Do long-time Bedford residents appreciate the full effect that the town-meeting experience can have on someone who has never seen it before?…
Read MoreTed Reinstein, the popular reporter for Chronicle, Boston’s celebrated TV news magazine, will speak about his new book, Wicked Pissed: New England’s…
Read MoreWith tensions rising daily in Burma as the country’s military continues to pillage the nation, Bedford resident Rev. Clifford Maung, pastor of…
Read MoreIt all started with my neighbor’s simple question, “Who is not picking up their dog’s poops?” It had not occurred to her…
Read MoreApril 22 marks the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, the annual day of action and reflection around the world with a singular…
Read MoreI am not unacquainted with trauma and stress and the unexpected. Twenty years ago, while serving on the staff of the…
Read MoreIf the performing arts reflect society’s mood and outlook, Melinda Lopez’s optimism and workload are signs that good times are on the…
Read MoreThree Asian-American residents active in town government along with the superintendent of schools and the principal of Bedford High School expressed alarm…
Read MoreA waxing crescent moon on the first evening of Spring, 2021…
Read MoreCelebrating the First Day of Spring, 2021
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A walk around Fawn Lake, once known as Hayden Pond revealed clear water thanks to last summer's dredging and the buildings at…
Read More“I would never wish a pandemic on anyone, but…” I often hear this from colleagues, parishioners and people in the community.…
Read MoreOn Sunday, March 14, 2021, members of First Church of Christ, Congregational U.C.C., gathered outside at the front of the church to…
Read More"I didn't think we would still be here a year later, yet here we are," Town Manager Sarah Stanton said, echoing a…
Read MoreLast year I was in first grade at Davis School. One day when my mom picked me up from Kids Club she…
Read MoreOh, it's been a year. A year of change, pain, growth, speaking up, and most of all, wearing a mask. At this…
Read MoreA mere two weeks before the world changed before our eyes I was touring colleges half-way across the country. Living life to…
Read MoreFreshman year is such a whirlwind. Looking back now I can see such a difference in who I was the very first…
Read MoreNo, I’m not talking about the famed throwback Boston boy band (although that would be fun for another time!) I’m talking about all…
Read MoreAs an anxious extrovert, the pandemic did not come easy. As I recall I spent the first week or so of it…
Read MoreThere are still a few days left to celebrate “National Sunshine Week” which began March 16. For the past fifteen years, one…
Read MoreOne of the casualties of this pandemic year has been our sense of time. Yesterday can feel like a month ago, and…
Read MoreOn March 13th we reached the one-year anniversary of the Senior Center's physical space being closed to the public and this is…
Read MoreThe past 12 months have been challenging, exasperating, and at times life-threatening for restaurants in Bedford.
But now, with Gov. Charlie Baker’s recent…
Read MorePriscilla Douglas: “You can’t let anybody tell you who you are and what you can become.”
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(First of two stories on recent Black history in Bedford) “We were the first Black family in Bedford,” Dr. Priscilla H. Douglas…
Read MoreAsh-less Wednesday ~ A Reflection ~ The Rev. Chris Wendell ~ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
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This week marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians, a time of preparation, repentance, and renewal. But unlike every…
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