Community Compact Connector Grant Announcements: Small Business Grants are now open!

North Central Mass Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Business Impact Survey

New Official City of Gardner Drop Box

The City of Gardner has a new secure and convenient drop box located in the front of City Hall.  The box maybe used to drop off payments, correspondence and is also an official ballot return box.  Mail in ballots will be accepted until 8...

Mandatory Outdoor Water Ban In Effect

Drought Declaration:  Please note the Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs updated the drought declaration for the Millers River watershed, placing Gardner at a Level 3 drought declaration.  Under this declaration ...

Gardner Trick or Treat Hours

Trick or Treat will be held in Gardner on October 31st from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  Please follow all CDC and State COVID-19 guidelines.

For more information on the state’s recommendations for Halloween, please go to the Mass.gov COVID page.

City Partners with Comcast to Provide Internet Access

GARDNER – October 13th, 2020 – The City of Gardner is pleased to announce a new initiative in partnership with Comcast which will provide high-speed internet access to Kelton Street, Stone Street, Wheeler Street and Brogan Road. Comcast will be expanding ...

Gardner City Hall, DPW & Animal Shelter Buildings Reopening

Gardner City Hall, DPW & Animal Shelter will reopen to the public at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.  Please adhere to all CDC and Mass. Dept. of Public Health COVID-19 guidelines when conducting business in person.

Cultural Council Applications Available

The Gardner Cultural Council  will be accepting standard grant applications as of October 1, 2020 and field trip grant applications for projects to be completed in 2021.  The application is available on line only at https://www.mass-cult...

Gardner Receives $47,999 For Outdoor Seating

Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is pleased to announce that the City received $47,999 from the Commonwealth as part of their new Shared Streets Initiative. These funds will be used to create outdoor dining and waiting areas for our downtown restaurants, b...

Micro-Enterprise Assistance Grant Program Is Now Accepting Applications

The City of Gardner has officially launched a new grant opportunity to help small businesses who were negatively impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Earlier this month, $400,000 was awarded to the City through our Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) p...

Low Cost Internet Access Offered to Families for Remote & Hybrid Learning

Mayor Nicholson and Superintendent Pellegrino are excited to announce that Gardner and Comcast have partnered to provide families with low-cost internet access, as a way to assist students and families during the upcoming remote and hybrid learning period...