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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
December 2008 - Posts
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR It’s not supposed to happen this way. A team in its inaugural varsity season is expected to show marked improvement from game to game, but victories are generally reserved for the future. Yet the Bedford ice hockey players, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY While the recent ice storm kept Bedford students out of school three days, officials have not decided where the time missed will be made up. Superintendent of Schools Tim Mayes said the school buildings did not suffer any damage, and Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The school district is proposing a budget of $58.3 million, an increase of $1.9 million or 3.3 percent over the $56.4 million in total appropriations for the current school year. Property owners could see an increase of 74 to 88 cents Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council has roughly cut in half the expected increases in taxes and spending next year even as several members have declared that the change should be closer to zero. On Dec. 17, the council formally approved $307,660 in cuts Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The fight over the Bedford Village Common may have come to an end after the Town Council voted against using tax money. The vote came at a year-end, Dec. 17 meeting in which the council postponed to January any decisions on whether to Read More...
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The Bedford Basketball League’s 16th annual Bedford Basketball Jamboree, which took place Nov. 15 to 23, featured 67 teams and more than 700 players from 21 towns. Age-based tournaments for third- to eighth-grade boys and girls included squads from Read More...
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Some customers came to get warm, some to stock up on the essentials and others were curious about what the new Bedford Hannaford had to offer. The recent ice storm may have caused a major blackout, but store manager Mike Bolduc didn’t let that get Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Filing for the town election does not begin for another month but three town councilors have announced they are running for re-election. At a time of economic insecurity, Normand Longval, Paul Roy Sr. and Bob Young said they are offering Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK With three young children and one on the way, Steve and Dianne Kashiwabara found “room at the inn” at the emergency shelter set up at Bedford High School. While the family only had to use the shelter one night, Friday, Dec. Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY With the powerful ice storm days old, a good portion of Bedford remained powerless, leaving residents unsure of when they would be able to have electricity back. Many homes and businesses in Bedford lost power the evening of Thursday, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Before playing a single varsity game, winning has come at a cost for the Bedford High School boys basketball team. Although the Bulldogs haven’t played yet, the school had a junior varsity team last season – a solid one. The Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bedford High School girls basketball players have laced their shoes up for the first time, and they’re ready to run. After kicking off the school’s first-ever varsity basketball game, a 55-51 loss at Pelham on Tuesday, Read More...
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Bedford Police Department Detective Division is investigating an assault on a teenage girl. On Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:38 p.m., police officers responded to Cambridge Road in Bedford for a reported serious assault. Because the incident involves all juveniles, Read More...
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BY PATRICK O’NEILL Life changed for Bob Johnson when he was diagnosed with leukemia in October. The Bedford resident of 19 years is now taking charge of his situation by trying to help others. Johnson and his daughter, Jennifer Parkhurst, will host Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE While most people are gearing up for winter, some town officials are looking beyond shoveling snow and are finding ways to save taxpayer money year round. The town Parks and Recreation administrator said the department will not offer Read More...
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A Bedford High School student could be expelled for up to one year for bringing a handgun to school. On Wednesday, Nov. 26, school administrators alerted School Resource Officer William Donahue, who said the student had already been removed from the classroom Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Many Americans associate the Middle East with the tensions surrounding Israel and the turmoil within Iraq. But Skip Jackson, the proprietor of Carrabbas Italian Grill, found a different side to the predominantly Muslim region when he Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The land on which C.R. Sparks sits may have been sold but the popular restaurant and event center will not be going anywhere anytime soon. This summer, the owner of C.R. Sparks, Chuck Rolecek sold his 4.5 acres to Group 1 Automotive, Read More...
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