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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
November 2008 - Posts
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Athlete of the Month Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics BY RYAN O’CONNOR Entering the fourth quarter of the Division II championship game, down 7-0 to his most-hated foe, Exeter, Bishop Guertin head football coach Tony Johnson called the number Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR He knows it’s a cliche, but he’s going to say it anyway. He’s going to repeat it over and over again. “Defense wins championships,” said Bishop Guertin head coach Tony Johnson at least six times in Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE A solution for the dangerous intersection of Route 101 and Nashua Road could be in sight, as the Town Council has endorsed a $1 million plan for an upgrade, with a guaranteed two-thirds reimbursement from the state. In their vote, taken Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE A Bedford High School student who allegedly set fire to a bathroom is being charged with arson, a Class A felony. Since he is under the age of 17, the student faces time in a juvenile detention facility if he is convicted, said Bedford Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Last year, Bill Nardino’s young team overachieved. This year, his squad overwhelmed. Nardino’s Derryfield School team, with only three seniors, defeated Wilton-Lyndeborough, 2-1, on Nov. 8, taking home the Class S girls soccer Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR It wasn’t pretty. It was so ugly, in fact, Tony Johnson conceded it was funny. His Bishop Guertin Cardinals, widely considered the best team in the state, had just fumbled the ball 10 times, lost four, allowed a touchdown Read More...
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BY PATRICK O’NEILL Cancer was becoming routine for Michael Doyon. Visits to the hospital for chemotherapy were commonplace until one Bedford nurse and her students decided to step in. Brenda Cooper of Bedford and seven nursing students from UNH Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE As far as art projects go, this one will make history. Literally. Artist-in-Residence Robert Rossel asked a class of second-graders at Riddle Brook School, “Twenty years from now when you come back to school, what will be greeting Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE As Bedford High School prepares to welcome seniors in September in the final phase of its opening, nearly 18 more teachers will be needed. The high school will cost $834,447 to operate next year, up from $654,983 this year. Start-up supplies, Read More...
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The Bedford Jaguars junior high school varsity football team made big plays on both sides of the ball, defeating the Pembroke Junior Spartans, 30-0, to win the Granite State Football League (GSFL) championship on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Bedford High. The Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY It didn’t take the Bedford High School spirit team long to reach the top. After a successful first year, the Bulldogs won the Class I competition handily, besting its closest opponent by 13 points. During the competition on Sunday, Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The national economy may be on the ropes, but the boom in commercial development along South River Road shows no signs of letting up. A developer has proposed an 82-room hotel and an 80,000- square-foot office building on South River Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Plans to build a town park – envisioned as a place to define the “center” of Bedford – have been going on since the 1980s. The proposed Bedford Village Common, which would be located on town-owned land between Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Generally speaking, the most difficult part for a coach whose team just lost in the playoffs isn’t the setback itself, but saying goodbye to their seniors. That’s one worry Michelle Winning won’t have to concern Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY It was likely a quiet afternoon at McKelvie Intermediate School. After a morning of fitness activities on Oct. 23, fifth-grade teacher Marie Alsup said she was expecting her classroom to be filled with some tired students. “The Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE They may have had divided opinions over the candidates and issues, but voters seemed to be at a consensus on at least one thing: the polling operation the town ran on Election Day was a runaway success. Voters started lining up at Bedford Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Town Manager Russ Marcoux is confident the town can weather the economic “perfect storm” sweeping the country with the $22 million budget he has proposed for 2009. “We are currently experiencing an economic era which Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bedford tax rate has been set, with the municipal portion lower than expected based on assessments that took place during the town’s revaluation. Total, the 2009 tax rate for Bedford residents is $18.95 per $1,000 assessed property Read More...
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