Bedford Destination Imagination Teams Head to Kansas City
Submitted by Bedford Destination Imagination
Destination Imagination Global Finals is billed as “The World’s Largest Celebration of Creativity” – approximately 8000 students on 1100 teams from 15 countries, gathered in Kansas City, Missouri. And next week, from May 22 to 25, two teams of Bedford students will be a part of it.
Destination Imagination (DI) is a project-based extracurricular that teaches kids the creative process, from concept to design to execution, with an emphasis on teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving. Everything about a team’s project is entirely original work of the students’ own hands and minds. Parents, teachers, and coaches can’t measure, cut or nail together wood for the team, sew costumes, or rebuild or improve something that falls apart.
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An Obituary: Robert Pugh
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Robert Pugh, a resident of Bedford from 1968 to 2015, passed away on May 11, 2019.
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An Obituary: Fiorino Armando Bianchi
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Fiorino Armando Bianchi, a 40-year resident of Bedford, passed away on May 16, 2019.
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An Obituary: Michael W. Merrick
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Michael W. Merrick of Bedford and Gloucester passed away on May 11, 2019. Mr. Merrick enjoyed golf, skiing, hockey, and his work as a groundskeeper at the Concord Country Club
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The Village at Bedford Woods ~Inching Toward a Resolution ~ ZBA Public Hearing Continued to June 13
By Dot Bergin
The Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on May 9 to address a modification to Comprehensive Permit 035-04, in which developer Sid Gehlot seeks to construct three buildings with 26 townhomes at the Village at Bedford Woods, 1000 Albion Road. At the hearing, well attended by many residents of the Village at Bedford Woods, Gehlot outlined changes to his original proposal, slimming down the project from an earlier 40 additional units to 26 townhomes. Selectman Margot Fleishman and Code Enforcement Director Chris Laskey were also present.
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Hanscom Field Advisory Commission ~ Short Takes ~ April, 2019
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
The Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) met April 16th to discuss the monthly air traffic and air noise reports and review current Massport development projects. Lincoln representative Chris Eliot assumed chairmanship from Bedford Selectman Michael Rosenberg, who has served as chair for the past four years. Commission members also heard a plea for help voiced by State Rep Sheila Harrington (R-1st Middlesex) and her constituents regarding Hanscom area flight school activities in their district.
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Pints for Half-Pints: Successful Blood Drive to Benefit Boston Children’s Hospital Sponsored by Bedford Fire Fighters
By Julie McCay Turner
Thanks to Bedford’s firefighters and their Bedford Local 2310 partners, the Boston Children’s Hospital Bloodmobile visited Bedford on Friday, May 17 and brought 35 Pints for Half-Pints back to Boston. According to the BCH Donor Team, a blood drive is deemed successful if it garners 25 pints. Organized by firefighter Matt Busa, the blood drive ran for 6 hours and drew both pre-registered donors and walk-in supporters motivated by the signs in front of the fire station.
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Town Government at Work the Week of May 20,2019
By Meredith McCulloch
Although next week’s board and committee meeting schedule is not packed full, important topics will be discussed.
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An Obituary: Sylvester ‘Sal’ Pomponi
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Sylvester ‘Sal’ Pomponi passed away on May 15, 2019. Mr. Pomponi, along with his wife Alma, was a stalwart who unstintingly supported the Citizen Scholarship Foundation’s annual student Telethon.
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Bedford CSA in Bedford will Support Low-Income Community Access to Fresh Food
Submitted by New Entry Food Hub
A new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) site, New Entry Food Hub, will open June 18 in Bedford. The New Entry Food Hub is a nonprofit group dedicated to strengthening local communities and increasing access to fresh food by partnering with senior centers, homeless shelters, childcare facilities, food banks, and other organizations serving low-income community members. New Entry’s organization also provides training and support to the local farmers who serve the CSA, many of whom are graduates of its new farmer training program.
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