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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
December 2007 - Posts
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR It was a year of near-misses and so-closes on the 2007 Bedford sports landscape, though there were a few spot-ons mixed in. While dozens of local teams and individuals competed for the top prize in their respective class and/or Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE To meet MRI study recommendations, a study that called for additional police and fire positions in Bedford, the Bedford Police and Fire departments added many new positions in 2007. “These studies,” former Town Manager Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Bedford’s new town manager, Russ Marcoux, officially took the helm Feb. 5. Police Chief David Bailey had been filing in as acting town manager since November 2006 when Keith Hickey left Bedford to be town manager of Merrimack. Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE With 2007, came the opening of the long-awaited Ross A. Lurgio Middle School and Bedford High School. On Aug. 29, the first students arrived. “I’m excited to finally have the students here. It’s been great to have Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR As a USATF Junior Olympic cross country program, the Granite State Flash place hundreds of young, local athletes on a regional and national stage, including seven runners who currently compete for Division I collegiate squads. So Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR As the leader of this year’s lone Bedford High School winter varsity sports program, wrestling head coach Darren Root said he is using the opportunity to set up the program for future success. While he was tentative at first Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The School Board has taken a final look at the 2008-09 budget, trimming approximately $160,000. Before the reduction taken at the board’s Monday, Dec. 17, meeting, the budget sat at $55,183,366, which is a 2.9 percent increase Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Born and raised in Bedford, Ryk Bullock has seen the town transition to what it is today. But, as much as the town has changed, his family remains well rooted in the community. “My granddaughters are the 13th generation of my Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR It may have been the consolation game of an exhibition tournament, but the West and Central offenses hardly looked frozen on ice. After losing in the first round of the second annual Queen City Hockey Jamboree the week prior – Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR After the Bedford Jaguars American Youth Football Pee Wee cheerleading team won last year’s national championship competition, coach Mike Shannon went to the organization’s board of directors and requested a budget for Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The 20-year-old Derry woman charged in the death of a Bedford man was sentenced to two to 15 years in New Hampshire State Prison. The accident happened Sept. 23, 2006, at 6:20 a.m., when Este, then 20, was traveling eastbound on Route Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE After nearly two months of discussions, the 2008 town budget is getting ready to be sent to voters. Budget reviews began Oct. 10, when Town Manager Russ Marcoux presented his recommendations to the Town Council. The board has been Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Friendship, Inspiration and Recognition are values depicted in the first three letters of the fir tree planted in front of the Bedford Presbyterian Church. On Dec. 6, the Bedford Women’s Club hosted a holiday tree-lighting ceremony Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE For Mary Selvoski of Bedford, a part-time hobby of sewing ballet clothes for her daughter has turned into a full-time costume business outfitting dozens of theater troupes a year with a warehouse of more than 7,000 costumes. This is Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR West boys basketball coach Colin Burke is determined not to let a 2-16 record last season discourage his outlook on the upcoming campaign. While the Blue Knights graduated four starters and bring back only four hoopsters who received Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, the Seacoast United Premier soccer team didn’t qualify for a major annual national showcase in New Jersey. This time around, with Jess Luscinski on the field, the squad not only made the tournament, it won. Stuart Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE (This is a series of articles profiling people of interest throughout the Bedford community. To nominate someone you know, email editor@thebedfordbulletin.) After reading the book of essays, “A Circle of Quiet” by Madeleine Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE To ease the strain on busy practice fields, the Bedford School Board approved building another practice field. The new 45- by 75-yard field will be located next to the SAU building on County Road, costing $99,500. The board hopes it Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE What some members of the Town Council didn’t know until recently was that the town would be asked to foot some of the bill to widen Route 101 as part of the school secondary access road project. “Some Town Council members Read More...
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