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Observing Veterans Day, 2019 ~ Near and Far

By Julie McCay Turner | 19 hours ago

Bedford residents observed Veterans Day 2019 locally and in Washington, DC.

South Road Sewer System Repairs

The Town of  Bedford has contracted with D’Allessandro Corp. to install a liner in the sewer main between #124 South Road and Loomis Street.  Work is scheduled for the week of December 16th, weather permitting.

Award Season at Bedford TV

Bedford TV celebrated both regional and local awards this autumn. Read on to learn more!

Bedford Police Department Prepares for State Accreditation Process

Chief Robert Bongiorno is pleased to announce that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 to begin examining various aspects of the Bedford Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities.

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Recycling Know-No’s: Holiday Edition
Women in Science Scholarship Competition
Seasonal Fire House News

Community News

  • Winter Walkabout 2019

    With chilly weather and snow deep on the ground, the Winter Walkabout lived up to its name this year. The surprise visitor from the North and two of his elves arrived aboard a Bedford fire truck moments after the belfry clock struck five and thousands of twinkling white lights illuminated Bedford Common.

  • Police Increase Patrols at Bedford Shopping Areas to Deter Holiday Crime

    With the 2019 holiday season underway, Chief Robert Bongiorno reports that the Bedford Police Department’s annual Operation P.A.C.E. (Pro-Active Community Enforcement) has begun, bringing increased marked police cruisers and a mix of uniformed and plainclothes officers to the town’s retail plazas in an effort to prevent crime and deter shoplifting.

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Government

  • Updates from Planning Board’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Workshop

    Article 10 allowing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) failed to gain the two-thirds vote required for a bylaw amendment at November’s Special Town Meeting. The vote was 130 in favor and 80 opposed. The Article sought to amend zoning bylaws for ADUs, which are small housing units created as an additional unit on existing properties.

  • Town Government at Work for the Week of December 9, 2019

    End of year meetings don't mean boring agendas - the business of the town continues.  Agenda highlights are given if a detailed agenda is posted by “press time.” All meetings are open to the public, and you are invited!

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Schools

  • JGMS Honor Roll for the First Quarter of the 2019-2020 School Year

    The John Glenn Middle School has proudly released its Honor Roll for the first quarter of the 2019-2020 school year.

  • School Committee Begins Search For New Superintendent

    At their December 3 meeting, the Bedford School Committee addressed the Superintendent Recruitment Process in an exciting first step into the hiring of a successor to current Superintendent Jon Sills, who is retiring. 

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  • #GivingNewsDay ~ A Great Day to Support The Bedford Citizen

    Everyone knows about #GivingTuesday, but have you heard about #GivingNewsDay? It’s a day (tomorrow, Tuesday December 3, in fact!) to celebrate local journalism like The Bedford Citizen's —and to raise the funds to make it all possible. It’s one of our favorite days of the year. You might have already heard that from now until December 31, your gift to The Bedford Citizen has 2x the impact. And we need your help to make the most of this match.

  • SOON? SOON! Osteria Posto Opening Moving Closer

    The lights were on inside Posto, the new restaurant at the Bedford Marketplace, on Friday evening but the doors were locked. Staff worked inside, testing recipes and training staff.

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Features

  • In a New York Minute: Adulting 101

    Please welcome back a former “Voice”, Brooke Shamon, who graduated last June with the BHS Class of 2019.  Several of her submissions last year spoke about the college application process and her mixed emotions around graduating and leaving Bedford. Brooke is now settling into her freshman year at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York and offers this reflection as she prepares for her return to Bedford for Thanksgiving break.  First dates and new mates, time can go by in the blink of an eye. I already knew that from the experience of my senior year in high school slipping rapidly through my fingers. In just three short months of college I have formed life-long friendships, made my imprint on the school academically, and survived the many knocks on my door at ungodly hours from friends looking for a hug or a safe place to land. It’s hard to comprehend the fact that Thanksgiving break is already here. Sometimes it feels as if we’ve been here all our lives, have known each all our lives, and belong in New York City. All of which are good things…but nearly indescribable.

  • November is Substance Abuse Awareness Month in Bedford

    November has been recognized as Substance Abuse Awareness Month in Bedford since 1998. The month serves to enhance community awareness of alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems that may exist among children, adolescents and adults.

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Op Ed

  • Letter to the Editor: Thank You from the Bedford Community Table/Pantry

    I wish to extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to Chuck Connell for taking on the task of organizing and running this year's Turkey Trot.  Also to Callahan’s Karate and WT Phelan Insurance for sponsoring the event, and to long-time contributor Bedford Florist for donating the floral arrangements for winners in particular areas. 

  • OpEd: Bedford-based Boston MedFlight Enhances its Lifesaving Capabilities

    The First Ambulance Service in Massachusetts to Carry Blood Products in Their Vehicles For 34 years, Boston MedFlight has provided critical care medical transport to New England’s most critically ill and injured patients with the advanced level of care they require. The nonprofit is based locally at Bedford’s Hanscom Field. The organization was founded in 1985 as an air medical transport service by a consortium of Boston teaching hospitals, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Tufts Medical Center (Lahey Hospital & Medical Center joined the Boston MedFlight consortium in 2017).

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Obituaries

  • An Obituary: Lorraine Poole Dooley

    Lorraine Poole Dooley passed away on December 6, 2019. A long-time resident of Bedford before retiring to the Cape, Mrs. Dooley and her husband Joe raised their six children here, all of whom graduated from Bedford High School.

  • An Obituary: Betsy Tenney Houser Twombly

    Betsy Tenney Houser Twombly passed away on November 4, 2019.  A resident of Bedford from 1951 through 1990, Mrs. Twombly is remembered as a member of the Bedford League of Women Voters, First Parish Unitarian Universalist on Bedford Common, and for her career at Massachusetts General Hospital and in the Histology Department at Harvard.

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Sports

  • Thanksgiving Sports Wrap-up ~ Thanks to Bedford Snapshots

    Jeff Hoyland was indefatigable on Thanksgiving weekend, covering everything from Wednesday noon's Powder Puff Football game, through a rainy Turkey Trot, the BHS/CCHS football game, and the kickoff for the boys hockey season ~ a fundraising game where town employees and alumni battled the BHS squad on the ice at The Edge Sports Center.

  • Mass Warriors Dedicate Football Charity Game to Jeff Hoyland

    The Mass Warriors, the semi-pro football team that played at Sabourin Field this year, decided to dedicate their final game of the season to Jeff Hoyland because "He made us feel welcome from the very start."

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  • JGMS Choir, Band and Orchestra Winter Concerts
  • Lane School Choir, Band, and Orchestra
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