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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
February 2009 - Posts
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Manchester West placed 15th at the Division I state tournament with 31 points, a remarkable feat since the Blue Knights sent just five competitors to the mats. During the two-day event at Nashua South that concluded on Saturday, Feb. Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY During last year’s Division II wrestling state championship, Caleb Earnshaw was the lone Bulldog to earn a victory. This year, Bedford showed the overall progress it’s made in its second year of varsity competition. Head coach Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Voters will soon decide how much they want to spend on police, fire, Public Works and other services at the Budgetary Town Meeting. The annual meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, at Bedford High School. The meeting will Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE A plan to tear down most of the Bedford Mall and turn it into a shopping plaza could deliver a shot of economic growth to an area that has been struggling with vacancies for years. The project was unveiled by the developer, Emmes Asset Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bedford High boys and girls squads each placed fourth during their second – and last – Division II state swimming championships on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the University of New Hampshire. The Bulldogs look forward to making Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The race for two School Board seats this March is drawing a long-time veteran of the board, the current vice chairman and a four-time candidate. The three are split on their priorities. Cindy Chagnon, a 12-year School Board member, wants Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Six candidates are vying for three council seats in the March election. Three incumbents -- Normand Longval, Paul Roy and Bob Young -- announced in December they would run again. By the end of January, three more had filed as candidates Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Some Town Council members wondered if Bedford could be involved in land deals as far away as Berlin, after the Town Council approved an ordinance on Feb. 11 allowing the Conservation Commission to buy property outside of Bedford borders. Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE At $62,234 in the budget, the International Baccalaureate program does not stand out in terms of its dollar amount, but it is certainly getting a lot of attention these days. Taxpayer critics say it has a leftist political bias and is Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bedford High School and Manchester West were among the teams in Hanover competing at the state track and field championships, with several athletes performing well individually. During the event on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Dartmouth College, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Division-II Bedford High School and D-I Manchester West don’t face each other on the wrestling mats, yet the Bulldogs are proving a difficult obstacle for the Blue Knights. Although West has already improved on last year’s Read More...
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BY PATRICK O’NEILL For three hours each day, Bedford Mothers’ Club School at 8:30 a.m., preschoolers learn their letters and numbers, do arts and crafts, listen to music and have a snack before parents pick them up. Longtime teacher Gwen Broder Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The International Baccalaureate has drawn some critical opinions from residents as being extravagant and a Socialist program, and not suited for Bedford High School. At the Feb. 3 deliberative session of the School District Meeting, some Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Although the Marconi Museum is closed, the building will remain a topic of conversation in the upcoming weeks as town officials decide what to do with it. Town officials hired Green Environmental to estimate what it would cost to fix Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Before the first brick was laid or the first teacher hired at Bedford High School, there was George Edwards. For the last three years – four counting his time as a consultant – Edwards has been a steady hand at the helm as Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Monty Burge has been through the rebuilding process before, and he knows it can be lengthy and frustrating. He also knows there is something that would make his West girls basketball team feel better about the situation – a win. Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The latest NECAP test scores show a significant turnaround in writing ability and more improvement than expected in reading and math for Bedford students. On reading and math, thirdthrough eighth-grade students did better in fall 2008 Read More...
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Abby, the Chinook dog, showed she didn’t care much for Senate hearings by letting out a quiet whimper during a hearing on a bill to name her breed as the state dog. But the senators on the committee didn’t hold it against her and voted unanimously Read More...
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Here’s who running for town and school district seats: Town Council – three, three-year seats: Max Darbouze, Bill Greiner and William A. Juch will challenge incumbents Normand Longval, Paul F. Roy Sr. and Bob Young. Library trustee – Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Voters approved an additional cut of $410,000 proposed by the School Board at the deliberative session of the School District Meeting, earning praise from some taxpayers. The School Board offered taxpayers a deal — it would postpone Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK The Town Council is considering making two roads along Route 101 one way to ease traffic concerns near the high school. A public hearing is set for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m., to hear residents’ opinion on whether Nashua Road from Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK Fixing town roads and addressing safety at the intersection of Route 101 and Nashua Road will highlight the March 10 ballot. During brief discussions at a Monday, Feb. 2, public hearing, the Town Council approved presenting two warrants Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics Conversations in the Bedford High School hallways are going a little differently now. “We’re getting more fans, and we see more people come up to us and say, ‘Great game,’” Read More...
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