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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
May 2009 - Posts
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A number of local athletes led Manchester West on Saturday, May 23, at Memorial High School, host site of the Manchester City Track and Field Meet. For the girls, Kimi Joback of Bedford scored in the three throwing events, taking second in javelin, third Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The West boys tennis team’s roller coaster season finally came to a stop, and many of the athletes won’t be around for next year’s ride. The Blue Knights never won consecutive games during a 5-9 campaign, which concluded Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY With two games remaining in the season, the Bedford boys lacrosse team remained in the hunt for a postseason berth. After dropping those contests and ending their inaugural season at 4-9, the firstyear Bulldogs must wait a year to track Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE In the end, it was the mountain that got him. Cooper Lezca, an eighth-grader at the Lurgio Middle School, won school and state level competitions, making it to the preliminary round of the National Geographic Geography Bee in Washington, Read More...
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By Eddie Wilson When most people envision a farm, it seems all too often they wander to that all familiar place. That place, severely outdated, where they are greeted by a gentleman wearing a cowboy hat giving shade to a long blade of straw. You won’t Read More...
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By Eddie Wilson Jim Clemons may seem like any average citizen. A pharmacist for more than 40 years, Clemons could easily be described as a happily retired sports fanatic of 64. The truth is, Clemons is anything but average. Running parallel to his seemingly Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE The Bedford Planning Board has recommended that the Town Council reappoint its chairman, Michael Izbicki, to the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission as a full member for a four-year term, according to town planning director Rick Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE The town election staff is taking on a new role this summer. On July 30, they are hoping Bedford citizens will turn out at the Town Hall – but not to vote. Instead, election workers are counting on them to give blood and enter the Read More...
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Though the 12-kilometer event at the 35th annual Bedford Rotary Memorial Road Race was dominated by out-of- staters, the 5-kilometer run was peppered with local talent. In fact, four of the top 10 and 10 of the top 25 5K runners on Saturday, May 16, were Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bedford High girls lacrosse team was silent in its postgame huddle. That’s just how head coach Jill Bartlett likes it. “I can’t stand it when they’re in there after a game, and they’re talking a mile Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Last year, Bedford High School needed to purchase tickets for the Class I softball tournament. With four games left in this regular season, the Bulldogs have put themselves in position to make sure that’s not necessary again. Despite Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE There are many images associated with Memorial Day – flags hanging ponderously off a front porch, graying veterans solemnly marching in a parade and, traditionally, poppies. This year Bedford saw a new series of images – pictures Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE The dog days of summer could soon be here – and town officials are not happy about it. At a May 13 meeting, Town Councilor Normand Longval said the town may need to consider a leash law after receiving complaints from parents about Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE The town was notified recently it is receiving $1.15 million through the state for a new intersection at Route 101 and Nashua Road. Two-thirds of the money is coming from the federal economic stimulus program. The rest will come out of Read More...
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For a second time this season, the Bedford High School baseball team showed a flair for the dramatic, using a walkoff win to continue its postseason push. Joey Maher’s two-run home run capped a five-run seventh-inning rally that propelled Bedford Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The West softball team may need to stop for directions. Lately, the Blue Knights have gotten lost trying to find home. In the last seven games, West has scored once, including a 6-0 setback to Trinity on Friday, May 8. With the loss, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Mallika Prabhakar and Nicole Byer hoped to climb the ladder before their high school tennis careers concluded. The seniors skipped a few rungs in the process. Prabhakar is playing No. 1 singles, and Byer is No. 2 for the struggling Blue Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council has determined that Chairman Michael Izbicki did not create a conflict of interest in serving as a member of a commission that is also listed as a client on the Web site of his transportation consulting business. Izbicki Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council set its goals and priorities for the upcoming year in a retreat held at the town offices May 6. At the retreat, Town Manager Russ Marcoux warned the town and school district could be facing an annual $4 million hit to Read More...
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By Patrick O’Neill More walkable areas and use of school buildings for more than just children are important for Bedford’s future. Bedford residents voiced their opinions on the town’s future at the Master Plan Steering Committee’s Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday, May 12, that a 10-year-old student from Bedford tested positive for H1N1, also known as swine flu. The student is among 17 known cases in the state as of Tuesday, May 12, Read More...
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By MATT SCHOOLEY It may not be the Olympics, but for runners taking part in the Bedford Rotary Club’s road races, it sure does feel like it. Runners in the Saturday, May 16, 12K and 5K runs will conclude their trek by entering the track that is Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics Facing a vocal opponent in Souhegan’s Nischon Radhakrishon, Bedford High School’s No. 1 boys tennis player, Myles Utell, said little. He let his racquet do the talking. Facing a vocal opponent Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The West boys lacrosse team has struggled to win games the last several years, and the problem starts with the head coach. Mike Bradford, head coach, has no problem admitting that. The Blue Knights mentor has led his squad to one win Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY At an early-season team meeting, Bedford boys tennis head coach Shawna Morley asked her players what their goals were the season. With each hand that went up, the goals became loftier, eventually ending with one player saying his goal Read More...
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By JENNIFER LORD Imagine a single mother walking more than a mile every morning, toting three toddlers to day care, then dishing out $20 for a taxi ride to work. She does it all over again on the way home, even in winter and bad weather. Why don’t Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE Former Parks and Recreation Commission Chairman Bill Foote has sued the town and four town councilors who voted against his re-appointment in March because of his attitudes toward the School Board and the proposed village common. Foote Read More...
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By STEPHEN BEALE The School Board has chosen former Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Principal Stephen Donovan to be principal at Bedford High School next year, the school district announced Tuesday, May 4. “We’re extremely excited and Read More...
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