DPW and Allied Waste Announce First Scholarship Recipient
Submitted by the Bedford Department of Public Works In the interests of encouraging recycling, the Department of Public Works and Allied Waste
Conservation Commission Green Lights Summer Street Repaving
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Acting DPW Director Adrienne St. John and Environmental Engineer Kristen Dowdy addressed the Conservation Commission on June 12
DEP Grant Will Help Improve School Recycling
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Gretchen Carey, the Town’s part-time Recycling Coordinator, is putting the finishing touches on a grant application to be
Senate Hopefuls Debate on June 18 with Special Election on June 25
By Meredith McCulloch A third and final debate between Senate hopefuls Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey will take place on
Bicycle Advisory Plans to Improve Bedford’s Bike-Friendliness
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Although they await the complete “Bike-Friendliness” report card from League of American Bicyclists (LAB), Bedford’s Bicycle Advisory Committee
Minuteman Bikeway Extension Inches Forward
By Kim Siebert MacPhail At the June 5 Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting, Acting DPW Director Adrienne St. John gave an update on
New Detailed Map of Minuteman Bikeway Available
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Terry Gleason, Chair of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, announced on June 5 that a new, more detailed Minuteman
Getting Involved: Town Boards and Committees Seek Volunteers
Submitted by Bedford’s Volunteer Coordinating Committee Volunteers are needed to fill vacancies on the Bedford Finance and Capital Expenditures Committees along
Historic House Plaques Now Available
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Renewing a program it offered in the past, Bedford’s Historic Preservation Commission has once again arranged for historic
Demolition Delay Bylaw Preserves Town’s Historic Character
By Kim Siebert MacPhail At their June 4 meeting, the Historic Preservation Commission evaluated a request under the provisions of the Demolition
Five-Year Fair Housing Analysis Completed
By Kim Siebert MacPhail On June 3, Assistant Town Manager Jessica Porter presented the Selectmen with the latest version of a report
Chamber of Commerce Makes Three Requests
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Bedford Chamber of Commerce representatives Adam Schwartz and Karen Kenney addressed the Selectmen on June 3 to ask
James Bergin Receives Mass Cultural Council Finalist Award for Music Composition
Bedford native James Bergin, now a resident of North Adams, is a recipient of a 2013 Artist Fellowships Program award from the
Roy Sorenson is New DPW Director
By Kim Siebert MacPhail At the June 3 Selectmen’s meeting, Town Manager Rick Reed introduced Roy E. Sorenson, his choice to succeed
With Hoarders, Board of Health’s Focus is Home Safety
By Kim Siebert MacPhail If the statistics that cite “3-5% of the population” are accurate, between 390 and 650 Bedford residents are
Fenton Says Community Design Can Increase Health and Wealth
By Kim Siebert MacPhail The Old Town Hall auditorium was full of “free-range” adults on May 23: not one of the
Barrett and Gordon Protect Bedford School Funding
Submitted by Senator Mike Barrett and Representative Ken Gordon Due to the combined efforts of newly-elected State Senator Michael Barrett and State
Bedford’s Memorial Day Ceremonies
Submitted by Paul Purchia, chair of Bedford’s Patriotic Holidays Committee Bedford will observe Memorial Day, honoring the service men and women who
Trash Pick-Up May Shift from Wednesday to Monday
By Kim Siebert MacPhail The Town’s refuse and recycling hauler, Allied Waste Services, has approached the Town with a proposal to change
Victualers’ Licenses OK’d for Wicked Good Frozen Yogurt and Subway
By Kim Siebert MacPhail At their May 20 meeting, the Selectmen approved Common Victualers’ licenses for two new Bedford restaurants: Wicked Good
You Must Register by June 5 to Vote in the June 25 Special Election for Massachusetts’ Senator
By Meredith McCulloch Citizens wishing to vote in the Special Election for U.S. Senate must be registered to vote by June 5.
After Year of Deliberation, 54 Loomis Redevelopment Gets Nod
By Kim Siebert MacPhail A unanimous vote of approval by the Planning Board on May 20 ended nearly a year of trial
b.good is Good Enough for Bedford
By Benjamin Bosco Health-conscious hamburger restaurant b.good’s application for a Common Victualer’s License was approved at the Selectman’s on May 6 meeting.
State Rep Ken Gordon Announces Office Hours at Bedford Council on Aging: Friday, May 24
Representative Kenneth Gordon of the 21st Middlesex District will be holding office hours on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 10:30 AM, at
Barrett backs Asian American Commission
Submitted by State Senator Michael Barrett With the onset of the State Senate budget debate, State Sen. Mike Barrett has filed an
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