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Gardner's Lone Recorded Sale Price This Month Sits at $236,870

Gardner recorded 10 property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only one, a $236,870 sale on Coleman Street, carried a price in registry data so far. That single sale currently sets both the range and the median for the period; the other nine transactions are awaiting price dat…

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Early voting opens Saturday for state election

Gardner residents can begin casting in-person early ballots for the state election Saturday at City Hall. Also in today's brief (9 items): Theater at the Mount stages Murder on the Orient Express; Historical Commission holds special meeting Tuesday; School Committee meets Tuesday evenin…

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Board of Health cracks down on illegal tattooing

Board of Health reports cease and desist order against unlicensed Pleasant Street tattoo operation. From our own coverage: Gardner panel advances capital oversight ordinance; Board of Health approves septic hardship waiver. Also in today's brief (10 items): District switching busing app…

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Trick-or-treat hours set for Halloween

City sets Halloween week schedule with trick-or-treat hours and a preschool stroll downtown. From our own coverage: Gardner logs 13 property transfers, sale prices pending. Also in today's brief (4 items): City Hall closed Monday for Columbus Day; Downtown Halloween stroll planned for p…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026

This week's obituary notices carry one entry for a Gardner resident: Ricard, Arlene F. (Shumski), 83. Born in Gardner on July 10, 1943, to the late William and Cora (Perreault) Shumski, she was a graduate of Gardner High School and died Thursday, October 1, 2026, at Heywood Hospital in …

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13 property sales recorded in September

Gardner recorded 13 property transfers in September, but most final sale prices remain unavailable. From our own coverage: Gardner records 13 property transfers in September. Also in today's brief (10 items): Council on Aging meets Monday afternoon; Board of Health meets Monday at Pleas…

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Only two of 13 Gardner deeds show a sale price so far this month

Gardner recorded 13 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only two carry a posted sale price so far: $141,301 and $459,523, a range that puts the median at $300,412. The other 11 transactions show "price not yet available," the normal lag before the registry posts a figure.…

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City Council holds regular meeting Monday

Gardner City Council holds its regular meeting Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. Also in today's brief (9 items): Zoning Board of Appeals meets Saturday morning; Council on Aging holds regular meeting Monday; Golf Commission meets Monday afternoon; Board of Health holds regular meeting Monday.

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