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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
March 2009 - Posts
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The owner of 14 acres at 358 S. River Road has presented a conceptual plan to the Planning Board for three buildings, with 88,000 square feet of commercial space. The property is located between Harvey Road and Commerce Drive on South River Road. On Monday, Read More...
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The Bedford High School Principal Search Committee has narrowed the field of candidates to fill the position to replace currect Principal George Edwards, who will be leaving in June. The two candidates are: Katherine Dawe has served as the assistant principal Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Although Bedford is the new high school on the athletic landscape, it is Manchester West that is left looking to build from the bottom up once again in order to continue to field competitive teams. The spring sports season will mark the Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN After Tialeah Bundy submitted a piece in the New Hampshire Institute of Art’s national drawing competition for high school students, she became one of 111 artists chosen out of 212 to have a drawing exhibited. But that wasn’t Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The day that a mixed-commercial and residential development went before the Planning Board coincided with a 500-point surge in the Dow Jones average. “We understand that it was on strong rumors this was going to be approved tonight,” Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Plenty of spectators wanted to witness an intra-city basketball battle between Manchester West and Trinity, but not everyone could. A large group of fans was shut out of a filled-to-capacity Trinity High School gymnasium, unable to watch Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bedford’s head coach, Jennifer Mason, wasn’t sure what spectators thought of her team’s runnerup finish at the Class I winter spirit competition. “I feel like the expectations are too high,” Mason said lightheartedly. Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Trinity High slowed the charge for three quarters, but eventually Winnacunnet detonated. The Pioneers matched the now three-time defending Class L girls basketball champions for much of the title game on Friday, March 13, but the Warriors Read More...
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BY DAN DeCONINCK and MATT SCHOOLEY Cell phones – it seems like everyone has them. After all, this is the age of technology, and being without mobile capability is like being without shoes – you could probably make it through the day barefoot, Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The town is pinning its hopes for a new Route 101 and Nashua Road intersection on the federal stimulus program. A local plan to do the work for $1 million was favored by most voters, 1,768-1,016, but it fell short of the necessary twothirds Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Bill Foote has lost two positions in local government in as many weeks. When he was defeated in his fourth bid for the School Board on March 10, he did not think he would also lose reappointment to the town Parks and Recreation Commission Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Voters at the March 4 Budgetary Town Meeting held off on slashing the budget to avert a potential 36-cent hike on the tax rate that could result from the loss of $1.2 million in shared revenue from the state. Gov. John Lynch wants to Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The school district is waiting for confirmation that it could soon receive a boost in federal funding for special education, and possibly receive money for future building upgrades to Bedford schools – all from the economic stimulus Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK When voters went to the polls on Tuesday, March 10, they were asked to sign a petition requesting the state return rooms and meals tax revenue to New Hampshire communities – a move that could save Bedford nearly $1.2 million in revenues. Read More...
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BY SUSAN CLARK A typo or a misunderstanding may have sealed the fate of the $1 million debt request on the town ballot to make safety improvements to the intersection of Route 101 and Nashua Road. By a 1,768-1,106 vote, article 4 failed to garner two-thirds Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Manchester West found itself on the side of the Division I hockey tournament highway in a familiar position – out of gas. Skating only two lines against Salem High School in their quarterfinal-round match on March 4, the ninth-seeded Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Life without Jared Crain on West’s wrestling mats is underway. The Bedford senior completed his four-year wrestling career by placing in the top 12 at the Saturday, March 7, New England regionals by winning once in three matches Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY After a taste of the postseason in 2009, the Bedford hockey team is ready for a larger portion next season. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs chowed down on No. 3 seed Somersworth on Saturday, March 7, in a 3-1 victory, but were sent home with Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY At least one more tournament awaits Bedford’s Jared Crain this year. The Manchester West wrestler placed second at the Meet of Champions (MOC) on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Londonderry High School to earn a place at New England regionals. Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY When Matt Guerard saw the container of carnations carried to the ice for Pembroke Academy’s Senior Night, he wasn’t sure what to think. For now, Bedford’s head coach doesn’t have to worry about that kind of ceremony. Read More...
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BY RALPH DIETER Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 414 Mid-winter in New Hampshire, on an island in the middle of a frozen lake and a group of Boy Scouts – can you say fun? From Saturday, Feb. 21, to Monday Feb. 23, 13 Scouts and seven adults from Troop Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The budget that will appear on the March 10 school district ballot has been crafted with the economy in mind, said School Board Chairman David Sacks. “The school district budget is appropriate for these economic times,” Sacks Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE When ballots are cast on March 10, the council hopes voters will take into consideration the condition of town roads and what road repairs could cost in the future if the $12 million bond fails this year. The proposed bond would continue Read More...
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