Voters, Unfazed by Health Insurance Spike, Approve Fiscal 2025 Budget by Mike Rosenberg March 27, 2024 2 mins read The $114,530,309 fiscal 2025 town budget was approved by Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday. Read More
Annual Music and Arts Festival Planned for June 15 by Mike Rosenberg March 25, 2024 1 min read The Select Board last week signed off on the third annual Music and Arts Festival, planned from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read More
Town Proposes Contributing Less to Offset Future Benefits by Mike Rosenberg March 15, 2024 1 min read Town officials have revised the policy for proposed annual contributions to the OPEB trust fund, designed to safeguard the reservoir of free Read More
Despite a Brutal Half-Minute, Coach Reflects on a Sparkling Basketball Season by Mike Rosenberg March 13, 2024 3 mins read Tuesday was the end of the 2023-2024 BHS boys basketball season in the MIAA Season 2 Final Four. The team's 19-4 record Read More
Select Board Rejects Pitch to Back Petitioners’ Article by Mike Rosenberg March 13, 2024 2 mins read The Bedford Select Board is recommending that Annual Town Meeting reject a petitioners’ article calling for establishment of an ad hoc committee Read More
Town Election Participation Hits 15 Percent, Mostly Early Voters by Mike Rosenberg March 11, 2024 1 min read Unofficial results are in for the 2024 Town Election. Eleven candidates for office were unopposed on the 2024 ballot, and all were 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
Dan Brosgol: Select Board by Mike Rosenberg March 8, 2024 2 mins read An interview with Dan Brosgol, candidate for Bedford Select Board. Read More
Developer Hopes to Break Ground on Carlisle Road Housing in a Year by Mike Rosenberg March 7, 2024 4 mins read The latest public update on a mixed housing proposal on Carlisle Road took place this week. The developer's timeline plans for breaking Read More
Colleagues Salute Brosgol as He Departs School Board by Mike Rosenberg March 1, 2024 1 min read Dan Brosgol completed his last regular meeting of the Bedford School Committee on Tuesday, recognizing that “I was an extremely small cog Read More
Finance Committee Approves Fiscal 2025 Budget by Mike Rosenberg February 29, 2024 2 mins read The Bedford Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a $113,780,408 fiscal 2025 budget for action by Annual Town Meeting, an increase of 3.8 Read More
Fleischman Closes Final In-Person Meeting on Select Board by Mike Rosenberg February 28, 2024 1 min read Margot Fleischman completed the final in-person Select Board meeting on Monday evening before her term expires on March 9, the day of Read More
Bedford Fire Station Bond to Have Exclusive Town Meeting on June 10 by Mike Rosenberg February 27, 2024 1 min read The Select Board agreed on Monday to delay a Town Meeting vote on funding construction of a new fire station for 11 Read More
Commission Works to Make Bedford a Welcoming, Safe, Accessible, Inclusive Town for Disabled by The Bedford Citizen February 27, 2024 2 mins read Read about Bedford's Disability Commission's history and goals. Read More
Shawsheen Tech Proposes Special Fund in Anticipation of Capital Needs by Mike Rosenberg February 27, 2024 1 min read The Annual Town Meeting warrant will include an article for establishing a stabilization fund in anticipation of costs to maintain, renovate, and Read More
Town Renews Comcast Cable Television License by Mike Rosenberg February 15, 2024 1 min read The Select Board on Monday approved a 10-year renewal of the town’s cable television license with Comcast, resulting in a slightly increased Read More
Letter to the Editor: In Support of Dan Brosgol for Select Board by The Opinion Editors @ The Bedford Citizen February 15, 2024 2 mins read Submitted by Lauren Dorn-Jones Read More
Select Board Delays Recommendations on Several Articles by Mike Rosenberg February 13, 2024 1 min read On Monday evening, the Bedford Select Board reviewed the 29-article Annual Town Meeting warrant. Financial variables are forestalling Bedford Select Board articles. Read More
Letter to the Editor: Support for Dan Brosgol, Candidate for Select Board by The Opinion Editors @ The Bedford Citizen February 9, 2024 1 min read Submitted by Todd Bresler Read More
Meet Candidates Chris Gittins, Dan Brosgol and Maureen Richichi on Saturday by The Bedford Citizen February 5, 2024 1 min read The Committee to Re-Elect Chris Gittins for Planning Board will be hosting a "Meet the Candidates" coffee from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Read More
FinCom May Consider Additional Police, with Offsetting Savings by Mike Rosenberg January 29, 2024 4 mins read The Finance Committee reviewed proposed municipal departmental budgets with Town Manager Matt Hanson at a meeting last week. Read More
Planning Board to Consider Delaying Decision on Multi-Unit Zones by Mike Rosenberg January 26, 2024 3 mins read The Bedford Planning Board may decide next Tuesday that it needs more time to prepare a proposal for compliance with the state Read More
Mitchell Shares Research Refuting Petitioners’ Fire Station Issues by Mike Rosenberg January 25, 2024 2 mins read One member of the Bedford Select Board is well along in her preparations to refute an Annual Town Meeting petitioners’ article that Read More
Ashby-Walsh, Roberts Condos Join Multi-Unit Zoning Agenda by Mike Rosenberg January 22, 2024 2 mins read Proposed zoning overlays to comply with a multi-unit housing law continue to evolve as the Bedford Planning Board reconvenes on Zoom at Read More
Proposed Community Preservation Projects Total $2.1 Million by Mike Rosenberg January 19, 2024 2 mins read The Bedford Community Preservation Committee approved a list of almost 20 projects and programs for fiscal year 2025. Read More