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Gardner to celebrate birthday with sidewalk sale, fireworks

The city will celebrate its 237th birthday on Saturday, June 25, with a “Downtown Celebration” that will feature activities, a sidewalk sale and outdoor dining.

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Greater Gardner notables weigh in on their favorite Girl Scout cookie

Greater Gardner notables weigh in on their favorite Girl Scout cookies; choices range from traditional styles to popular new flavors

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Mechanic Street Gardner before Route 2 it was filled by local business

Mechanic Street Gardner before Route 2 it was filled by local business
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Then and Now: Turk's Barber Shop a three-generation business downtown

Turk’s Barber Shop an iconic three-generation business in downtown Gardner where a visit was an event for many youth over the decades

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Then and Now: Once prosperous Syndicate Block fell on hard times after arson fire

Then and Now: Once prosperous Syndicate Block fell on hard times after arson fire
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Then and Now: Levine and Barthel blocks still thriving on Parker Street in Gardner to this day

Gardner Ale House and HUB New England anchor Parker Street like the businesses of days past
Mike Richard
Special for The Gardner News
There are many sections of downtown Gardner that, sadly, are only mute reminders of a once grand city that was swarming with activity.
Longtime residents mourn the fact that the former Orpheum Theater building and the Maki Block have been razed, while the stately Ryan Brothers Block currently stands virtually empty.
However, in stark contrast are the former Levine and Barthel Blocks – no longer referred by their archaic names – but thriving today as the Gardner Ale House and HUB New England business and personal insurance, respectively.

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The Gardner Scene: Priscilla Candy Shop marks its 85th anniversary this week

Iconic Main Street business set to mark its 85th anniversary this week
Mike Richard
Special for The Gardner News
They are downtown Gardner’s version of Mount Rushmore – the four businesses that have been continuously opened in the city’s business district since the 1930s.
Lakin’s, which first opened in June of 1935, and the Paramount Cafe, opened in October of 1935, are among the oldest continuously opened establishments in their 86th year.
The Bowlaway is the youngest holdover from that decade, first opening in 1939.
Third in longevity, Priscilla Candy Shop at 4 Main St. marks its 85th birthday this Monday, first opening on Feb. 8, 1936.

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Then and Now: A Pleasant journey back to the businesses in the heart of downtown

Venerable buildings still dominate Gardner's skyline today
Mike Richard
Special for The Gardner News
If there was ever a shot that perfectly depicted West Gardner Square on a lazy summer day in the 1960s, the accompanying photograph taken by Charles Clark could be it.
Shoppers are seen milling in and out of the many stores, while downtown regulars lean on a streetlamp or congregate in the doorway of a barber shop to share in the daily news.
A Gardner police officer, safely stowed in his traffic box, directs the cars motoring along through the square.
This was downtown Gardner in the mid-1960s when Edward’s Rexall Drugs, City Barber Shop, Gardner Office Supply, Priscilla Candy Shop, Sandrof’s Men’s Furnishings, Davis Hardware, First National Bank, J.C. Penney and Gardner Cooperative Bank filled the Pleasant Street store fronts.

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