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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
July 2009 - Posts
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The Bedford Barracudas winning streak and recordbreaking performances continued against the Londonderry RAYS at the Bedford Memorial Pool on July 22 in Bedford. The Bedford swim team captured first place in 56 of 85 events, including 17 of the 20 team Read More...
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Manchester Country Club hosted its 32nd Raffle the Pro Tournament on July 22. The tournament began in 1977 by then head professional Stan Lencki and longtime member Claire Gryzwacz as a competitive club event bringing together members who would not normally Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The sixth inning of the second 11- and 12-year-old Little League state championship game was a familiar one for Bedford fans. Trailing by three runs, the local all-stars made their usual comeback attempt. But this time, the rally fell Read More...
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The Bedford School Board has elected Dawna Duhamel as the district’s chief financial officer to replace Mark Conrad, who is leaving the district in late August to become the superintendent of schools for the Nashua School District. Duhamel has served Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Milan Sandhu can now add water polo player and silver medal winner at the world geography bee to his list of accomplishments. The Bedford resident earned a trip to Mexico City and while his trip culminated with his United States team Read More...
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The Stevens-Buswell Post of the American Legion sponsored three teens from Bedford to the 2009 session of Boys State. They are Scott Mailloux and Jacob Lademan from Bedford High School, and Sean VanAnglen, a student at Trinity High. The teens held positions Read More...
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BY DAVID SUITOR The staff and volunteers at the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire hosted the League’s annual Kitten Shower on Saturday, July 25. Visitors spoke with the League’s foster families, met kittens of all ages, learned about kitten Read More...
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BY SARAH LEBRUN After months of planning and $70,000 of fundraising later, the Peter Woodbury Community School Yard will finally be built. The work will begin Friday, July 31, when Bill Simione of Play Pro installs the first deck of the traditional playground Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN The Bedford Town Council voted to establish a leash law on July 22, despite resistance from numerous dog owners who spoke during a public hearing. The law, which goes into effect in September, passed by a single vote, 4-3. Chris Bandazian, Read More...
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The Bedford Barracudas took part in two more meets recently, and many of their athletes posted personal records (PR) while hosting teams from the Manchester YMCA Tiger Sharks, Milford Keyes and Concord Blue Wave on July 7, then visiting the Jasper Valley Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Nick Asselin didn’t have to travel too far to continue his baseball career. After the New York Yankees released him from its minor league system on the last day of spring training in 2008, the Bedford resident and Trinity High School Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Henry Veilleux gave his team a day off following its final game in District 1 play. The boys certainly earned it. After a championship run in the 11- and 12-year-old Little League baseball tournament, Veilleux rewarded his team with a Read More...
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BY SARAH LEBRUN A fire truck from the Bedford Fire Department was involved in a crash on the F.E. Everett Turnpike southbound in Bedford on Tuesday, July 21. According to Bedford Fire Chief Scott Wiggin, the accident occurred while Engine No. 4 was responding Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN The seven pairs of used shoes that Barbara Brown recently dropped off at Bedford’s transfer station will likely go to good use. Some may be recycled to help make a new running track or basketball court. Some could end up on the Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The stack of files on Steve Donovan’s desk is just one of the challenges he hopes to overcome. Donovan, the new Bedford High School principal, will face difficulties becoming the leader of a school still in its early stages of development, Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN Police and federal Drug Enforcement Administration officers shut down a budding marijuana farm on Joppa Hill Road on Thursday, July 16, seizing 139 plants and arresting one Manchester man that police said was the lead grower. The Read More...
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The Safe Sports Network’s drop-in injury clinic is available from 3 to 4 p.m. on weekdays. You can also make an appointment for another time. School-aged athletes from the Manchester area can drop in for first-come, first-served evaluation of athletic Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The foundation for the Bedford Little League team is solid, and the rest of the house is in pretty good shape too. With a 6-2 victory over Goffstown on Monday, July 13, the 11- and 12-year-old all-stars advanced to the semifinals of the Read More...
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By Ginger Kozlowski You might think the last place children would want to be on the first week of summer vacation is at school. But for the 65 kids participating in Camp Invention, their time at McKelvie School was nothing but fun. The program is based Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN McKelvie Intermediate School will get a new outdoor basketball court for free. The Bedford School Board accepted a donation from the Bedford Basketball League for the court, but decided to remove lighting from the plans to keep players Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN Retail business leaders met June 24 to discuss the business climate in Bedford, including how to balance growth with preservation of the town’s character and the possibility of a permanent economic development fixture to assist Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN Bedford High School’s summer school is bustling again this summer, with about 10 percent of the school’s students attending courses because they failed a class, the dean of students said. The two-year-old school, which Read More...
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The Bedford Barracudas began the 2009 summer swim season by hosting – and dominating – a meet at the Bedford pool on July 1 against Hampshire Hills and the Boys & Girls Club of Nashua. The Barracudas won 52 of 81 events, including 34 individual Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Bedford’s 11- and 12-year-old Little League baseball all-stars have a pair of studs supporting the middle of the lineup. But the rest of the squad has helped lift the home team toward the District 1 penthouse. Following a pair of Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN In Bedford, the fire chief and top building code official are in support of the state adopting new national building and fire safety codes mandating fire sprinklers in all newly constructed one- and two-family homes, but home builders Read More...
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Milan Sandhu, 15, of Bedford, was selected by National Geographic to be part of a three-person U.S. team to represent the U.S. at the National Geographic World Geography Championship in Mexico City to be held from July 11 to 16. The competition is held Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN The weather was not perfect, but the Bedford Town Council held a meeting outside recently anyway. The councilors, along with some members of the Bedford Village Common Development Committee, walked through a new park in Goffstown Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY In 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival asked music fans a question: Have you ever seen the rain? So far in the summer of 2009, the answer for local residents is a resounding “yes.” Though summer has been under way for weeks Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The face in the Bedford High School athletics office will be different, but the philosophy remains largely intact. After three years as the BHS athletics director, Thor Nilsen takes over the same title at RSU 21 in Maine, beginning in Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY While a hometown runner came out on top of the Goffstown Gallop, a Bedford native found himself near the top of the standings at the end of the annual road race. Christopher Jones, 54, of Bedford, ran the 5.2-mile course on Saturday, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Trust won’t be an issue for next year’s Bishop Guertin boys lacrosse team. During an end-of-season meeting, Cardinals head coach Chris Cameron named his four captains for the 2010 campaign. All four reside in Bedford. Matt Read More...
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By MATT SCHOOLEY When players in Bedford’s Challenger Little League wake up in the morning, they often have a question for their parents. Is it a baseball day? The league, which recently completed its second season of play, gives children with disabilities Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN The Bedford Village Common has a new addition to its planned layout: a gazebo or bandstand. The Town Council voted to approve changes to the plan for the Bedford Village Common yesterday to include the structure, though a specific Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN A Bedford woman is on the journey of a lifetime, taking a 3,629-mile bicycle tour across the country to raise money for charity. Jeannie Benton, 51, began the trip in Astoria, Ore., on June 21. She plans to arrive in Portsmouth 11 Read More...
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