Bedford Arbor Resources Committee’s Town Tree Meeting ~ JGMS Plans
By Julie McCay Turner The Bedford Arbor Resources Committee (BARC) meeting on June 9 included a hastily-convened 'Town Tree Meeting' to discuss a plan that would remove more than three dozen trees around the John Glenn Middle School. "An innovation proposed by the DPW...
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One Giant Leap ~ Celebrating Apollo 11: David DeMoura
By Meredith McCulloch
After graduation from UMass Dartmouth, David DeMoura went to work on the Saturn V for Boeing. “It was a great job,” he said, “especially for the first job out of school.”
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One Giant Leap~ Celebrating Apollo 11: Harvey Malchow
By Meredith McCulloch
Harvey Malchow worked on the Apollo project from 1967 to 1970 while he was at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, a key player in the Apollo Guidance and Navigation systems development. (The I-Lab later evolved into the Draper Laboratory). Malchow’s main contribution to the project was in creating a theoretical model of the earth’s sun-lit atmosphere.
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An Obituary: Michael W. Merrick ~ Update
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
A “Celebration of Life” honoring Michael W. Merrick will take place from 3 to 6 pm on Saturday, August 3 in the Great Room at Old Town Hall, 120 South Road, Bedford.
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Lights for Liberty on Bedford Common
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen Nearly 200 individuals gathered on Bedford Common on Friday evening for a Lights for Liberty vigil to protest the separation of families and conditions at camps along the United States' southern border. It was reported...
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Planning Board Approves Side Lot Adjustments, Works on New Prince Street Café Location
By Ben Oleksinski
The Bedford Planning Board held development sessions for two properties at their July 9 meeting. Discussions concerned one property at 9 and 11 Summer Street, and another at 36 North Road.
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Bedford’s Summer Concert Series is Underway ~ Thursdays on the Lawn!
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
The Summer Concert Series sponsored by Bedford’s Recreation Department kicked off in great style on Thursday evening.
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An Obituary: Dennis L. DeFrancesco
Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Dennis L. DeFrancesco passed away on July 11, 2019. Mr. DeFrancesco was a Bedford resident.
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One Giant Leap ~ Celebrating Apollo 11: The Local Story
By Meredith McCulloch
Fifty years ago, the Apollo11 mission delivered men to the moon and back. Now, half a century later, it remains a remarkable achievement. Over 400,000 people worked on the project. Many of them lived in the Bedford area.
With the anniversary coming up, The Bedford Citizen has interviewed local people who contributed to the project to hear their reactions to the 50th anniversary.
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Town Government at Work for the Week of July 15, 2019
By Meredith McCulloch
Just two meetings of note this week: Board of Health at Town Hall on Monday evening, and Hanscom Field Advisory Commission at the Civil Air Terminal.
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