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News and Information for the Town of Bedford
November 2009 - Posts
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The unbeaten Amherst Patriots found themselves trailing for the first time in two years before scoring the winning touchdown with just a minute to go, handing the Bedford Jr. Bulldogs Pee Wee Silver team a heartbreaking 13-12 setback in the state final. Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY It wasn’t difficult for Trinity High School head football coach Gary Leonard to forgive his star wing back. After all, Connor Lyons did score three touchdowns, notch three two-point conversions and kick a 41-yard field goal to lead Read More...
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The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire and the Conway Area Humane Society announced their formal affiliation effective Nov. 11. The combined talents of each organization will strengthen the programs and services offered to more than 70 communities Read More...
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BY SUZANNE D’AMATO To those of us who live in the Granite State, it’s no surprise that small-town folks have big hearts. With the holiday season almost here, the familiar requests for monetary donations and drives for items of all kinds are Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Some American soldiers will be receiving snacks, batteries, hygiene products and other needed goods – thanks to the generosity of the Bedford Women’s Club. Each month, the club chooses a charity or service organization to Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Connor Lyons earned a much-deserved rest. The Trinity High School gridiron star and Bedford resident found the end zone four times in the first half of a Division V semifinal-round game before taking the second half off during his team’s Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY For Bedford High School girls soccer, it was an all-too-familiar scene. Same opponent, same score and same hollow feeling as the final whistle blew. For a second consecutive season the Bulldogs were eliminated by Hollis- Brookline, 1-0, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bedford High School’s spirit team lost the services of an athlete in the middle of its Class I state routine. The Bulldogs didn’t miss a beat. After junior Alyssa Cloutier injured her knee during the squad’s performance Read More...
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Bedford police officers responded to a call about a male shoplifter just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Hannaford’s Supermarket in Colby Court, Bedford. Hannaford reported the subject fled the area when he was confronted by the store’s Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS For men and women like Manchester Fire Chief James Burkush, the Hundred Club of New Hampshire is a safety net. Should they fall in the line of duty, the club is there to catch loved ones left behind. “It’s a comforting thought,” Read More...
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BY HOLLY DAVIS The stage at Bedford High School will soon be transformed to the Oklahoma territory of the early 1900s when the school’s Theatre Club presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” Performances are set for Nov. 19 Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Thanks to $25,000 worth of donated materials, along with help from some contractors, a new cabin will be built at Camp Allen, the summer residential and day camp on Sandy Pond enjoyed by children and adults with developmental and physical Read More...
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BY HOLLY DAVIS Bedford detectives arrested Dennis Buchenauer, 51, of Manchester, in connection with a complaint made by a 16- year-old female Bedford High School Student last week. Police received the report just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. The student Read More...
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Athlete of the Month Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics BY MATT SCHOOLEY Jake Nutter was about five feet tall and not much more than 100 pounds at the time, but his mental makeup was already developing. At the time, the summer before his freshman year Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Putting shots on net wasn’t the problem for the Bedford boys soccer team during the preliminary round of the Class I playoffs. While the ninth-seeded Bulldogs controlled play against No. 8 Merrimack Valley, the locals were knocked Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Michelle Winning questioned how her team would respond after allowing a goal during its quarterfinal match of the Class I girls soccer tournament. Her team supplied a swift answer. After Bedford allowed its first goal of the game, pulling Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN In a unique fundraiser, volunteers “kenneled up” at the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire’s Bedford shelter, raising more than $16,000 in the drive, exceeding its $15,000 goal. “That was an excessive goal,” Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN Amid recent concerns that the number of jobs saved or created by the American Recovery or Reinvestment Act may have been inflated, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited New Hampshire to tout the program’s success Read More...
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BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN The Bedford Town Council discussed switching to a fiscal year at its Oct. 28 meeting. No decisions were made, and the council will discuss the issue again later in the year. The switch would take the town from a calendar that runs Read More...
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BY HOLLY DAVIS Police arrested 22 people at a house party on Friday, Oct. 30, as part of their crackdown on underage drinking in town. Officers responded to a call about a large fight on the front lawn of 421 Donald St. shortly after 12:30 a.m. The anonymous Read More...
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