Gardner appoints Eric Commodore to regional vocational board. The City Council and School Committee, in joint convention on January 20, unanimously appointed Eric Commodore as Gardner's representative to the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District Committee. Councillor Aleksander

Gardner City Council declines to sell downtown parking lot, tightens committee procedures. The Council rejected a proposal to authorize sale of the West Lynde Street parking lot downtown, siding with the Finance Committee's recommendation that the land is too valuable for future city development.