Thank you to everyone who signed my nomination papers for my run to be our next State Rep! We collected well over the required amount and I am officially on the ballot! I’m asking for you vote this year to move the 2nd Worcester District forward and make our region stronger.

Gardner High School and GFA Credit Union recently held their annual Reality Fair for juniors & seniors. The program connects career exploration with real-world financial planning—helping understand salaries, expenses, & daily financial decisions. A great example to prepare for life beyond graduation

Joined the Greater Gardner Relay for Life “Light the Town Purple” event to help raise awareness for the June 12–13 Relay at MWCC. For decades, Relay has been a source of support and strength in our region. “No one fights alone” reflects the spirit of this community and the way we stand together.

Yesterday the Gardner Golf Course celebrated its 90th Anniversary! When the first 9 holes opened in 1936, Mayor Timpany hit the first ball off the first tee to open the course. It was great to remember one of my predecessors and the legacy Mayor Timpany- especially with members of his family there

I’m excited to announce I’m launching my campaign to be the next State Representative for the 2nd Worcester District

Happy St Patrick’s Day from all of us at Gardner City Hall!

Thank you to DPW Foreman Doug Munroe for letting me join him for our annual ride along! I often use the phrase if a picture is worth 1000 words, the experience is worth the book. Always great to see what our crews go through during storms like this & see the situations from a first hand perspective

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

To whoever’s been singing “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” in Gardner….. it worked!

Always a great time at the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Spectacular! Great to see so many people at City Hall to kick off the season! Thank you to Rebecca and her team from the Chamber for the work they did to make this event happen and the great work they do all year!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Congratulations to ELM Action Fund-endorsed @mikenicholsonma.bsky.social on his re-election as Gardner Mayor!

Thank you Gardner! It’s truly been an honor to serve as your mayor for the last 5 years, and I’m looking forward to what the next term brings! Thank you for putting your trust and confidence in me again in yesterday’s election! Now it’s time to get back to work!

Great time at the Levi Heywood Memorial Library reading at their Spanish Story Time in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month! Great to see them so engaged in the stories in both English & Spanish! Thank you to the staff of the Library for asking me to be a guest reader for the event!

Gardner City Hall went pink today in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Last week I joined Mayor Sam Squailia of Fitchburg Mayor and Mayor Dean Mazzarella of Leominster for the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce State of the Tri-City Breakfast. Great to join my fellow mayors in talking about the great work being done in our cities and our region as a whole!

This past Wednesday, I had the honor of hosting my fellow mayors from around Massachusetts in Gardner where @MassGovernor & @MassLtGov for the signing the recent Chapter 90 Bill, providing historic investment in local roadway, bridge, and infrastructure repair funds.

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Great to be at The Gardner Museum yesterday for the opening day of their “Calling All Sports Fans” Fall/Winter Exhibit highlighting professional athletes and olympians from the Greater Gardner Area!

Preliminary Election Day is this coming Tuesday in Gardner! Thank you to everyone who has supported my campaign for re-election. I’m asking for your vote this Tuesday and November 4th to continue the progress we have made and keep Gardner moving forward! #NicholsonForGardner

Honored to receive the endorsement of @enviroleaguema.bsky.social in my campaign for re-election and proud of the work we’ve accomplished to be more green and environmentally resilient in Gardner

Environmental League of Massachusetts@enviroleaguema.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The ELM Action Fund is proud to endorse Mayor Michael Nicholson for re-election as Gardner Mayor! First elected Mayor in 2020, he is a lifelong Gardner resident who prioritizes #ClimateAction, #GreenInfrastructure, & #ClimateResilience. Learn more ➡️ www.michaelnicholsonma.com

Welcome back to all of the students of Mount Wachusett Community College who started their semester last Wednesday! Enrollment is 45% from the fall of 2022 Thank you to President Vander Hooven for taking me on our annual first day campus tour and to our state partners for the support of the college

Gardner held its 11th Annual Overdose Awareness Day and Night of Hope Vigil. I’m proud to be the mayor of a city that comes together to support our neighbors & be there with each other, whatever struggles and challenges people are going through, & lift others up along the way.

Welcome back to all of our Gardner Public Schools students who had their first day of school today! I visited all of our schools today to welcome our students back and see the great works our teachers and staff are doing in their classrooms. Best of luck in the new school year! #WeAreAllWildcats

Last week, we officially opened Gardner’s new Community Youth Center! This new center provides a safe location for all Students in grades 7 - 12 to go to after school for FREE to hang out with their friends and build a community with each other.

Earlier this week, the Chair City Chapter of AARP held a party to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act. Great to see so many of our Senior there for the celebration and hear from Congresswoman Lori Trahan as the keynote speaker for the event!

Great time at last night’s National Night Out put on by the Gardner Community Action Team! Congratulations to Jack Borey on being named this year’s recipient of the Community Service Award! From dunk tanks to elliptical calorie challenges and everything in between, it was definitely a great night!

Congratulations to the 25 cadets who graduated from the Gardner Police Department Junior Police Academy this morning!

5 yrs ago, I was first sworn in as Gardner’s 20th Mayor. Today, I turned in my nomination papers & qualified for the 2025 election ballot. While we only needed 50 signatures, we got 632 thanks to the outpouring of support we’ve received. I’m asking for your vote to keep Gardner moving forward