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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
July 2007 - Posts
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Susan Clark A sigh of relief was heard from the Town Council as they voted unanimously to appoint resident Bill Jean as the new council member. “Unbelievable!” exclaimed Chairman Paul Roy as the 6-0 vote rang in at a Wednesday, July 25, special Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Residents will have a chance to speak out about road safety on two busy roads. The Town Council set aside Wednesday, Aug. 15, for a public hearing to discuss reducing the speed limit and banning parking on a portion of Nashua Road, Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Birdhouses depicting historic Bedford buildings and a warming hut that resembles the old railway station are among the features for the Bedford Village Common – a recreational park designed for 9.3 acres of town-owned land off Read More...
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BY DAVE CHOATE Even kittens are doing time these days. A visitor to the New Hampshire State Prison for Women in Goffstown might be surprised to see the cats padding around the rooms, but Robin Ahlgren said having inmates care for the semi-feral cats is Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Last year, the Jutras American Legion baseball team had to win a one-game playoff to reach the postseason and finished with 11 wins, including the added match-up. This year’s team, predominantly Bedford and Goffstown players, Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Playing together more than five years now, they’ve developed a level of comfort that’s propelled them past challenging foes. In a couple weeks, these familiar faces take their toughest test. That’s when Bedford’s Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE With the arrival of Bedford High School sports teams, field time may be at a premium. The school district plans to build three fields – for baseball, soccer and practice – on land it currently owns along Liberty Hill and Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Bedford students will have a wide variety of healthy menu choices when school reopens in the fall. Beginning in 2007-08, all meals and snacks served in schools must follow the guidelines established by the New Hampshire Coalition for Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE A 98,000-square-foot Kohl’s department store is proposed between Kilton and Ridgewood roads, along the route 101/114 interchange. According to the conceptual plan, Kohl’s and a Texas Roadhouse restaurant would sit on 14.5 Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK They’re not expecting to bring home the championship trophy. In fact, they’re quite surprised they qualified for the tournament. But that doesn’t mean every member of the Bedford Hornets U12 softball squad won’t Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Standing alongside his teammates, watching the opposition raise the trophy instead of his squad, there was only one thing on Ben Philbrick’s mind. “I was like, ‘Where’s the pool party going to be?’” Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE If things go according to plan, by the end of 2007 Bedford residents will be able to pay water, sewer and real estate bills online, and a secondary access road for the Bedford High School campus will be under way. These are just two Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Under the terms of a new union contract, Bedford firefighters will now be covered by short-term and long-term disability and life insurance, have the same health insurance benefits as police and nonlabor groups, and be eligible for Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Bedford boys and girls are journeying across the country as part of the summer reading program at the Bedford Library. The Reading Road Trip, USA journey is, of course, imaginary. Luci Albertson, director of Children’s Services, Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Though Bedford was hoping to secure a second trip in three years to the District 1 11- and 12-year-old Little League all-star baseball tournament finals, Manchester North made its road at least one game longer. Bedford, following Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Last year, as seventh-graders on the McKelvie Middle School golf team, Joe Angelini and Jake Nutter guaranteed a championship in the 2007 Tri-County championship. “We’re so sick of getting to the finals and then losing,” Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY In the past, the metal chairs in Merrimack District Court have been used as weapons because they’re not bolted down to the floor. The courthouse, which is used by Bedford police and prosecutor, has been the cause of many safety Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY An amendment to a petition filed in Superior Court asks that David Danielson be appointed to the vacant Bedford Town Council position. “It’s an amendment to it, asking the judge to declare that Danielson was duly appointed Read More...
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BY KEVIN SHALVEY For Bedford High School, the new law requiring all students to attend until they are 18 years old will be in effect from the school’s inception, and programs will be offered to help struggling students. “A 17-year-old who’s Read More...
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BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Twenty-four Bedford boys and girls learned firsthand how to care for young kids, cows and horses at The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill summer camp. During Animal Science/Veterinary Training camp the week of June 25, children aged 6 Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Eric MacDonald was excited and optimistic. It turns out he had good reason to be. The Bedford all-star went 3-for-4 at the plate and held a surging Goffstown offense to one run in 5-plus innings of mound work. In fact, it was hard to identify Read More...
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