Arts and Culture

Bedford Day Regional Art Show, Silent Auction, and Craft Sale will Highlight Arts and Crafts Society

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The Bedford Arts and Crafts Society (BACS) announces three exciting upcoming events on Bedford Day — the annual Bedford Day Regional Art Show, a Silent Auction, and the BACS Craft Sale, booth chock full of items crafted by BACS members.

Proceeds from the three activities will support next year’s annual BACS scholarship. It will be awarded to a graduating Bedford High School student who plans to pursue an art-related degree and career.

Bedford Day ~ The Information You’ve Been Looking For

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We are looking forward to a fun-filled Bedford Day on Saturday, September 21! Please read this important information and call or send an e-mail if you have any questions (781-275-1392 x4318 or amy@bedfordma.gov)

BOOTH LOCATIONS: Click the following links for a PDF list arranged by

Historical Society Meeting:  History Day Projects and a Revolutionary-Era Bedford Home on September 25

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The first meeting of the Bedford Historical Society’s 2019-2020 Program Series will begin at 7:15 for a half-hour refreshment/social period before the guest speakers begin on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at the Congregational Church, 25 The Great Road. The evening will highlight Bedford High School students who competed in National History Day will describe their projects and will also be presented with awards. The historic Col. Timothy Jones House will be the subject of the second part of the program. Bedford’s National History Day Students

Bedford students who qualified for the National History Day competition were:

Jacqueline Altman won 1st place at State competition for her Senior Individual Performance, “From the Warsaw Ghetto to Jewish Homes: Irene Sendler Helps Children Find Triumph in the Midst of Tragedy.”

Olivia Lee and Rahel Burchardt won 2nd place at State competition for their Senior Group Documentary, “Three Mile Island: The Tragic Negligence of Private Companies and Their Supervising Bodies Prompts a Triumph for Improved Public Safety and the Power of Public Opinion.”

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Community News

Mosquito Spraying is Planned for Bedford on Monday, September 16th

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In an effort to continue our control of biting mosquito populations, the Town of Bedford is again working with the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project who is planning to use a truck-mounted aerosol sprayer to apply Sumithrin to the entire Town of Bedford on Monday, September 16, 2019. Spraying will be done between dusk and midnight.

If spraying is postponed, it will be rescheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2019.

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The Bedford Citizen Launches ‘The Bedford Guide’

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The Bedford Citizen has embarked on an ambitious project. We are launching The Bedford Guide. The Guide will be “everything Bedford” and will be organized by different points of view such as:

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Missing Juvenile Located

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In a Tweet at 11:49 am on Thursday, the Bedford Police reported, “This Juvenile has been located and is safe. Thank you for everyone’s help.”

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Bedford Police Report Missing Juvenile – UPDATE – 9/12/2019

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In a Tweet late Wednesday afternoon, the Bedford Police asked for the community’s help in locating a missing juvenile – Hailey Bauman, blonde hair, blue eyes, 5’4”, 120 lbs.

If you know where Hailey is, please call 781-275-1212.

Where Were You On 9/11?

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“Where were you on . . .?” comes up often in conversation about historic events that changed the course of history.

Early on the morning of September 11, 2019, Jeff JHO Hoyland Tweeted a link to the video that he and Don Corey shot on the morning of 9/11, a date that will forever be remembered in American history and their minds, 18 years ago today.