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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
January 2008 - Posts
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR There may have been no team more jubilant following a routine at the annual Kiwanis cheerleading competition than the Bedford Lady Bulldogs. The judges felt the same way as the performers. First-year Bedford, without the experience Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Since 1955, Bedford resident Ralph Dieter has been talking to people all over the world. Through his personal amateur, or ham, radio, he has had conversations with people in Japan, Spain and Kuwait City. “Now most of my contacts Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Bedford resident Gus Garceau says his proposed amendment to Warrant Article 2 will solve the school emergency access issue and save taxpayer money. Garceau said he will present his amendment at the Tuesday, Feb. 5, deliberative session Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The tension was thick as 12 fourth-graders at Peter Woodbury School took part in their annual geography bee. Zak La Roza, the winner of the geography bee, was excited to get his chance in this year’s competition and even more Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE A proposed 50,300-squarefoot supermarket, a shopping center and a restaurant could soon change the landscape around Macy’s and the Wayfarer Inn. Packard Development of Newton, Mass., is proposing to build a supermarket, two buildings Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Adam Langlois’ demeanor was not what you’d expect from a coach whose wrestling team just suffered a 60-18 lost. The former West grappler, who now mentors at his alma mater, oozed optimism when discussing the program’s Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Elizabeth White has been playing catch-up most of her young life. Now, others are trying to catch up with her. The 13-year-old Lurgio Middle School student won her first national championship in cyclocross last month, traveling Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE For years, the state had planned to expand Route 101 in Bedford, but they won’t be starting anytime soon. On Jan. 15, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch submitted the state’s 10-year highway transportation plan to the Legislature, Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Ever wonder how fun it would be to choose a place to visit by opening a book to a random page and going? For the past few years, Pat Desmarais and Robert Edsall of Bedford have done just that when choosing a place to kayak. The book Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Members of the Bedford Garden Club went far east as they learned how to create Japanese Ikebana flower arrangements. The club hosts speakers at its monthly meeting to spread ideas and learn new aspects of gardening, said Beverly Jo Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The Bedford School Board presented its $56 million budget to about 15 residents at its first ever televised budget public hearing. The total operating budget, presented Jan. 16, is $56,108,163, includes all proposed articles, if approved Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Taking over as West girls basketball coach little more than a month before the start of the current season, Monty Burge’s expectations were understandably tempered. So after beginning the season 0-7, following a 60-34 setback Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR While the rest of his team traveled to Concord to compete in a freshmen invitational tournament, Bedford sophomore Caleb Earnshaw took a much shorter trip to Merrimack. The tradeoff was one of the highest-quality fields he’ll Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch submitted the state’s 10- year highway transportation plan to the Legislature, bumping Route 101 in Bedford off the list. The plan, if passed, would cut nearly $2 billion in projects. “New Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE For Gloria MacVane, it doesn’t get much better than helping a local family find the right pet. For nearly 13 years, MacVane of Bedford has been a volunteer adoption counselor at the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire in Bedford Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE A number of town and school positions are up for grabs in the March 11 election. Those interested in serving the town or the School District must file for office from Wednesday, Jan. 23, to Friday, Feb. 1. Open seats and filing information Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The Bedford Town Council took on an estimated $3 million for road improvements, which coincide with the secondary access project to the high school, onto its proposed $12 million road bond. The $3 million is in addition to the $12 Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Memorial School first-graders saw a story of Cinderella many of them had never seen before. Tanglewood Marionettes, a nationally touring theater group, performed the story so students could see how puppets move. “We perform in Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR In its fourth game, the West boys basketball team entered the contest needing a victory to match its 2006-07 win total. Its opponent, Goffstown, four days removed from an impressive eight-point win over Class L power Pinkerton Academy, Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Just prior to Bishop Guertin’s inaugural NHIAA contest, the girls hockey team head coach, Mark Karaska, said he and his assistant, Myia Yates, were nervous and excited. No surprise there. Yet, after losing to host Concord on Jan. Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Longtime Bedford resident Dorothy Witzel, 74, lost her battle with cancer, but she will be long remembered as someone who made a difference in town. “Every once in a while you meet someone who has unselfish dedication for the Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Rachel’s Challenge, a program founded by Darrell Scott, the father of the first student killed during the Columbine High School shooting, is coming to Bedford. The program, which will be viewed by Bedford High School and Ross Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The state Department of Revenue Administration will not support the School Board’s plan to create additional lanes and a traffic light on Route 101 at Nashua Road. The state Department of Revenue Administration reviewed the proposed Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE No lines and no waiting was what election official Ernie Pasquino told voters as he directed them to the polls at Bedford High School. For the first time ever voting took place at the high school and it went smoothly and, more importantly, Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK After nearly 10 years, some language in the Bedford Town Charter is about to be changed, with voter approval. A public hearing on proposed changes to the Town Charter takes place Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m., at the Bedford Meeting Room, Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Last year, more than 300 volunteers put in more than 6,500 hours of volunteer work at Peter Woodbury Elementary School and volunteer co-coordinators Amy Pratte and Cindy McGuire are grateful to all volunteers who have given the school. Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Residents turning out to vote during the New Hampshire primary will also have a chance to be Good Samaritans. Voting for the New Hampshire presidential primary takes place Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Bedford High School on Nashua Road, from Read More...
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