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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
May 2007 - Posts
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY Each saying they knew all four candidates, town councilors will now forego applicants’ interviews for the vacant council seat, and appoint someone June 13. “Personally, I was very impressed with the credentials of all the Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY Bedford residents who have been looking forward to having a village common with a skating pond might soon get their wish. On June 4, the Planning Board will review the initial site plan for some of the 9.3-acre proposed public park, said Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY Don Torbich of Brick Mill Road said his mailbox has been hit 10 times in 24 years. Most recently, his neighbor hit it while avoiding a speeding car. Neighbors living near the intersection of Brick Mill and Ledgewood roads say it’s Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT In droves they’ve come, challengers to the Concord boys tennis team’s throne in Class L, and time after time, they left beaten, bruised and empty-handed. Manchester West, though, was different, the only team to beat the Tide Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY A Bedford man was sentenced to 37 months in prison for one count of child pornography. Michael Sosnowski, 53, will also have five years of probation and must register as a sex offender after his release, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Helen Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY The Town Council corrected an error in judgment that could have created major dissent on the board. While marching together in the Pre-Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 20, council Chairman Paul Roy and councilors Normand Longval, Bob Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK They spend the better part of their days sitting at desks absorbing information and expanding their minds. For the girls of Derryfield softball, the learning continues outside of the classroom. When they step on the softball diamond, their Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK It’s simple. It’s obvious. It’s exactly the approach Whitney Boucher takes: team confidence breeds better play. That has been Boucher’s No. 1 priority this season, and the squad’s winning record proves it’s Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT It has the talent, a mixture of youth and experience, a nice balance of pitching and hitting. But the Derryfield School baseball team also has concerns. After starting the season on a 5-0 tear and outscoring their opponents a mind-boggling Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT These days, the Manchester West boys lacrosse team isn’t short on motivation – or playoff talk. The Blue Knights understand several things have to go their way in the next week to sneak into the Division I state tournament. They’ll Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY The Bedford Town Council voted to delay filling Bill Van Anglen’s vacant seat until June 13. Accepting Van Anglen’s resignation from the council, effective immediately, the councilors will accept applications until Monday, Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY Next to the dam and beaver pond in the Van Loan Preserve, walkers can now pause on a wooden bridge and enjoy Riddle Brook. On Saturday, May 12, the Bedford Land Trust opened a new walking trail in the 68-acre Van Loan Preserve. Gene Van Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY By state law, public school students are allowed no more than five minutes of unsupervised prayer before classes begin each day. A policy draft for Bedford aims to provide that freedom to district students. At the Monday, May 14, meeting, Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY Citing a need to better focus on his work, Bedford Town Council Chairman Bill Van Anglen resigned from the council on Tuesday, May 8. “As the letter (of resignation) says, I don’t think I can represent the people of Bedford Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK Taking over the reins as captain of the Relay for Life “Digging For A Cure” team is an act of love and an honor for Linnea Hilchey, 14, of Bedford. When Linnea gathers her team for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY After a five-year investigation, a Rhode Islander was arrested on one count of identity theft involving a Bedford resident. Jeannine Nadeau, 51, of Cranston, R.I., was arrested by Boston police with an April 24 arrest warrant from Merrimack Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK The Murray household is torn. There’s a divide splitting the usually loving, caring and supportive family into two camps that will, most likely, never see eye to eye. There’s a debate pitting brother against sisters, mother Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT In perhaps the most anticipated head-to-head match-up of the Class L girls tennis regular season, it was the Manchester West Blue Knights who blinked first. But they haven’t flinched. After playing to a 3-3 tie in singles play, unbeaten Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Dan Drewniak won’t freely admit it. Point out his actions during the game, and he’ll quietly say it. But after hosting Queen City foe Manchester Central, the West softball head coach reluctantly came out with it. “It’s Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT The play didn’t look like one a first-year varsity team could execute. Then again, the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team isn’t your typical start-up. Slashing through the heart of the Trinity defense, Derryfield junior Chad Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY After 30 years of collecting thousands of license plates and Gulf gas memorabilia, Paul Finn’s garage is a time-warp complete with a fire-enginered 1947 Ford pickup truck. There’s a Gulf gas pump from the 1950s, gas and oil Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY Donating a Baldwin piano to Memorial School was easy for George and Jayne McMurdy. “We had this piano that we didn’t really have a use for,” Jayne McMurdy said. “And, we had seen the piano that they had at Memorial.” Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY Eunice Smith turned 100 years old on April 27, but she said, there’s plenty of time to laugh with her friends. On Saturday, April 28, with a sparkling tiara -- topped with the word “Queen” -- and a pink feather boa, Read More...
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