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A brush fire on the Fourth of July Gardner was probably sparked by fireworks, authorities say.

Nip Hunt event to benefit orphans in Ukraine; the biannual cleanup event is sponsored by Anthonys Liquor Mart

In part 5 of his series, Mike Richard takes readers back to a time when Pearson Boulevard in Gardner was a true Gasoline Alley

Location also had a bit of a star-crossed history Mike Richard Special for The Gardner News One of downtown Gardner’s favorite bakeries, Plainview Bakery, was a Central Street landmark for many years, as seen in this photo from 1960. Located in what has been called “The Central Building” at 271-277 Central St., it moved there beginning in the late 1950s after originally being located at 19 Parker St. Plainview Bakery was originally opened on Parker Street by Gustaf Ohman in 1921. Ohman, w...

Pizza may have been first sold in Gardner at the former Buffo’s Spaghetti House Mike Richard What’s happened to all of the pizza joints in Gardner? Of course, I am being facetious, but at one time there was more than a dozen places in the city where you could purchase a pizza pie in these parts. It nearly became a joke of sorts that a city the size of Gardner had more pizza joints per capita than most communities statewide. However, that number is dwindling to the point where now there are ...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Then and Now: The famed Co-op and other grocery stores along West Street in Gardner City has three supermarkets today, but 60 years ago there were four within a quarter of a mile of each other downtown Mike Richard Special for The Gardner News At the present time there are three supermarkets in Gardner – Hannaford, Price Chopper and the Walmart Supercenter. However, if you go back 60 years ago, there were four supermark...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Anthonys Liquor Mart in Gardner celebrates 85 years with exclusive Makers Mark whiskey Employees of Gardner business meet with company representatives to help create a unique flavor, which launches on Feb. 6 Gardner News GARDNER — Even though Anthony’s Liquor Mart is currently in its 86th year, its owners are still celebrating its 85th anniversary with something special for its customers: the store will officially lau...