Why will the bells at First Parish on the Bedford green be tolling come 8:15 on the morning of Friday, August 6th?  And why will parishioners be standing in silent vigil in front of the church that morning? 

Seventy six years…

A group of enthusiastic Bedford Democrats gathered over Zoom on Wednesday evening July 21st to caucus and to attend a meeting of the Democratic Town Committee. The caucus served to elect a slate of delegates and alternates to this year’s…

After concerns about a drought earlier in the year, the summer of 2021 has been exceptionally wet, especially good weather for wild mushrooms.

Thanks to Alethea Yates for snapping some of Bedford's mycological wonders while walking around town.

CAUTION: How can you…

Everyone in Bedford has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Indeed, after more than 16 months, things are still far from what was considered “normal.”

But eventually, “Historians will study the events of the virus and the public's response to it,”…

More than 500 days into the Covid-19 pandemic, the local need for relief from food insecurity has not abated. Indeed, it has grown.

Thus, the town continues to welcome financial donations to support its food bank through this web page: https://www.bedfordma.gov/BedfordFoodBank) or…

Almost 200 adults and children turned up for the first of the Recreation Department Summer Concerts at the Town Campus along Mudge Way on Thursday evening 

The Party Band brass played exuberant tunes, the Trackless Trolley offered rides around the field,…