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Pack Your Bags For This Massachusetts Town Where $1,500 A Month Covers Absolutely Everything

There are cities in Massachusetts that will take everything you earn and hand you back a studio apartment and a vague sense of financial anxiety, and then there’s Gardner. Gardner, Massachusetts is the city that quietly decided affordability and quality of life weren’t mutually exclusive, and it has been proving that point for years while the rest of the state wasn’t watching.

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Greater Gardner voters split sharply in key state races

Voters across greater Gardner went in markedly different directions in Tuesday’s state election , with some communities favoring Democratic candidates at the top of the ballot and others giving Republicans sizable local advantages. The unofficial Nov. 3 results also show that geography mattered. Gardner and Ashburnham backed Edward Markey for U.S. Senate and the Healey-Driscoll ticket for governor, while Hubbardston, Phillipston, Templeton and Winchendon favored John Deaton and Minogue-Oliver. Westminster split its preferences between the two races. Local legislative contests brought even more variation, ranging from comfortable margins to races separated by only a few dozen votes. Here is how the four major races broke down across the region: Gardner Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson turned in his strongest showing among the communities in his 2nd Worcester District race against John Reilly Jr . Nicholson received 3,921 votes in his home city, compared with 2,679 for Reilly. That gave Nicholson a 1,242-vote advantage. The Worcester & Hampshire state Senate race could hardly have been closer. Shannon Teabo received 3,402 Gardner votes to Peter Durant’s 3,367. Just 35 votes separated the candidates. Gardner voters favored Markey for U.S. Senate, giving him 3,776 votes to Deaton’s 2,864, a difference of 912. The Healey-Driscoll

Gardner, MA · 2d

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Election 2026 Live: Gardner MA election results by the numbers

Voters in and around Gardner are voting on a host of statewide and state-level local races on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as part of the 2026 Midterm Elections. The Gardner News is bringing you live results of the local results as well as Massachusetts House and Senate races covering our communities in North Central Massachusetts. Polls close in Massachusetts at 8 p.m. and these results will be updated as results are gathered from local election departments as well as town and city clerks' offices. All results are preliminary results, until the certification process is complete in the days following the election. There are a number of uncontested races on the ballots as well. Follow our live blog as well. State House of Representatives 1st Worcester: Ferrante vs Mulroy This is the seat currently held by Kim Ferguson, who decided not to seek re-election this year. Krista Ferrante (D) and Stephanie Mulroy (R) are both seeking the office. The district includes Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland and Westminster. State House of Representatives 2nd Worcester: Nicholson vs Reilly This is the seat currently held by Jonathan Zlotnink, who decided not to seek re-election this year. Michael Nicholson (D) and John Reilly Jr. (Unenrolled) are

Gardner, MA · 2d

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Retirees Are Quietly Moving To This Western Massachusetts River Town Where Homes Still Cost Less Than Boston Condos

A Boston condo can cost more than a whole house in some corners of Massachusetts, and plenty of retirees have started doing that math. Out west, past the city traffic and the tight parking spots, there is a small river village where life moves at a slower pace. It has...

Montague, MA · 8d
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MPZ Development LLC and Capstone Communities LLC celebrate opening of Baldwinville School Apts.

Templeton, MA MPZ Development LLC (MPZ) and Capstone Communities LLC (Capstone) celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Baldwinville School Apartments on Tuesday, October 20. The event marked the official delivery of Baldwinville School Apartments – the first multi-family housing project delivered in the town in more than 25 years, providing much-needed mixed-income housing to the local community.

Templeton, MA · 16h

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This Spooky New Hampshire Lake Has A Haunted Reputation Among Locals

In 1753, a surveyor and his two helpers camped by a pond and heard strange sounds until nearly morning. His diary already used the word haunted for the place, so that night probably didn’t help anybody relax. I love that the eerie label showed up before any town was...

Francestown, NH · 2d

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The Haven Country Club Announces Major Capital Investment

The Haven Country Club (Boylston, Mass.) announced a major capital investment that brings new cool-season perennial grass green, enhances subsurface drainage and adds six new pickleball courts to the club. The projects are the latest milestone in an ongoing reinvestment effort focused on creating an inviting environment that best serves...

Boylston, MA · 2d

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Vacant Massachusetts office tower becomes 198 apartments, with condos next door starting at $209,300

"This project shows what’s possible when the public and private sectors pull in the same direction."

Worcester, MA · 1d

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The Enormous Flea Market In Massachusetts Where Savvy Shoppers Score Better Deals Than Costco

There are places in this world that reward the people who bother to show up, and Rietta Flea Market in Hubbardston, Massachusetts is one of the most rewarding of them all. You could spend your Saturday doing something predictable, or you could drive out to Worcester County and spend it doing something genuinely memorable.

Hubbardston, MA · 14h

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Massachusetts Seeks Developer to Transform Former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls into 386 Homes

LANCASTER, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll administration is seeking a developer to transform the approximately 72-acre former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls property into a new residential neighborhood featuring at least 288 homes, with the potential to accommodate up to 386 units through additional local approvals. The Division of Capital...

Lancaster, MA · 2d

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Conversion of Worcester Boys Club Complete

Worcester, MA — F.W. Madigan Company, a fourth-generation Worcester contractor that led the design-build team, and Maugel DeStefano Architects of Harvard, Mass., recently joined WinnCompanies to celebrate the completion of The Residences on Lincoln Square, a $51 million construction effort that revived the historic Worcester Boys Club and delivered 80 affordable, energy-efficient apartment homes for adults 55 and older to downtown Worcester.

Worcester, MA · 2d

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Worcester Gaming Lounge Loses License After 211 Packed Into 16-Person Space

Worcester’s License Commission voted unanimously Thursday to pull the license of Icy Gaming Zone, a Lovell Street business where inspectors say they found 211 people crammed into a space permitted for just 16. The Oct. 23 compliance inspection also turned up a deadbolted emergency exit, concealed alcohol bottles, hookah supplies, and a pool table blocking another way out.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Central Mass. teachers call for return to bargaining table after no-confidence vote

Members and supporters of the Bay Path Teachers Association (BPTA) continue to press the Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District School Committee, and Bay Path Superintendent-Director Kyle Brenner, about resuming negotiations for a new contract. During the School Committee meeting on Nov. 2 in Charlton, several speakers — including BPTA...

Worcester County, MA · 10h

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Leicester voters approve $50 million school renovation project

LEICESTER – Voters in Leicester approved a ballot measure that will raise $13 million to expand vocational programming at Leicester High School. Voters approved the measure, which appeared on the Nov. 3 ballot as Question 10, by a margin of 2,947 votes in favor to 1,793 opposed, according to preliminary results published by the Leicester Town Clerk's office. The measure approves $13 million from the Leicester tax base to contribute to an overall $49.8 million project to expand vocational options for students and renovate several buildings on Leicester High's campus. The remaining money will come from state funds, already approved by the Massachusetts School Building Authority, and grants the district has already received. "I want to express my deepest gratitude to the residents of Leicester for supporting the LHS building/renovation project and the expansion of Career Technical Education," Leicester Superintendent Brett Kustigian stated in a letter to the community. "The approval of this project, combined with the significant investment, is historic and it will benefit our entire community for years to come. Thank you for your trust, vision and commitment to our students." The project involves renovating several buildings the district acquired in 2022 following the closure of Becker College.

Leicester, MA · 2d

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Democrat Krista Ferrante flips longtime GOP state House seat

The national blue wave made a small splash in Central Massachusetts. Democrat Krista Ferrante of Princeton won election to the House seat for the First Worcester District on Tuesday, Nov. 3, flipping a longtime Republican seat and triumphing over Republican opponent Stephanie Mulroy of Holden, who had the endorsement of the incumbent representative. Ferrante, a historian and archivist, bested Mulroy, a small-business owner, who conceded the race in a phone call to Ferrante late on election night. Unofficial results reported by the district's five municipalities show Ferrante earned about 53% of the vote in the district. She won in Paxton (1,240 to 1,062), Princeton (1,284 to 801), Holden (4,788 to 3,955) and Westminster (2,140 to 1,935). Mulroy won Rutland (2,432 to 2,172). "I want to thank Stephanie; it's a brave thing to run for office and I have so much respect for everyone who stands up and volunteers for public service. I know she gave so much of herself to the race," Ferrante said in an interview. Ferrante hopes to build bipartisan coalitions in office and said she looks forward to reaching across the aisle to work with Republicans, Democrats and independents to find meaningful solutions to issues the constituency

Princeton, MA · 2d

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Results Lag, But Winners Never in Doubt

The multi-page ballots caused delays in casting and counting ballots throughout Massachusetts yesterday, and that was no different in the Greater Lowell area, with cities and towns reporting their election results far more slowly and later than usual. When the numbers did come in, however, in Lowell, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable,...

Lowell, MA · 2d

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Mass. expands child care aid to about 2,100 more children

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration will spend $31.2 million to help about 2,100 more Massachusetts children get financial help to pay for child care, state officials announced Thursday, Nov. 5. The money comes from the fiscal 2026 Fair Share supplemental budget, which Healey signed earlier this year. Fair Share revenue...

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Wondolowski wins First Franklin District Seat; Streeter holding big lead in sheriff race

GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Lora Wondolowski has won the First Franklin District seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, while Lori Streeter is closing in on election as Franklin County sheriff in Tuesday’s November 3 general election. Wondolowski, a Democrat and Greenfield City Council president, defeated...

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