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• Making elections a community affair

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Town and school elections on March 11 will be more than choosing a candidate or backing a budget. The elections will also be about honoring soldiers serving overseas and helping people who need a bone marrow transplant. The Bedford Lions Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:35 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School, elections, budget

• Charter amendments, two road bonds up to voters at March 11 elections

  BY SUSAN CLARK Ballots are stacked and election officials are ready for what they hope is a record turnout of voters making some important decisions in town and school matters. Election Day is Tuesday, March 11, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Bedford High Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:21 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School, elections, Voting, bonds

• Bedford High School builds its FIRST robot

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Bedford High School is about to make history, again, as a group of students are building their first high-tech robot. Since early January, the Bedford High School FIRST robotics team has been working everyday getting their machine Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:17 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School, Robotics, Bedford High, FIRST robot

• School Board candidates vie for votes

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Growth in Bedford schools, a secondary emergency access road and taxpayer involvement in spending were the main topics discussed at the School Board Candidates’ Debate. The event, sponsored by the Bedford Men’s Club, featured Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:02 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School, town council, roads, School Board

• It’s back to the classroom for some quality time

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Last year, more than 300 volunteers put in more than 6,500 hours of volunteer work at Peter Woodbury Elementary School and volunteer co-coordinators Amy Pratte and Cindy McGuire are grateful to all volunteers who have given the school. Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:08 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School, volunteering, Peter Woodbury

• Bedford Schools Year in review 2007

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE With 2007, came the opening of the long-awaited Ross A. Lurgio Middle School and Bedford High School. On Aug. 29, the first students arrived. “I’m excited to finally have the students here. It’s been great to have Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 3:37 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School, Bedford High, Ross A. Lurgio Middle School

• McKelvie writers and artists see their work bound for printing

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Nine McKelvie Middle School students had a first-hand glimpse of book binding at Nashua High School North. “It’s really efficient until they have to put all the pages in order,” said eighth-grader Daniel Kassler. Much Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:03 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School, McKelvie

• Contained fire is no match for students with extinguishers

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Although it was definitely a real fire, it wasn’t all that dangerous. My Citizens’ Fire Academy classmates and I, after an hour-long lecture on how to use fire extinguishers, were ushered outside to try out the extinguishers Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:07 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, firefighters, School

• Eighth-graders will have formal graduation

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY McKelvie Middle School eighth-graders will receive diplomas in June at the school’s last graduation ceremony. The school board voted Feb. 19 to host a formal graduation this year after previously discussing foregoing a ceremony. Read More... Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:35 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School

• On course - West Power Knights building robots for FIRST

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Most students would shrug off the idea of going to school on weekend mornings, but the members of the Manchester West High School FIRST robotics team look foward to drilling holes in pipes, shortening metal brackets and cutting wood. Read More... Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:38 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Manchester, high school, School, Power Knights, Robotics, FIRST