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Julie McCay Turner

February 28, 2022
Community News
1 min read

Demolition Underway at Papa Gino’s

Papa Gino's pizza store at 310 The Great Road stood unoccupied for 3 years, 3 months, and 3 weeks before it fell to the jaws of an excavator on Wednesday.

The store closed abruptly on  November 4,  2018, along with the DeAngelo's sandwich shop at…

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Buccaneers Spirit Week ~ PJ Day, Anything but a Backpack Day, and a Pre-game Pep Rally

November 24, 2021
1 min read

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week beg for their own celebrations.

Enter…

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Painted Burro Takes Posto’s Place at the Bedford Marketplace

September 7, 2021
1 min read

The Painted Burro Mexican Kitchen will bring the diverse regional cuisines of …

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Bedford Cyclists Prepare for Pan Mass Challenge ~ August 6 and 7

by Julie McCay Turner
July 2, 2022
2 mins read

Within the next few weeks, news of the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) fundraising ride will begin to filter into Boston media.

On Aug. 6…

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Who Will Be Bedford’s 2022 Citizen of the Year?

by Julie McCay Turner
July 1, 2022
1 min read

An annual Bedford tradition that began in 1979 honors a resident for their service to the town, through their participation in town…

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Celebrating Pride Month on Bedford Common ~ All Ages Welcome

by Julie McCay Turner
June 30, 2022
1 min read

Bedford Common was awash with color as Girl Scout Troop 71644's invitation drew LGBTQ+ persons and allies to the town's first all-ages…

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Bedford Pride ~ Saturday, June 25 ~ 10 am to 2 pm ~ Bedford Common

by Julie McCay Turner
June 22, 2022
1 min read

Around the world, June has become known as Pride Month, a time for LGBTQ+ people to celebrate themselves in all their glory.

Bedford…

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Work on North Road and Chelmsford Road Quickly Moves Ahead

by Julie McCay Turner
June 16, 2022
1 min read

The intersection of North Road and Chelmsford Road took on a new look this week as preparations got underway for a realignment…

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Relay for Life Teams and Volunteers Will “Pull an All-Nighter” on Saturday

by Julie McCay Turner
May 11, 2022
1 min read

  Starting on Saturday afternoon, going through the darkness of night, and ending as dawn breaks on Sunday morning, Relay for Life,…

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Coronavirus Case Rates for Bedford and its Contiguous Communities ~ April 30, 2022

by Julie McCay Turner
May 9, 2022
1 min read

Coronavirus case rates* per 100,000 by town are published each Thursday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The case rate represents…

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Bedford’s Scholarly Six Captures 2022 Tenacity Art Challenge

by Julie McCay Turner
May 7, 2022
1 min read

Tenacity Challenge 2022's major thesis question, "Are the new voting laws (e.g., in Texas and Georgia) intended to prevent voter fraud, as…

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Tenacity Challenge is Underway ~ Saturday, April 30

by Julie McCay Turner
April 30, 2022
1 min read

Teams from ten Massachusetts cities and towns are competing for scholarships during Saturday's 11th annual Tenacity Challenge at Bedford High School. Showing…

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Earth Day, 2022 ~ Acting on its Corporate Commitments, Novanta’s Environmental Clean-up

by Julie McCay Turner
April 23, 2022
1 min read

Novanta's offices and manufacturing facility on Middlesex Turnpike back onto a picturesque wetland that drains into the Beaver Brook watershed. Daniel Martin,…

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Coronavirus Case Rates for Bedford and its Contiguous Communities

by Julie McCay Turner
April 22, 2022
1 min read

Coronavirus case rates* per 100,000 by town are published each Thursday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The case rate represents…

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The Bedford Minuteman Company’s 56th Annual Pole Capping Ceremony

by Julie McCay Turner
April 17, 2022
3 mins read

The Bedford Minuteman Company was joined by 16 companies on April 9 for its first Pole Capping exercise since 2019, the 56th…

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Town-by-Town Coronavirus Data as of Thursday, April 7, 2020

by Julie McCay Turner
April 7, 2022
1 min read

The coronavirus BA.2 variant has apparently come to call.

Town-by-town coronavirus maps returned on Thursday, April 7, showing the Massachusetts Department of Health…

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A Curated List of The Citizen’s Coverage in Preparation for Annual Town Meeting ~ UPDATED 26 March

by Julie McCay Turner
March 27, 2022
3 mins read

Editor's Note ~ Sunday, March 27, 2022: This curated list has been updated through Saturday, March 26. It is in sections that…

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A Curated List of The Bedford Citizen’s Coverage in Preparation for Annual Town Meeting ~ UPDATED 25 March

by Julie McCay Turner
March 25, 2022
3 mins read

Editor's Note 3/23/2022: This curated list will be updated as new articles are posted each day until Annual Town Meeting on Monday,…

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Bedford’s 2022 Election ~ Reading the Candidate’s Campaign Finance Reports

by Julie McCay Turner
March 9, 2022
1 min read

The frugality and reach of web-based campaign strategies do not tell the entire tale of Bedford's 2022 election. Campaign finance reports due…

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Speaking Out For Diversity in Bedford

by Julie McCay Turner
March 9, 2022
1 min read

Diversity was discussed extensively during last week’s candidate forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters School Committee and the Bedford Family…

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Spring & Summer are On the Way ~ New 2022 Rec Department Brochures now Available Online

by Julie McCay Turner
February 25, 2022
1 min read

The plows may have been out on Friday to put a cap on February vacation week's whipsaw weather, but the Recreation Department…

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BHS/Shawsheen Girls Ice Hockey Announces Conference Awards

by Julie McCay Turner
February 21, 2022
1 min read

At the close of Monday afternoon's ice hockey game at The Edge Sports Center, Kate O'Shea, coach of the BHS/Shawsheen Tech's girls…

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Ballot is Set for Bedford’s March 12 Town Election

by Julie McCay Turner
February 9, 2022
1 min read

Tuesday, February 8 was the last day for candidates to withdraw from consideration in Bedford's March 12 election.

With the list of candidates…

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Town of Bedford Launches its Distribution of Antigen Test Kits

by Julie McCay Turner
January 15, 2022
1 min read

The first batch of the 6,000 Covid-19 antigen test kits ordered by the Town of Bedford has arrived.

On Friday morning a two-lane…

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Protocol Updates for Tuesday’s In-Person Town Caucus

by Julie McCay Turner
January 3, 2022
1 min read

As scheduled, Bedford’s Town Caucus will meet on Tuesday, January 4, at 7 p.m. with multiple adjustments made in the name of…

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BHS Hockey Wins Thanksgiving Classic, 5-1 ~ Besting a Team that Included Alumni, First Responders, Municipal Employees, and Parents

by Julie McCay Turner
November 28, 2021
2 mins read

In the midst of Thanksgiving weekend, scores of fans supported the BHS varsity ice hockey team as they kicked off their 2021-2022…

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