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• Opportunities abound as Girl Scout groups merge

  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... Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:14 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Kids & Family, camping

• Scout hopes to raise awarenes about autism

  BY PATRICK O’NEILL Studies show that autism is the fastestgrowing developmental disability in the country, and one Bedford girl is trying to make more people aware of its devastating effects. Ryan Greenwood, a senior at West High School, will be Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:05 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, autism

• Peter Woodbury students know all about the U.S.A.

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The tension was thick as 12 fourth-graders at Peter Woodbury School took part in their annual geography bee. Zak La Roza, the winner of the geography bee, was excited to get his chance in this year’s competition and even more Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:38 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Kids & Family, Peter Woodbury, geography bee

• Bedford cyclist finds homespun success on national stage

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Elizabeth White has been playing catch-up most of her young life. Now, others are trying to catch up with her. The 13-year-old Lurgio Middle School student won her first national championship in cyclocross last month, traveling Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:41 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, bicycling, Ross A. Lurgio Middle School

• Town park nod nears

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Parking, lighting and wetland issues at the proposed Bedford Village Common still need to be worked out before the plan gets final approval. Bedford Village Common Committee Chairman Beverly Thomas and engineer Jeff Kevan of TFMoran Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:31 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Kids & Family, parks, Town Common

• Bedford woman celebrates her 100th birthday

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Eunice Smith turned 100 years old on April 27, but she said, there’s plenty of time to laugh with her friends. On Saturday, April 28, with a sparkling tiara -- topped with the word “Queen” -- and a pink feather boa, Read More... Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:58 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Kids & Family, 100th birthday

• West dominates singles but loses match to Concord

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Leading up to its early season match on Friday, April 20, Shawna Morley needed only three words to get her West’s boys tennis team fired up: Concord vs. West. A simple mention of the longstanding rivalry and Morley’s motivational Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:36 AM by Bedford Editor | 4 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, Kids & Family, Tennis

• West looks stronger at varsity, JV levels

  BY SAPNA PATHAK It’s the one question on every West High coach’s mind. What will happen to their athletic program once Bedford High School opens next year? Dan Drewniak learned faster than any other Blue Knights mentor what he needed to do Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:56 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Kids & Family, Softball

• District eyes security for all schools

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY For the past few weeks, Bedford School District buildings and procedures are being watched very closely for any potential dangers to students and staff. With nationwide problems in schools, now is the time for Bedford to take a close Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:18 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Schools, Kids & Family

• Snowmobilers help sick kids by racing

  BY ROD HANSEN Declan Rourke, who will turn 2 on Saturday, Feb. 24, is one of only 200 people in the world diagnosed with an atypical teritoid/rhabdoid tumor. “On Father’s Day of this past year, my son had a seizure and we brought him to the Read More... Posted Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:17 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Snowmobiling, On the Trails

• One woman’s new journey

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY After 28 years, Lorraine O’Donnell moved out of her four-bedroom home on Buttonwood Road in Bedford and, the same afternoon, closed on her new condo in RiverWalk at Bedford. But the trouble came when she had to leave the driveway Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 1:13 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Kids & Family

• District changes to ease school overcrowding

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY With the opening of two new schools and the restructuring of the existing schools, Bedford’s school district will look very different if all the 2007-08 warrants are approved by voters. The restructuring of schools will ease overcrowding Read More... Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:15 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school, Schools, Kids & Family