AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Gardner Massachusetts. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/gardner-ma 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/gardner-ma https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:39:05 -0600 Oktoberfest is celebrated throughout the world because it is devoted to beer, food, fun and families. There is no other theme. There are no saints nor https://www.americantowns.com/news/oktoberfest-party-in-the-street-2023-31605146-gardner-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/oktoberfest-party-in-the-street-2023-31605146-gardner-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Dubbed "Party In The Street", Oktoberfest is a profession of our wanton love of celebration in a moderately regulated fashion, outside, for everyone. https://www.americantowns.com/news/gardner-oktoberfest-2024-31690287-gardner-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gardner-oktoberfest-2024-31690287-gardner-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Join us for the 19th Annual Gardner Museum Festival of Trees!! Final Day December 7, 2024 3:00pm: Drawing Starts 2:00pm: Ticket Sales End Date: https://www.americantowns.com/news/19th-annual-gardner-museum-festival-of-trees-31705998-gardner-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/19th-annual-gardner-museum-festival-of-trees-31705998-gardner-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 NOTICE OF FILING AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS Petition of Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company each d/b/a National Grid for https://www.americantowns.com/news/massachusetts-department-of-public-utilities-notice-of-filing-and-request-for-comments-31494151-bridgewater-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/massachusetts-department-of-public-utilities-notice-of-filing-and-request-for-comments-31494151-bridgewater-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 “Given the Department’s commitment to holding perpetrators of white collar crime personally accountable, we expect DOJ to investigate the https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-warren-and-whitehouse-urge-department-of-justice-to-investigate-ftx-collapse-hold-any-lawbreakers-accountable-31495209-acton-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-warren-and-whitehouse-urge-department-of-justice-to-investigate-ftx-collapse-hold-any-lawbreakers-accountable-31495209-acton-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 BOSTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton https://www.americantowns.com/news/amid-bomb-threats-to-boston-childrens-pressley-evans-norton-colleagues-urge-doj-to-step-up-efforts-to-address-antitrans-threats-to-childrens-hospitals-31494639-boston-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/amid-bomb-threats-to-boston-childrens-pressley-evans-norton-colleagues-urge-doj-to-step-up-efforts-to-address-antitrans-threats-to-childrens-hospitals-31494639-boston-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The tool, which Senator Markey secured funding for in the Inflation Reduction Act, was updated and strengthened following his and https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-celebrates-release-of-enhanced-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-for-federal-agencies-31495198-billerica-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-markey-celebrates-release-of-enhanced-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-for-federal-agencies-31495198-billerica-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 In filed comment, Senators urge DOT to require airlines to cover secondary costs incurred after delayed, cancelled flights – including hotel https://www.americantowns.com/news/as-thanksgiving-approaches-markey-cantwell-blumenthal-call-on-dot-to-strengthen-ticket-refunds-rule-31495196-westford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/as-thanksgiving-approaches-markey-cantwell-blumenthal-call-on-dot-to-strengthen-ticket-refunds-rule-31495196-westford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 “According to a ProPublica investigation, YieldStar, a “software that uses a mysterious algorithm to help landlords push the highest https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-smith-sanders-markey-question-realpage-ceo-on-yieldstar-price-setting-softwares-role-in-creating-landlord-cartel-and-exacerbating-housing-inflation-31495205-revere-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warren-smith-sanders-markey-question-realpage-ceo-on-yieldstar-price-setting-softwares-role-in-creating-landlord-cartel-and-exacerbating-housing-inflation-31495205-revere-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Ahead of spike in deliveries from holiday shopping and Black Friday sales, Markey, Carper and colleagues urge USPS to use Inflation Reduction Act https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-markey-and-carper-colleagues-call-for-postal-service-to-ramp-up-efforts-to-electrify-the-mail-delivery-fleet-31495202-dedham-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-markey-and-carper-colleagues-call-for-postal-service-to-ramp-up-efforts-to-electrify-the-mail-delivery-fleet-31495202-dedham-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 “Regulators must enforce the law before more people get cheated, and Congress must plug the remaining holes in our regulatory https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-in-wall-street-journal-oped-ftxs-implosion-should-be-a-wakeup-call-31495211-saugus-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-warren-in-wall-street-journal-oped-ftxs-implosion-should-be-a-wakeup-call-31495211-saugus-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (November 28, 2022) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Representatives Anna G. https://www.americantowns.com/news/sens-markey-rubio-and-reps-eshoo-scalise-applaud-fccs-decision-to-implement-the-secure-equipment-act-protect-american-users-from-global-digital-threats-31496412-gloucester-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sens-markey-rubio-and-reps-eshoo-scalise-applaud-fccs-decision-to-implement-the-secure-equipment-act-protect-american-users-from-global-digital-threats-31496412-gloucester-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington (November 25, 2022) — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) https://www.americantowns.com/news/markey-klobuchar-cassidy-brown-urge-biden-administration-to-address-amoxicillin-shortage-31496417-nantucket-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/markey-klobuchar-cassidy-brown-urge-biden-administration-to-address-amoxicillin-shortage-31496417-nantucket-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Please be advised that in honor of United States Representative Donald McEachin of Virginia, who passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022, and in https://www.americantowns.com/news/flags-at-halfmast-november-29-2022-31496747-paxton-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/flags-at-halfmast-november-29-2022-31496747-paxton-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Baker-Polito Administration Joins Recovery Community Leaders to Reflect on Progress Confronting Opioid Epidemic QUINCY — Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/bakerpolito-administration-joins-recovery-community-leaders-to-reflect-on-progress-confronting-opioid-epidemic-31497158-quincy-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bakerpolito-administration-joins-recovery-community-leaders-to-reflect-on-progress-confronting-opioid-epidemic-31497158-quincy-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600