🌱 Why Gardner is one of Massachusetts’ most affordable retirement havens

Hello Gardner! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Gardner is one of Massachusetts’ most affordable retirement havens
• Which Gardner-area hoop stars are expected to dominate this winter?
• Gardner resident named in latest Concord, New Hampshire police log

Also on today's calendar: Annual Family Holiday Pops and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 31 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny, windy and cold, temps: high: 26, low: 14.
• Saturday: Periods of sunshine, with a high of 28 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• These 10 Mass. cities are so affordable you can retire there on Social Security alone (masslive.com) — Gardner is highlighted as one of Massachusetts’ most affordable cities for retirees, with notably low home prices and below-average property taxes that can work on Social Security alone. The piece also notes local senior centers, community gardens, and discounted services that help stretch fixed incomes, while comparing Gardner with other budget-friendly communities across the state.
   

• Gardner-area high school boys basketball to watch this winter (thegardnernews.com) — Gardner basketball fans can look forward to senior captain point guard Gamache and fellow Wildcat scorer Swan leading the way this winter, alongside standouts from nearby schools. The piece spotlights returning stars, their scoring stats, and how they’re expected to anchor Gardner-area boys teams throughout the 2025-26 season.
   

• Man From New York Arrested On 1 Criminal Trespass, 2 Stalking, 3 Breach Charges: Concord Police Log (patch.com) — A Concord, N.H., police log notes that a man from Gardner was arrested on two receiving stolen property charges after an incident on Loudon Road. The report lists several other recent arrests in the Concord area and stresses that the information does not indicate guilt or conviction.
   

📸 Around Gardner

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gardner

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• All Recovery Meeting
  297 Central St, Gardner
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Art Expression
  297 Central St , Gardner
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Brunch n’ Bowl at The Hub
  5 Summer Dr , Winchendon
  10:00 am
• Wisdom of the Rooms
  297 Central St , Gardner
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Greater Gardner Community Choir presents Handel's Messiah
  Gardner MA Calendar , 95 Pleasant Street , Gardner
  3:00 pm
• All Recovery
  297 Central St , Gardner
  9:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Golf Commission Regular Meeting
  Gardner MA Calendar , 95 Pleasant Street , Gardner
  4:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• License Commission Regular Meeting
  Gardner MA Calendar , 95 Pleasant Street , Gardner
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Annual Family Holiday Pops
  Mechanics Hall , 321 Main St , Worcester
  4:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Annual Family Holiday Pops
  Mechanics Hall , 321 Main St , Worcester
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Playgroup (MOC CFCE) (ages 0-6)
  Forbush Memorial Library , 118 Main St , Westminster
  10:30 am
• Dungeons & Dragons (gr. 9-12)
  Forbush Memorial Library , 118 Main St , Westminster
  4:30 pm
• Holiday Concert
  Narragansett Regional High Baldwinville, MA 01436
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• The Play That Goes Wrong : Drama Club Performance
  Narragansett SD Baldwinville, MA 01436

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Baystate Interpreters posted a job opening for On-site Interpreter in Gardner. Apply here.
• Mount Wachusett Community College posted a job opening for Education-Adjunct Faculty (Pool) - Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gardner here.

🗞 Nearby News

Templeton

• Templeton signs wind power deal to boost non-emitting electricity (thegardnernews.com)
• How a smartwatch call helped save two in Queen Lake ice rescue (thegardnernews.com)

Westminster

• State Rep. Kim Ferguson Will Not Run For Re-Election (patch.com)
• Stratton Players to perform ‘Every Christmas Story Ever Told' (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Another shark washes up dead in the ‘Cape Cod fish trap' (sentinelandenterprise.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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