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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
February 2008 - Posts
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In their final 16 games of the 2007-’08 Class S basketball season, the Derryfield girls lost three games. Each time, their vanquisher was the same – Portsmouth Christian Academy. After beginning the season 1-3, DS improved dramatically, posting Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR One by one they took their turn: four skiers from four different schools, all representing one town at one exclusive event. Bedford High School sophomore Andrew Weeks, Bishop Brady junior Stephanie Siegart and Bishop Guertin sophomore Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Supporters of two different road bonds agreed on only one thing at a hearing last Monday – nothing less than the safety of drivers is at stake in the outcome. One $12 million bond has been placed on the March ballot through a citizen Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Think taxes are too high? Want the town to add another firefighter or cut back somewhere else? Or do you simply want an opportunity to exercise your citizenship outside of the voting booth? The Budgetary Town Meeting at the Bedford High Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Prior to the Bedford wrestling team’s inaugural season, coach Darren Root had a decision to make. Should he take a conservative approach and try to build confidence among his seven freshmen and one sophomore, or should he Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK The 11 questions posed during the Town Council candidates’ debate brought out some differences and similarities in the three men vying for two open seats. Chris Bandazian, Bill Dermody and Jonathan Zdziarski came before the BCTV cameras Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The School Board issued a renewed plea to voters to approve a town bond that would pay for the reconstruction of the Nashua Road intersection with Route 101, improving access to the new high school. The $8 million town bond includes $3 Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bedford School District has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for land that would be used for an emergency access road to Lurgio Middle School and Bedford High School, pending voter approval. Chalant Development Corp. agreed to Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR In addition to those athletes on the first-place Salem squad and second-place Manchester Central team, many other Neighborhood gymnasts competed and impressed at the NHIAA Girls Gymnastics State Championships on Saturday, Feb. 9. Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK The Division I match-up between 9-4-0 Salem and 5-6-2 Manchester West had a little something for every ice hockey fan: fine goaltending from both starting netminders, hard-hitting confrontations in the corners, frenetic action from blue Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Bedford High School is about to make history, again, as a group of students are building their first high-tech robot. Since early January, the Bedford High School FIRST robotics team has been working everyday getting their machine Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The Planning Board took its first look at the proposed new shopping center near Macy’s on South River Road and for the most part liked the initial plans. Planning Board members asked the developers to consider other traffic and Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The town and school district each have five outstanding bonds that are affecting taxpayers. On the town side, the five outstanding bonds may affect property owners about 80 cents per $1,000 assessed property valuation. The cost is Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Growth in Bedford schools, a secondary emergency access road and taxpayer involvement in spending were the main topics discussed at the School Board Candidates’ Debate. The event, sponsored by the Bedford Men’s Club, featured Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Dartmouth College in Hanover on Sunday, Jan. 3, included several locals sprinting, leaping and throwing against some of the best athletes Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE At age 81 and with six children, 30 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and Lois, his wife of 57 years, one may think that Bill Earnshaw would have enough to keep him busy. But for Earnshaw, a longtime Bedford resident, that’s Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE All 10 warrant articles, including $445,000 for land and a $55 million operating budget will go on the March 11 ballot as presented at Bedford School District deliberative session. At the Tuesday, Feb. 5, meeting, resident Gus Garceau Read More...
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BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Dressed in Hawaiian leis and shorts, Bedford father and son duo, Phil and John Desmond, braved the cold weather and water, all for a good cause at the ninth annual Penguin Plunge. On Feb. 3, hundreds of people braved the chilly Atlantic Read More...
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