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Gardner News GARDNER City officials and business owners are welcoming the news that the state’s pandemic lockdown restrictions will soon be lifted entirely. On May 17, Gov. Charlie Baker announced that all remaining COVID-19 restrictions and capacity limits will be lifted on May 29. The move means that fully vaccinated people would no longer be required to wear a mask in most places, and capacity limits would return to 100 percent for all businesses. The state of emergency in Massachusetts will end on June 15. Mayor Michael Nicholson said he was relieved to hear that the restrictions would be lifted in the city. ....
GARDNER “The best volunteer any community ever had.” Local officials and business owners gathered to wish a fond farewell and happy retirement to longtime resident Linda Parker. A landscape designer who tended to several downtown businesses over the past few decades, Parker recently announced that she is retiring to Florida with her husband, David. She was also recognized for her many hours as a volunteer at the Gardner Animal Shelter as well as her work on behalf of the local veteran community. Parker was also the owner of the former Treasurables store in the city. In recognition of Parker’s many contributions to the community, she was presented with citations from the city of Gardner and the Massachusetts House of Representatives during a brief ceremony outside The Velvet Goose. ....
GARDNER – Holiday shoppers will not have to pay to park downtown for the next few weeks. The City Council recently unanimously approved a measure to waive parking fees at metered locations in the downtown area until Thursday, Dec. 31, in order to promote local holiday shopping in the city. “We understand that many people in the downtown area have had a hard year business-wise with the pandemic and with all of the construction that happened we wanted to be able to do something to make sure we were promoting our business community,” said Mayor Michael Nicholson at a signing ceremony outside of The Velvet Goose on Wednesday, Dec. 9. ....