility Devices Another publication has erroneously stated that “Gardner is the third city in Massachusetts that Bird will be partnering with…” That statement is incorrect. Gardner is not partnering with Bird in the venture. Bird is a privateContinue Reading
Paul DeMeo strongly rebuked by Gardner MA Councilor Dernalowicz At a Finance Committee Meeting of July 3, 2023, an Open Meeting Law complaint by Paul DeMeo was taken up. It is unclear yet whether the complaint will simply be considered frivolous by the AG’s office, as even unapproved meeting minutesContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine Debuts “Bristles on the Backside” Fictional Play The short play follows a Fictional City Hall scandal from beginning to resolution. No backsides were harmed in the production of the play. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Included are characters playing people from the Mayor’s office, City Councilors, ChiefsContinue Reading
There’s a reason why the City of Gardner has received 3 perfect Federal Audits in a row. Relating to revenue forecasts, Mayor Nicholson stated, “We want to make sure we’re still living within our means and we’re not in a spot that if we hit a recession, or an economicContinue Reading
Agenda, Details, Packet, Article, and AUDIO of all 4 meetings are in this article. A Series of 4 Related City Council Meetings in Gardner MA Public Service Committee Public Service Committee met on June 15, 2023. Agenda and Packet, CLICK HERE. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Finance Committee MeetingContinue Reading
An Update with Gardner Magazine’s Toby White and Sarah Lepley for Gardner MA Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY Update was updated at 8:45pm on 6-16 to add details regarding June 24th in Downtown Gardner. Host Dylan Martin introduces Toby White and Sarah Lepley who offer: Thanks,Continue Reading
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Disney Portraits of Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, Executive Aide Colin Smith, and Executive Assistant Rachael Roberts Editorial: A Week in Gardner MA out of a Disney Script In Disney Movies, everything seems to go right sometimes. Such was the week in Gardner Massachusetts. Straight off the 3rd year of aContinue Reading
UPDATE: As of end of Relay, Gardner Relay for Life Raises over $129,000 View the 2023 Gardner Relay for Life official event page, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Relay for Life 2023 has 77 Teams The Gardner Relay for Life is June 9 to June 10, 2023, taking place once againContinue Reading
Gardner MA Open Space and Recreation Plan Public Meeting June 1, 2023 Complete Plan in pdf format, CLICK HERE. Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY The Meeting: This specific meeting concerns updating the initial 1986 Open Space Recreation Plan for the City of Gardner which has hadContinue Reading
A Sensible Statement on Sludge from Gardner MA DPW Director Dane Arnold Among requests before the City Council is one from DPW Director Dane Arnold regarding the Sludge Landfill. He is asking that $307,000 be transferred from surplus -retained earnings to be used for Sludge Landfill Expenses. This will coverContinue Reading
Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Updates the Chair City on June 2, 2023 Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson spoke of the Remembrances during the Memorial Day Celebrations and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ride. Mayor Nicholson spoke of various items concerning the schools:Continue Reading
Gardner MA Finance Committee Takes up Budget Items The Finance Committee Held Budget hearings regarding the following: City Council, Mayor, Mayor’s Unclassified, Assessor, Contributory Retirement Board, Purchasing, Civil Enforcement, Information Technology, Community Development and Planning, Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Auditor, Treasurer – Collector, Debt Service, Insurance, Law, City Clerk, andContinue Reading
8 Areas Focus of Public Service Committee in Gardner MA Listen to the entire meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. Inflation is still impacting the budget for the City of Gardner. However, many areas are being level-funded and non-union salaries are being increased by 2 percent. The Public Service CommitteeContinue Reading
UPDATE: 6-2-23 – According to DPW Director Dane Arnold, the Fantasy Playground has been closed off due to broken boards on the wooden structure and will be taken down during the course of the summer. According to Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson, it will take at least $150,000 to replace it.Continue Reading
Gardner MA Public Safety Committee Talks GPD, GFD, Health, Building and Meters Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY. It was an interesting meeting to be sure as both Police Chief Eric McAvene, Fire Chief Lagoy, and Mayor Michael Nicholson went over both departments. Chief McAvene would likeContinue Reading
Gardner MA Public Welfare Committee Hears About Various Departments The Public Welfare Chair Councilor Judy Mack along with Councilors James Boone and Dana Heath were on hand for a lengthy meeting. Agenda and Packet. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. On hand were Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson and officials fromContinue Reading
Accomplished in Gardner MA – An Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson Much has been accomplished in Gardner Massachusetts. We cover 2 dozen categories of success concerning the Chair City of Gardner MA. Mayor Michael Nicholson became Mayor in 2020 after a Special Election. He was reelected in 2021 andContinue Reading
Greater Gardner MA to celebrate Memorial Day Mon. May 29, 2023 City of Gardner: The Memorial Day Parade begins at 22 Elm Street at 9:40am and heads to Monument Park in Gardner for 10am services. In the parade this year will be the Gardner PD, Veteran’s Organization Colors, Veterans byContinue Reading
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Gardner MA Mayor’s Single Decision Last Year to Save Constituents Millions in Next 3 Years Last year when electric rates were high, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson opted to sign a 1 year electric contract instead of the usual 3. That one decision will save Gardner rate payers millions in theContinue Reading
Complete Press Release on pdf, CLICK HERE. American Rescue Plan According to the Press Release, “The City of Gardner received over $6 million in federal funding through the package. Last year, Mayor Nicholson announced that the City would use $400,000 for its small business grant program and $1.1 million for its smallContinue Reading
Gardner MA City Clerk’s office Reports No Candidates Yet As of Friday, May 5, 2023, there are no official candidates for any office in the upcoming Gardner election. Positions coming up for vote are Mayor, City Council, and School Committee. 50 certified signatures are required to get on the ballot.Continue Reading
Common sense is sound, practical judgment concerning everyday matters, or a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge in a manner that is shared by nearly all people. EDITORIAL – Common Sense Solution to Open Meeting Law Concerns and Worries Gardner Magazine reached out informally to a contact at theContinue Reading
For more information on what’s Going Great in Gardner here are some resources on Gardner Magazine: Gardner Going Great Interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson —– Great Schools Interview with Superintendent Mark Pellegrino —- and a list of dozens of accomplishments for the world to see at Accomplished.us. City of GardnerContinue Reading
In Great Hands – the Gardner MA PD Interview with Chief Eric McAvene The Gardner Police Department is Going Great under the direction of some Great Hands – including Chief Eric McAvene. We discussed various topics with the veteran officer and now Chief to learn more about how the GardnerContinue Reading
Gardner MA Finance Committee Reviews Various Matters April 26, 2023 Purchasing Director Joshua Cormier, Director of Development Trevor Beauregard, and Mayor Nicholson (via phone) were on hand for the Finance Committee of Councilors Elizabeth Kazinskas, Alek Dernalowicz, and Ron Cormier. Listen on any device. Click Play. Positive Recommendations were madeContinue Reading
Finance Committee packet in which the Mayor references this issue, CLICK HERE. He also details the results of the RFP process for other properties. School Street Condos Halted in Gardner MA Due to Title Issue Chad King’s successful proposal to turn the old School Street School at 53 School StreetContinue Reading
Fiscal Year 2024 Budget to be in line with Fiscal 2023 in Gardner MA “There’s not much new in there”, says Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson. “We’re always a lot more fiscally conservative when we propose the budget just because of the situations that are happening around us. While gas pricesContinue Reading
The Flashback Dance was well-attended including by Gardner’s Mayor, City Council President, State Representative, City Councilors, and other notables. More exciting events to come this year in Gardner…. Flashback Dance Well Attended in Gardner MA – A Big Hit! The Flashback Dance featuring “DJ of the Stars Jimmy Jay” andContinue Reading
Exciting Renderings of Approved Gardner MA Projects Released CLICK on any Image for larger view. For further information on Projects in the City of Gardner, review our interviews with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson and our various Projects pages: You can also use the site search at top of home pageContinue Reading
Rogue Gardner MA Facebook Group Allowing Spread of Fake News It only takes a few people to believe nonsense for it to be a problem. Such is the case with FAKE NEWS re property near Route 140. There are no secret deals or secret developers or Aliens from Outer spaceContinue Reading
Levi-Heywood Memorial Library in Gardner MA offers Huge Amount of Content and Programs For Example: On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the Library features “Artful Mechanisms with Playful Engineers”, a program for ages 6-13 happening from 3-5pm with drop-ins welcome. The library supplies the materials and is supported in part byContinue Reading
Mid – April Update with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. In an update released on Saturday rather than Friday, Gardner Mayor Nicholson spoke of Government Week run by Holy Family Academy which puts students in the roles of government. He statedContinue Reading
Meaning of the name “Dana” – “Perfect, Beautiful, Pearl, and Wise”. Congratulations on this honor! Gardner MA Dana Heath Honored by Fellow Legislators Elected in the last Gardner Municipal Election to represent Ward 2, City Councilor Dana Heath was nominated by 2nd Worcester State Representative Jon Zlotnik. Zlotnik wrote, “DanaContinue Reading
Mayor Michael Nicholson has proposed that certain parcels of land on Route 140 towards Winchendon be rezoned from residential to commercial. Planning Board voted 3-2 not to recommend at recent meeting. Final Decision rests with City Council. Today, the Mayor stated, “If our population is going to grow, we haveContinue Reading
Gardner Magazine has launched a website listing the Accomplishments of Gardner, many of them achieved during the past couple of years. While it would not be fair to give Mayor Nicholson credit for all of them, objectively, he has certainly led the effort and leads Team Gardner. Accomplished.us, CLICK HERE.Continue Reading
Gardner MA Planning Board Makes Final Recommendations on 3 Zoning Matters The Planning Board met on April 11, 2023. Listen to the meeting on any device. Click Play. The Route 140 zoning measure was taken up and the vote was 3 to 2 on a recommendation to NOT approve theContinue Reading
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Pictured are the parcels for which a change has been requested by Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson from residential to commercial. After a final recommendation is made at this meeting, the Gardner City Council will vote on the matter at its next meeting on April 18th. Various Documents: Planning Board 3-29-23Continue Reading
Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY. Various Milestones in Gardner MA Mayor’s Update of April 7, 2023 Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson spoke of various Milestones in this week’s update. The Final Beam was installed during a “Topping Off Ceremony” at theContinue Reading
Regan Street to Become 1 Way on April 10, 2023 for 60 Day Test in Gardner MA The street has parking on both sides of the street which has proven to be a tight situation with the street being two way. A few options were considered including restricting parking toContinue Reading
Gardner MA Fire Department Showing off Highly Anticipated Equipment Thanks to grants and other funding, a major equipment upgrade will occur in the late Fall of this year and Spring of next year. The Gardner Fire Department posted, “We have recently ordered 3 new pieces of Fire Apparatus. The 3Continue Reading
Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel Victim of Paraphrasing There is a difference in our journalism here. It is fundamentally positive. But more than that, it is intended to be 100 percent accurate. We publish the actual AUDIO of meetings and the entirety of Press Releases so there is no questionContinue Reading
Mayor’s Update on last day of March 2023 packed with Important Information Listen to the Update on any device. CLICK PLAY Zoning and Properties Zoning Items include matters coming before the City Council at a Public Hearing Monday April 3, 2023 at 6:30pm involving Regulating Sports Betting, More Cannabis Establishments,Continue Reading
Editorial – Gardner MA – Route 140 Proposed Zoning Change Is Common Sense Choice Approval of Mayor Michael Nicholson’s Route 140 Zoning Change proposal is simple common sense. Since being sworn in, the Mayor has looked at properties throughout the City in an effort for them to have their “bestContinue Reading
“If we as a City want to revitalize our economy, grow our tax base, lessen the tax burden on our residents, provide jobs for those who live here, and provide resources to meet our growing population, then something like this must be done or the City will soon be leftContinue Reading
Are you running in the Gardner MA 2023 Election? The following positions are up for grabs: Mayor, 6 Councilor at Large, 5 individual Ward Councilors, and 3 of the School Committee posts. Details in this pdf, CLICK HERE. Interested candidates need to obtain nomination papers from the City Clerk’s officeContinue Reading
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