Gordon Bell
After the death of her father, Dorothy Hubbard Bell became publisher of "The Gardner News". When she died in 1963, her two sons, C. Gordon Bell and W. Shane Bell became the owners. In 1964, C. Gordon Bell became general manager and his father W. F. Gordon Bell became president. In 1973, C. Gordon Bell succeeded his father as president and publisher. During Gordon Bell's tenure as publisher, the newspaper modernized and was recognized as a leader among small New England dailies.