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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
August 2009 - Posts
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Kurt Hines is hoping physics and football go hand in hand. As the Bedford High School football program prepares to enter its second varsity season, Hines said he believes his team’s offense is ready to produce after failing to score Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY It didn’t take Bedford High School long to sneak a peek at the pinnacle of varsity girls soccer. This year, the Bulldogs plan to continue the climb. In just its second year of varsity competition, Bedford earned a spot in the Class Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN As the plans for the Bedford Village Common come closer to fruition, the Bedford Village Common Development Committee is taking steps to make sure that the design of the park’s gravel walkways are compliant with the Americans Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN A 19-year-old Massachusetts woman struck a Barrington motorcyclist, dragged him for a short distance and then left him behind Thursday, Aug. 20, state police said. The driver of the motorcycle, Robert Heywood, 50, of Barrington, was Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN A Hudson man was arrested in Bedford on Aug. 20 in a prostitution sting after he posted on the online classified advertising service Craigslist, police said. “Prostitution and the Internet have no boundaries. They exist everywhere Read More...
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By MATT SCHOOLEY Bedford residents continue the makeover process of a building central to the town’s history so it doesn’t become just that – history. Volunteers recently added a tarp to the roof of the Stevens- Buswell School to assure Read More...
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By DARRELL HALEN Three years ago, when he was only 15 months old, Declan Rourke of Bedford had a tumor surgically removed from his brain. Now, his family is raising money to help other young patients struck by the same disease. Declan’s family is Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Summer heat hasn’t slowed down Bedford distance runners, as local athletes have excelled in races in recent weeks. At the sixth annual Bill Kelley Memorial Road Race, in Manchester on July 23, 18- year-old Scott Jones nearly found Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN The Manchester Airport access road, which will run through Bedford, is ahead of schedule and under budget, and, according to Gov. John Lynch, who recently took a tour, will bring economic development to the town and the region. “It’s Read More...
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Bedford High School held band camp from Monday, Aug. 17, through Friday, Aug. 21. Students are honing their skills and preparing for half-time performances at football games. Half-time shows will include a tribute to the Jackson family. The band will Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN The Bedford School District is gearing up for a big year, as school starts Wednesday, Aug. 26, complete with a new principal and the first senior class at Bedford High School. “I think that we’re going to have an exciting Read More...
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Christopher Giraldi, 16, competed in the Eastern Zone Super Sectional swim meet in Buffalo, N.Y., and competed in the 50-meter freestyle. The competition, which took place August 5 to 8 at Eerie Community College, featured the fastest swimmers from New Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Batters launching home runs over the fence at the Villa Augustina field complex in Goffstown didn’t get a leisurely stroll around the bases. Instead, they got a lonely walk back to the dugout. During the annual Crispin’s House Read More...
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The Bedford Police Department received several calls in regards to vandalism that occurred overnight to the Bedford Town Pool and playground area situated on County Road on Aug. 11. It was reported that the portable toilets had been tipped over along Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN Police have yet to name suspects in the stabbing of a 49-year-old man who was staying at a Bedford hotel. The man, whom police have yet to identify, survived being stabbed nine times at the Quality Inn and Suites at 121 S. River Road Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN The first time Bill Dube played in a National Amputee Golf Association tournament, he was nervous and didn’t score well. But for Dube, who was unhappy about losing part of his left arm two years earlier, the competition also had Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN After a spate of underage drinking parties in Bedford this summer, the Police Department is cracking down: guests drinking at the parties will now join hosts in being arrested, Police Chief David C. Bailey said. “It’s Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics Kyle Andersson isn’t the biggest athlete on the field, but he managed to lift an entire team of all-stars this summer. Andersson led Bedford’s 11- and 12-year-old District 1 baseball champions Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY It didn’t take Andy Vailas long to have an impact for New Hampshire during the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl. The former Bishop Guertin standout quarterback broke free for a 55-yard touchdown run on the team’s third play from scrimmage, Read More...
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By Darrell Halen In many ways, Nicholas Dainiak is a typical 6-year-old boy. He loves movies, playing with his friends, and tee-ball. He’s a daredevil who enjoys roller coasters and hanging upside down on his jungle gym. But, in other ways, the Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN Members of Bedford’s development, real estate and engineering professions got together to discuss the town’s business climate on July 22, part of the Bedford Economic Development Commission’s effort to reach out Read More...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN Some committees meet inside, where they look through slides, plan how things may someday look, and ask others to tell them what they have seen in the field. Not the Bedford Village Common Development Committee. A meeting Tuesday, Read More...
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By SARAH LEBRUN In an effort to educate Bedford residents in the workings of the police department, the first-ever citizens police academy will be offered in September and October. “We wanted to offer the town a chance to learn more about what we Read More...
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