The Gardner News is a family-owned daily newspaper serving seven cities and towns in northwest Worcester County, Massachusetts. In addition to the city of Gardner, where it is headquartered, it also covers the rural towns of Ashburnham, Hubbardston, Phillipston, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon, Massachusetts.

The News publishes every day except Sunday. It is noteworthy for printing on one of the widest newsprint "webs" in New England daily newspapering. Its text is also printed in a larger font size than usual.

Its chief competitors are the county's two largest newspapers, the Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise and Worcester Telegram & Gazette, as well as the Athol Daily News.

History

The Gardner News was first established as a weekly newspaper on July 3, 1869 by A. G. Bushnell. The paper was released every Saturday and was popularly received.

From 1885 to 1895 the paper was owned by Asa Stratton, a former professional baseball player and attorney.

On June 21, 1897, under the direction of owner and editor Levi H. Greenwood, the News became a four-page daily paper. Both a weekly and daily edition were published until December 31, 1904, when the final weekly edition came off the presses.