Gardner zoning board weighs first-ever historic preservation bid for 1860s Central Street mansion. From our own coverage: Zoning board weighs historic church's cafe bid; Finance Committee raises golf assistant pay to $1,000. Also in today's brief (11 items): Moose wanders through downto…
City of Gardner sets official trick-or-treat hours for Halloween as fall calendar fills with events. Also in today's brief (8 items): Gardner announces trick-or-treat hours for Halloween; Retirement Board meets Thursday morning; Gardner Museum hosts talk on historic storms; PACC cruise …
Gardner High School athletics facilities are in line for new funding as the School Committee's Finance Subcommittee outlined its fiscal 2027 school choice budget at the Sept. 14 meeting. The spending plan sets aside $440,000 for a Gardner High School locker room project and $40,000 for …
This week's Gardner obituary notices column carries a single entry: Poirier, Monique B., 74, who died Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Born in Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada, Poirier spent a considerable part of her life in Gardner. Her notice was posted through Mack Family Funeral Home…
Gardner City Council meets twice Monday evening, holding an informal session followed by its regular meeting. From our own coverage: Ten Gardner property transfers recorded in late August. Also in today's brief (9 items): Appointments Committee meets Monday evening; City Council holds i…
Ten Gardner property transfers were recorded at the Worcester County Registry of Deeds on Aug. 21, the only recording activity in an otherwise quiet four-week period. No sale price was available for any of the ten as of this report, so a price range and median could not be calculated th…
Three Gardner-resident obituaries were published this week: Chapman, Lawrence "Larry" William, formerly of Gardner, most recently of Scarborough, Maine; Cook, G. Dennis, of Gardner, a career truck driver known as "Diesel Daddy"; and Letendre, Janice (Jaillet), formerly of Gardner and mo…