Bedford Girl Scouts Shine Bright with Bronze Award Project: Welcoming Migrant Families by The Bedford Citizen April 19, 2024 2 mins read Bedford's Girl Scout Troop 67437 recently hosted a special community-building event for migrant families housed at the Bedford Plaza Hotel. Read More
Health Board Favors Signs Sharing State’s Turf Guidance by Mike Rosenberg April 8, 2024 1 min read Bid invitations for installation of synthetic turf at Bedford High School’s Sabourin Field are still weeks away, but the Board of Health Read More
Health Board Unanimously Approves ‘Communication Framework’ by Mike Rosenberg April 4, 2024 3 mins read The Bedford Board of Health this week unanimously approved what it called an “enhanced health-related communication framework.” Read More
Navy Reports on Continuing Efforts to Restore Contaminated Land by Mike Rosenberg April 2, 2024 3 mins read Restoration of the contaminated land on and around the hill north of Hartwell Road continues at a speed somewhere between painstaking and Read More
More Than 1,200 Vote Early in Saturday’s Town Election by Mike Rosenberg March 8, 2024 1 min read Tomorrow is the Town Election! The polls at the John Glenn Middle School for all local precincts open from 8 a.m. to Read More
Bedford Health Board to Share Risks, Acknowledge Benefits of Synthetic Turf by Mike Rosenberg March 6, 2024 2 mins read The Bedford Board of Health will present the health benefits and potential risks of playing on synthetic turf when the proposed replacement Read More
Maureen Richichi: Board of Health by Mike Rosenberg March 4, 2024 2 mins read An interview with Maureen Richichi, candidate for Bedford Board of Health. Read More
Anita Raj: Board of Health by Mike Rosenberg March 4, 2024 1 min read Read an interview with Anita Raj, a candidate for the Bedford Board of Health. Read More
Public Health Collaborative Pooling Opioid Settlement Funds by Mike Rosenberg February 7, 2024 1 min read The seven-town public health collaborative that includes Bedford is preparing strategies for spending pooled receipts from a court settlement with opioid manufacturers, Read More
Town Election – 2024 Seats and Candidates by The Bedford Citizen January 8, 2024 1 min read The latest updates of available seats and candidates for the upcoming Town Election. Read More
Start Times Not a Current Priority, Says School Board Chair by Mike Rosenberg December 12, 2023 1 min read The Board of Health and School Committee disagree on the priority of revising school start times. Read More
Board of Health Members Offer Ways to Improve Pandemic Response by Mike Rosenberg November 21, 2023 1 min read The Bedford Board of Health, meeting with Health Department staff, completed a post-COVID evaluation process that took agenda time over the past Read More
Porter Feels ‘Hopeful’ As She Oversees Response to Migrants by Mike Rosenberg September 20, 2023 4 mins read Heidi Porter, Bedford Health and Human Services Director gave an update on Monday night to the Board of Health on the efforts Read More
Health Director Urges Testing of Private Wells for PFAS by Mike Rosenberg August 22, 2023 1 min read The use of the Shawsheen Road wellfield was suspended two years ago because of rising levels of PFAS, now the Health Department Read More
Biosafety Inspections in Bedford Reveal Only Minor Issues by Mike Rosenberg July 21, 2023 1 min read The scientist who handles annual biosafety inspections at local firms in Bedford told the Board of Health this week that there are Read More
New Assistant Health Director Has Been Here Before by Mike Rosenberg July 20, 2023 1 min read Marisa Morello recently started in the position of Bedford’s new Assistant Health Director. Read More
Health Board Penalizes Store for Underage Sale of Tobacco Product by Mike Rosenberg July 19, 2023 1 min read The Bedford Board of Health on Monday fined a local variety store $1,000 for selling a tobacco product to a 17-year-old customer. Read More
Health Director Reports on Personnel Changes by Mike Rosenberg June 8, 2023 1 min read The director of the Bedford Health and Human Services Department informed the Board of Health at its meeting this week about some Read More
Bedford Buyback Gun Event on June 3 by The Bedford Citizen May 23, 2023 1 min read The Bedford Safe Campaign, the Bedford Police and Health Departments, Bedford Board of Health, and the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office will host a Read More
Board of Health to Review Its Response to COVID-19 by Mike Rosenberg May 19, 2023 3 mins read The Bedford Board of Health plans at its June 5 meeting to begin an intense review of how the town’s public health Read More
Health Board Opts for Internal Review of Covid Response by Mike Rosenberg April 6, 2023 3 mins read The Bedford Board of Health discussed an evaluation of the Town's Covid response on Monday. Read More
Board of Health to Evaluate Community Covid Response by Mike Rosenberg March 9, 2023 2 mins read The Bedford Board of Health is embarking on an evaluation of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “This gives us a start Read More
Bedford Safe Campaign Hosting Community Forum on Gun Violence by The Bedford Citizen February 14, 2023 1 min read As part of the Bedford Safe Campaign, there will be a community forum from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1 Read More
Board Learns of Health and Human Services Programs, Partnerships by Mike Rosenberg February 13, 2023 2 mins read The community social worker with the town Department of Health and Human Services briefed the Bedford Board of Health last week on Read More
Health Officials Note Covid ‘Uptick;’ School Data ‘Steady’ by Mike Rosenberg January 13, 2023 3 mins read COVID-19 is escalating in the community, but not to the extent that warrants new mitigation measures, according to local health officials. Read More