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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
April 2008 - Posts
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Spring vacation meant a lot more for Bedford High School students than just hanging out with nothing to do. Instead, some students spent three weekdays before April vacation traveling to Puerto Rico, watching Star Wars movies or turning Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE If you missed that big debate at the Town Council meeting, or the Planning Board hearing where a developer explained what he is going to do in your neighborhood, you can now watch those meetings and more online. While residents can always Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The specter of impatient and inexperienced high school drivers making risky left-hand turns onto Route 101 from Nashua Road may yet be averted. A meeting on Tuesday, April 29, at BCTV between state officials and Bedford town and school Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Athlete of the Month sponsored by Indian Head Athletics Rarely, said Lisa-Ann Wallace, does a college coach find an athlete who exhibits exceptional on-field prowess while still allotting sufficient time to handle a challenging Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Steve Houle and his Lady Blue Knights aren’t happy with last year’s playoff result, and they plan on spending this entire season rectifying it. After a fine 2007, West tennis fell in the Class L semifinals to city rival Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR The Bedford track and field team, once it stepped outside, quickly began running, jumping and throwing its way to Class I success. On Saturday, April 19, in a five-team meet at Stevens High School, the Bulldogs, a group of freshmen Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL For those who want to camp out or barbecue this summer in the way nature intended – with open flames – it’s also time to review fire safety and prevention regulations. The Bedford Fire Department reminds residents to Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The cost of sending Bedford students to West High School in Manchester has gone up as enrollment has gone down in high schools across the city. Manchester had projected it would have 6,000 students in its high schools this year, however, Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR In two games as a program, the Bedford High School softball team is already showing marked improvement. After collecting one hit in an 8-0 shutout at Portsmouth to open the season April 9, the Lady Bulldogs gave Pembroke Academy Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Bedford has never had a problem producing quality Little League and Babe Ruth baseball players. Now the town has a high school of its own to watch the budding athletes bloom. And BHS manager Craig Blahnik is reaping the benefits. Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE After two attempts to strike an agreement over how to share baseball fields among school teams and town recreational leagues, officials have finally resolved the issue. The school district is constructing a new baseball field this year, Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK This year’s Bedford Rotary Memorial Road Races will have something for everyone – whether you’re cheering runners on from the sidelines or visiting the many displays at the new health fair. In addition to the 34th annual Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council will stick to the original plan for fixing roads this year, despite the fact that current funding for the repair program runs out after 2008, due to the defeat of two bonds in the March town election. Hardy Road and North Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Many wouldn’t have been competing at all. After tearing the lateral meniscus in his knee during the University of New Hampshire’s football season, Lance Mailloux spent most of the winter rehabbing, working out and studying Read More...
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I’ve always been a lover of libraries, and although I am among the thousands who get most of my day-to-day information online, it doesn’t replace the slow, relaxing pace of a good read held firmly in hand. Fran Wiggin, the Bedford Library’s Read More...
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BY PATRICK O’NEILL Running a marathon is a test of endurance and conviction, and one Bedford resident is willing to run 13 of them. Nicholas Hinsley, an eighthgrade teacher and athletic director at Ross A. Lurgio Middle School, will run a marathon Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council is hoping to close the door on 2007 – a year marked by division and discord – and move on to the challenges it faces this year. The town road program, rising taxes and the intersection of Route 101 and Nashua Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Call it “Extreme Makeover: Bedford Edition.” When a local family lost out to a Manchester family as a finalist for the ABC home makeover show, the Bedford community decided to give them the star treatment anyway. The Michael Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY This Manchester West team has a basketball player and plenty of football players. Now Josh Greenwood just needs to make sure they’re familiar and comfortable with a lacrosse stick in hand. The Blue Knights boys lacrosse team hopes Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR There wasn’t a seat to be had in the house, nor a parking spot within miles. With the city rivalry burning full flame, and fans howling back and fourth, Ryan Bourgeois had seen – and heard – enough. The Trinity Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Bedford High School is redefining what it means to pass or fail. It takes more than a blanket 70 average to pass a course at this school. Now, Bedford High students must demonstrate competency in all the major skills and knowledge taught Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK When Ed Cande was growing up in Massachusetts, he often did his share of chores on his uncle’s and grandfather’s farms. “I helped out in the fields and the milking before going to school,” he said. Now, he spends Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council has decided the town will work on rebuilding Hardy Road this year since more traffic is expected after the reconstruction of its intersection with Route 101 and Jenkins Road. For the past few years, the town has been Read More...
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