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A confirmation vote will be held at the scheduled Gardner City Council meeting of January 3, 2023. Gardner MA City Council may confirm Charter Committee On a 7 to 4 vote, the Gardner MA City Council approved the measure to create a Special Act Charter Drafting Committee for the purposeContinue Reading

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City of Gardner MA Attains 600 subscribers on YouTube Channel Last January 24th, Gardner Magazine ran an editorial about Gardner’s FREE YouTube Channel. At that time, the City had 517 subscribers. Just under a year later, the milestone of 600 has been reached. Gardner Massachusetts is one of the fewContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Centennial News Gardner MA Centennial Events Jump To: June 2023 —- July 2023 —- August 2023 —- September 2023 — October 2023 —- November 2023 —- December 2023 —- Photo Gallery of the Past — May 2023 —- April 2023 —- March 2023 —- February 2023 —- JanuaryContinue Reading

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Gardner MA to have “Double Feature” of Meetings on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 School Committee The School Committee will have its regular meeting beginning at 6:45pm. The Reorganization of the Committee will take place with selection of Vice Chair, Finance Officer, 2 alternate Finance Officers, and Secretary. A vote willContinue Reading

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Watch the update on our Mayor’s Update page or listen here on any device. Click Play. AUDIO of previous updates, CLICK HERE. Historical photos and info on upcoming Centennial events, CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Michael Nicholson with a Christmas Wish First, Mayor Nicholson wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Mayor NicholsonContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson on the Turn of the Century in the Chair City What you’ll hear about: Learn about new Technologies, Perceptions of Gardner, Employment for women, the new “Roaring Twenties”, use of radio, an item on the Mayor’s bucket list, protection against hard times, drug enforcement andContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Ward 3 Councillor Nathan Boudreau Resigning, Leaving an Opening Ward 3 Councillor Nathan Boudreau is resigning as of the end of the upcoming Gardner City Council meeting on Monday, December 19, 2022. Had the Councillor been opposed in the last election, the person from the same ward whoContinue Reading

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Tips on Keeping Your Family Safe on the Road and in Your Home from Gardner MA Police Chief Eric McAvene Gardner’s PD Chief was kind enough to speak with Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel about Winter Driving Safety and other Safety issues. The chief stated, “You can’t drive as fastContinue Reading

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Gardner MA School Committee Met Monday, December 12, 2022 Listen to the Meeting on any device. Click Play. The meeting began with Superintendent Mark Pellegrino recognizing students who were receiving John and Abigail Adams scholarships. Info from the State of MA on this scholarship. The Gardner School Committee Agenda: VariousContinue Reading

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Just how does Gardner MA Government Work in the Chair City? Just how does Gardner MA City Government work and how do they organize what they need to get done? We have a page on the City of Gardner explaining some of it. CLICK HERE.Continue 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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Editorial: Support of Single Tax Rate for Chair City of Gardner Massachusetts I support a Single Tax Rate for the City of Gardner because I believe success should be rewarded. Throughout the State of Mass, some cities have allowed a split rate to pass. However, the only thing I see,Continue Reading

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The entire month of December is also National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. For more from the National Safety Council, CLICK HERE. Older Driver Safety Awareness Week in Greater Gardner MA – December 5-10, 2022 Older Drivers often face unique challenges. This week is to call attention to safe driving forContinue Reading

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Gardner MA Finance Committee Meets November 30, 2022 Listen to the Meeting on any device. CLICK Play. The Finance Committee recommended the following from free cash be approved by the Full City Council. Traffic Lights $57,485.00 to Traffic Lights Repairs and maintenance – The Committee heard from Building Commissioner RolandContinue Reading

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We have a dedicated page for the What’s Next Interview which shows all of the questions. CLICK HERE. Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson commits to running again and explains What’s Next in a fast-paced interview. On November 21, 2022 Gardner Magazine Publisher Werner Poegel interviewed the Chair City Mayor about What’sContinue Reading

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Learn more at Gardner CAC website. CLICK HERE. Gardner CAC Needs You For decades, the Gardner Community Action Committee – Gardner CAC has served countless less fortunate individuals in the area. The CAC is focused on serving the needs of economically disadvantaged individuals throughout the Greater Gardner community. In addition to theContinue Reading

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Printable PDF, CLICK HERE An Interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson – What’s Next? Gardner Magazine interviewed Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson on Monday, November 21, 2022. The graphic at left consists of various screenshots from the Mayor’s Updates from 2020 to date. Center image is from the very first. SinceContinue 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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All MART Bus Rides are Fare-FREE in Greater Gardner MA this Holiday Season The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority has announced , “For this upcoming holiday season, all MART bus rides will be FARE-FREE! Running from November 21st to December 31st, 2022. Please visit our website www.mrta.us for any information regardingContinue Reading

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Enter the GardnerVerse – The Fictional World made possible by the Notoriety of Gardner MA The GardnerVerse is a fictional world where only the best of the Chair City of Gardner MA is featured, where every need is met instantly, and the hardest task is exploring the wonders which areContinue Reading