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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
October 2007 - Posts
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Three different plans for emergency access to Bedford High School were presented to the community, each at a cost near $3 million. Members of the community asked questions, voiced concerns and made recommendations to the Bedford School Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Fifth- and sixth-graders at McKelvie Intermediate School got to skateboard, hula hoop, jog and ride scooters all at their first annual Move-A-Thon. Since Ross A. Lurgio Middle School opened to seventh and eighth grades Aug. 29, McKelvie Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL Even the World Wrestling Federation couldn’t have put on a louder, more intense competition with match ups between heavy weights from all over New England. Twenty-six teams from different towns in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Following a season-ending first-round playoff loss to Alvirne, the West High School girls soccer players approached coach Kris Komisarek and asked her if they could continue practicing. That attitude, said the first-year head coach, Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Less than a week after losing a 2-0 second-half lead and falling in its regular-season finale, 3-2 in overtime to crosstown rival Manchester Memorial, the West boys soccer team reversed the result at Goffstown’s expense. Falling Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR The Blue Knights entered the contest having been in control of their own destiny all season, while cross-town rival Central was still in the process of climbing out of an early-season hole created by an 0-2 start. When Central quarterback Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Bedford High School art teacher Catherine Tuttle loves the new school but knew some artwork would make a great finishing touch. With the help of local artist Mark Ragonese, Tuttle and three of her art classes helped make multiple stick Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Throughout October, more than 700 students at Ross A. Lurgio Middle School will be reading 26 minutes a day and exercising 26 minutes a day. This comes as part of the fundraiser called “Exercise the Right to Read.” The Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Parking, lighting and wetland issues at the proposed Bedford Village Common still need to be worked out before the plan gets final approval. Bedford Village Common Committee Chairman Beverly Thomas and engineer Jeff Kevan of TFMoran Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK The legal battle over the proper interpretation of the Town Charter may be over if Town Councilors accept an offer made by resident Bill Greiner. In a Oct. 23 letter to town attorney Barton Mayer, Greiner says he is willing to pay any fees Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE For the most part, Bedford school buses and their drivers have been on time in recent weeks. This is a big relief to parents and the school district. Since school began Aug. 29, many students and parents have been left waiting for Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK If you have a talent you’re just dying to show off, here’s your chance at the limelight and a way to support the Save the Children Fund. The “Bedford’s Got Talent Show,” is looking for students in grades 5 Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK Stating that newly appointed Town Councilor Bill Jean should not have voted to settle a lawsuit, resident Bill Greiner filed a motion to void the agreement and intervene. The motion, filed in Hillsborough Superior Court on Monday, Oct. Read More...
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Tiny Mites Silver The Bedford Jr. Bulldogs Pop Warner football team battled the Manchester Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 14. Stephen Simpson collected a trio of touchdowns for the locals, while quarterback Colin Hoak led the offense, which featured strong blocking Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR When leaving the 2007 Amoskeag Rowing Club New Hampshire State Championship Regatta, a tournament organizer approached Derryfield coach Elizabeth Dirth and asked if she needed a wheelbarrow for her squad’s medals. Dirth couldn’t Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL The Animal Rescue League houses hundreds of abandoned, surrendered and rescued animals and finds homes for them in surrounding communities, but few people know that they do much more. The League has a “no kill” philosophy, Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE As more and more houses are built across New Hampshire, some residents like the Southwell family of Bedford are doing their part to help keep animals feeling welcomed. Over the past year, Anne Southwell and her two children, Victoria Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK Residents in Bedford and surrounding areas will have to wait until next year to exercise at the new Workout Club and Wellness Center at Route 114 and Donald Street Extension. The Workout Club, proposed as a two-story 160,000-square-foot Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK The night before this year’s Class I boys golf tournament was not spent resting or making sure his team’s equipment was in order. No, for Joel St. Laurent, it meant standing on the course at Manchester Country Club, perfecting Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK On the first day of the season, Donald Van Uden relayed a message to his team. After watching his West golfers post a 32-4 record, the second-best regular-season finish in program history, Van Uden repeated the message. “Only one Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK A pharmacy, a medical office building, a 243-seat restaurant, a bank and a coffee shop – all aimed at providing easy access to 160 senior and 84 assisted-living homes – is slated for Old Bedford Road at Route 101. The land, Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK With the state Department of Transportation’s Route 101 reconstruction plan pushed to 2017, the School Board is looking at ways to access the middle/high school site and keep students safe. At its Sept. 24 meeting, Tony Grande and Read More...
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BY PATRICK O'NEILL Many students dream about making a difference to people in the world one day. Taylor Nagel, 17, of Bedford, actually did. Nagel, a senior at The Derryfield School, spent four weeks this summer in Ghana helping WomensTrust, a New Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR A standout player on the 2003 West High School varsity soccer team, Kristin Thornton of Bedford was torn. Among several recruiting schools, Keene State College and Western New England College, both Division III schools, were her preferred Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR The Bedford girls soccer team continues its remarkable effort in attempting to earn a Class I playoff berth. “That would be pretty unbelievable if we (made the postseason), but you never know,” said head coach Michelle Read More...
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