An Obituary: Troy Edwin Plunk
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Troy Edwin Plunk, a former resident of Bedford who worked for many years as an Electrical Engineer at Raytheon passed away on January 16, 2019.
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Emerson Hospital Auxiliary~ Upcoming Programs of Interest
Special to The Bedford Citizen
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the Auxiliary of Emerson Hospital invites families with young children to participate in a free Valentine crafting party on Tuesday, February 12.
At “Little Hands, Big Hearts,” all the Valentine trimmings will be provided to make special handmade cards that will be given to patients at Emerson Hospital on Valentine’s Day.
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An Obituary: Patricia N. Leiby
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Patricia N. Leiby, a long time resident of Bedford, passed away on January 20, 2021. She served the Town in a variety of ways over many years through the League of Women Voters, the Historical Society, the Democratic Town Committee, as well as appointments to several Town Boards.
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Heading into 2019 with The Bedford Citizen
By Meredith McCulloch
Co-Founder and Assignment Editor
Dear Friend,
Those of us at The Citizen are most grateful to our readers who have contributed to our year-end fundraising drive and to those who have supported us in more ways than I can list.
But we need more help.
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Eran Zelixon is Named a Student Ambassador by the National WWII Museum
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Eran Zelixon, a senior at Bedford High School has been named one of the Museum’s Student Ambassadors for 2019. The honor was in coordination with the Massachusetts History Day competition and the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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Town Government at Work for the Week of January 21, 2019
By Meredith McCulloch Note: Town Hall will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2019, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. There will be no trash or recycling collection until Tuesday. If there is plowable snow on the ground by Monday evening or Tuesday morning,...
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It’s Time for Trivia, Are You Ready? CSF Trivia Night on January 26!
Submitted on behalf of Citizens Scholarship Foundation
Where will you be at 6 pm on Saturday, January 26? If you are a fan of HQ Trivia, Confetti on Facebook, or trivia nights at Red Heat Tavern or The 99 Restaurant, you absolutely need to be at the CSF Trivia Night with your family, friends, and neighbors in the St. Michael Parish Hall for an evening of fun to support scholarships for Bedford students.
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Upgrades to Bedford’s Main Sewer Pumping Station
Submitted by the Bedford Department of Public Works
The DPW Sewer Division recently replaced a 12-inch diameter gate valve at the Main Sewer Pumping Station on Great Road. This station pumps all the wastewater from Bedford to the MWRA interceptor in Lexington.
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Fawn Lake Dredging Among Community Preservation Committee Projects
By Elizabeth Hacala
The Community Preservation Committee met on Thursday, January 10 to hear several projects they will vote on for this year’s Town Meeting recommendations. The largest is a request to recommend a $1.8M bond authorization from CPA funds for hydraulic dredging of Fawn Lake.
Over the past several years there have been many attempts to address the fish kills and other water quality issues at Fawn Lake, including hydro-raking and herbicides. An ad hoc Fawn Lake committee was formed in 2015 to look at the lake and determine what if any steps could be taken. Selectman Margot Fleischman said the committee had looked at over a dozen possibilities from the most extreme to doing nothing and hydraulic dredging had risen as the best suggestion. The committee presented examples of how hydraulic dredging might be performed and said that the goal of the project was to have 60 percent open water at the lake. The project is expected to restore a significant portion of the lake to its original state and gain many decades of open water and a healthier environment for fish and other wildlife.
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Recycling Know-No’s ~ Part 6: Plastics!
By Gene Kalb
To steal a quote from The Graduate, “Ben, I have one word for you…. Plastics.”
One question was posed to Ed McGrath this week regarding what plastic items can be recycled and what items should go in the trash.
The inquiring resident noted that most plastic containers include a triangle with a number inside it to identify the type of plastic the container is made of but he couldn’t find any information on the Bedford DPW’s website or in the annual brochure explaining what plastics can and cannot be recycled.
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