National Grid will be closing the right-of-way and the rail trail located within it beginning Monday, May 18, 2026. The closure is expected to remain in effect through Spring 2027.
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City of Gardner Announces Water Ban Currently In Effect
Banning: Nonessential Outdoor Water use from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sprinklers, Automatic Lawn Sprinklers Washing Vehicles Washing of Buildings, Driveways, Parking Lots etc.
Yoga in the Park
Join us beginning on Monday, June 1st @ 6pm and every Monday through August at the Park Street Park for our outdoor summer yoga series. Must bring your own yoga mat and props. Weather permitting.
Beacon Hill Roll Call: House maintains renewable energy goal
RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD (H 5151) — The House, 25-130, rejected an amendment that would reduce the mandated annual rate of growth of the Renewable Portfolio Standard from 3 percent to 1 percent.
Massachusetts beach towns look to ease ‘overly strict’ conservation rules: ‘Common sense’
As certain shorebirds rebound in population along the Massachusetts coast, beach towns are pushing for the state to strike a healthier balance between conservation and recreation.
Beacon Hill Roll Call: House cuts Mass Save marketing budget
ENERGY (H 5151) — The House, 128-27, approved and sent to the Senate legislation that supporters said would result in over $9 billion in savings for utility ratepayers over the next 10 years.
