Gardner News GARDNER — Visitors to the downtown area will soon have more outside waiting and dining options while patronizing local businesses and eateries. City officials will soon begin erecting several tables and canopies in the Maki lot across from the Gardner Ale House, one table at West Lynde Street, as well as some on the sidewalk next to the George C. Sweeney parking lot at the intersection of City Hall Avenue, Main Street and Pleasant Street. The city received a $48,000 grant last year as part of the state’s Shared Streets and Spaces program, according to officials. The decision...