GARDNER The Gardner school district has received a state grant for the purchase of new manufacturing equipment.
The $100,000 Skills Capital Grant, which was announced by Gov. Charlie Baker on Dec. 10, will be used to buy equipment for the newly designated manufacturing Innovation Pathway at Gardner High School and Gardner Academy for Learning and Technology. The grant will be used to purchase technological equipment to help students learn and develop manufacturing skills as part of their academic experiences.
“With this new equipment, our students in all grades will have exposure to the technology they will use in real-world jobs,” said GHS Principal Paula Bolger. “Interested students will also graduate with specific certifications and training, making it possible for them to enter into the workforce right out of high school into quality jobs earning good wages. Other students can transfer those skills into other technical careers after earning college degrees.”
Federal food program resumes at PACC in Gardner
Gardner News
GARDNER – After a brief hiatus, the Farmers to Families Food Box program has resumed operations in the city.
Hundreds of residents turned out at the Polish American Citizens’ Club on Saturday, Dec. 5, to receive a free box of fresh fruit and vegetables, cooked meat, eggs and milk. (The pickup time was originally scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. but organizers handed out boxes about an hour-and-a-half earlier due to the impending snowstorm.) Officials said the PACC will also be the pickup site on Saturday, Dec. 12 but they are hoping to make Fridays the distribution day from then on.