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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
April 2009 - Posts
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY With a second-year program, Peter Gagnon doesn’t expect to make the playoffs. He expects more. The Bedford High School girls tennis coach expects his team to improve on last season’s 8-6 record. The Bulldogs are on their way Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Afternoon had nearly turned into evening, but down to its final out on two separate occasions, Bedford High School refused to fade in a back-and-forth Class I baseball affair. Bedford lost its lead in the top half of what was scheduled Read More...
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BY MARK NATALE On April 14, the Trinity Robotics team, Checkmate 40, packed its trailer and started the long drive down to Atlanta to compete in the 2009 FIRST World Championship in the Georgia Dome along with 348 other teams from across the world. Several Read More...
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BY PATRICK O’NEILL As 2010 approaches, the Bedford Master Plan Steering Committee is preparing the document which will outline the future of the town. To do that, though, they will need input from residents first. At their April 23 meeting, the Read More...
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BY PATRICK O’NEILL Having a solid plan in place is the best way to handle natural disasters. At a recent Town Council meeting, Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission and members from the Planning Board presented an update to the Bedford Hazard Read More...
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BY JEN LORD The recent merger of Girl Scout organizations in New Hampshire and Vermont means expanded opportunities for girls in both states. The new combined group is called the Girls Scouts of the Green and White Mountains. The new Web site is www.girlscoutsgwm.org. Read More...
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Recreation league Associated Concrete received goals from Chris Ell, Josh Koellmer, Gunnar Senatore and Steve Simpson in a recent contest with Montagne Communications. Kaleb Harrington and Sander Van Duren were strong in goal, each making multiple saves Read More...
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In recent Bedford Girls Softball League action: 12U division The Bedford Storm 12U majors team lost its first game of the season to the Wilton Panthers, 12-4. Madison Collins pitched four strong innings with the help of her catcher, Amanda Soterion. On Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The third time was far from charming. Twice in the final innings, West appeared to have its one run lead erased, only to have those scores wiped off the board, but visiting Salem eventually made the runs stick in a 6-4 come-from-behind Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY For a team without any varsity experience, the Bedford High School boys lacrosse team is quite experienced. The Bulldogs, entering the school’s first season of varsity play, are led by a group of players combining fresh talent and Read More...
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BY PATRICK O’NEILL Cancer kills millions each year, and for one group of Bedford students, fighting for a cure is their one goal this summer. Sarah Kossak and Heidi Fraitzl lead a group of Bedford High students who will participate in the Greater Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN It had the makings of the popular TV show “American Idol.” Anxious singers doing their best to win over their audience. A panel of judges critiquing the performances. Audience members casting ballots for their favorite vocalist. Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Cooper Lecza has driven through Washington, D.C., with his family before. This time he’ll be able to stop and stay for a few days. Lecza will make his first trip to the nation’s capital after winning the state geography bee Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY With a group of seventh-graders presenting in front of State House members, it wasn’t the students who were nervous. “I was shaking like a leaf the entire time,” said Lurgio seventh-grade teacher Jen Wells. “They Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY As Jill Bartlett walked off the field at Bow High School following her team’s inaugural girls lacrosse contest, one of the Bedford fans in attendance had a light-hearted message. “Coach, you know the only place to go from Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY It’s fitting that Sara Bee is the final Bedford resident to don the Blue Knight uniform for the girls lacrosse team. The senior is the sole Bedford representative on a West team hoping to overcome inexperience and surpass last season’s Read More...
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BY DAVID SUITOR Bedford has some very important people hidden away at the Safety Complex – its dispatchers. Bedford has seven full-time dispatchers plus a supervisor. Besides sending help with a radio call, the dispatchers keep written and electronic Read More...
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BY JENNIFER LORD Ever wonder what teenagers think when they hear words like bailout, stimulus and earmarks? They really don’t sound like economic terms. While many adults struggle to understand these concepts and the country’s financial crisis, Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The Bedford Planning Board has approved one of the largest residential developments in years but economic concerns could slow the pace of construction. The three subdivisions have the same developer, Dick Anagnost, and are in the same Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council has backed away from a new rule on personal attacks from residents at meetings and decided to stick with its old rules and procedures, which calls for civility and professionalism from all participants during meetings. Read More...
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The 35th running of the Bedford Rotary Memorial Road Races is set for Saturday, May 16, with a USATF New England Championship 12K race at 9 a.m. and the 5K race at 11 a.m. For the sixth time, the 12K race is a USATF championship race, one of seven for Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY With a small team, Bedford High softball head coach Derek Geddes must ask his players to maintain their versatility. Each must be ready to play multiple positions. Bedford nearly made the postseason in its first campaign, falling one Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bedford Bulldogs plan to add more bark to their bats to improve on last season’s win total. While Bedford baseball played well defensively in its inaugural season, the team’s hitters were often silenced. Head coach Craig Read More...
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A 72-year-old Bedford man died after an accident when his pickup truck overturned on a highway ramp along Route 101. According to New Hampshire State Police, Eldon Sidebotham was exiting Route 101 eastbound onto Interstate 293 northbound about 8 p.m., Read More...
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Bedford police handled the following incidents recently: • On Thursday, April 2, at about 10:35 a.m., Bedford police responded to T-Bones restaurant regarding an unruly man, who reportedly was yelling at an employee. Officer Charles Morley located Read More...
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Every month, Bedford Fire Chief Scott Wiggin releases the department’s call report. The following includes fire, rescue and building/health department statistics: For the month of March, the department responded to 36 fire calls and 92 for ambulance. Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Thor Nilsen, the high school athletic administrator, has decided to leave Bedford High School, due to a long commute to his home in Scarborough, Maine, and time away from his family. Nilsen will be replaced by Bill Whitmore, the athletic Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Steve Beals is moving his insurance agency from the Bedford Village Shoppes farther down Route 101, across from the new Hannaford supermarket – and in the process will be restoring a historic barn. The Planning Board approved the Read More...
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BY PATRICK O’NEILL By answering a 10-minute phone survey, residents will help the town foresee what Bedford could look like in the next 10 years. Things have changed in Bedford since 2000, and as 2010 approaches, the Planning Board is getting ready Read More...
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Celebrate Earth Day – April 22 – by bringing the family to Discover WILD New Hampshire Day, set for Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department on Hazen Drive in Concord. Admission Read More...
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The Executive Swim Club finished in second place at the New Hampshire Swim Association Championships, which took place March 20 to 22 at Phillips Exeter Academy. Executive finished with 2,754, behind host Exeter Swim Team’s total of 2,987, but far Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Here’s a scary thought for opponents: Kelsey Ewing, record- setter at the New England high school swimming championships, has three more years to continue improving. After helping her team to a fourth-place finish at the state level, Read More...
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BY LISA KENNEDY SHELDON During these tumultuous financial times, a story about helping others may help change the focus from our bank statements to our shared humanity. Here’s the story of the Honduran Mission Team New Hampshire, including Bedford Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Heather Monty is Bedford’s mad hatter. About five years ago, Monty began to sew fleece hats, and since then she has helped keep heads warm around the globe. Monty, now a junior at The Derryfield School, started sewing the hats when, Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The town could be getting four new police officers, thanks to the economic stimulus program. Chief David Bailey said his department had planned on two new officers for this year, but those were cut from the town budget out of economic Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Not all public comments will be allowed during Town Council meetings. At its Wednesday, March 26, meeting, the Town Council set a new rule banning residents from making personal attacks against its members during meetings at the request Read More...
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