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• Bedford High School athletic director resigns

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Thor Nilsen, the high school athletic administrator, has decided to leave Bedford High School, due to a long commute to his home in Scarborough, Maine, and time away from his family. Nilsen will be replaced by Bill Whitmore, the athletic Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:56 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, School Board, Bedford High School, athletics

• Bedford students seek policy changes

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Spending a year and a half on a proposal for a policy change in how class schedules affect upperclassmen may prove worthwhile for members of the Bedford High School’s Community Senate. The students were praised by School Board members Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:56 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, students, School Board, Bedford High School

• Bedford School Board cuts budget by $372,000

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The School Board has taken $372,000 out of the 2009 proposed operating budget, bringing the amount to $56.8 million. Actual appropriations will be higher for 2009- 10 since that number does not account for salary increases for the three Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:45 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, budget, School Board, Bedford High School

• Bedford High school staffing takes a hit from poor economy

  BY STEPHEN BEALE As Bedford High School prepares to welcome seniors in September in the final phase of its opening, nearly 18 more teachers will be needed. The high school will cost $834,447 to operate next year, up from $654,983 this year. Start-up supplies, Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:57 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, School Board, Bedford High School, staff

• School Board votes to oversee Booster Club

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bedford School Board members voted to make the high school’s Booster Club district-controlled, although the decision could be revisited after some current club members felt they weren’t given enough input on the matter. Booster Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:24 AM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, School Board, Bedford High School, Booster Club

• School Board OKs writing coach position

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The School Board has approved a new writing coach position in the school district. School officials say the writing coach is necessary to boost the scores of fifth- and eighth- graders on the statewide NECAP test. Bedford is above the Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:44 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, School Board, School District, Bedford High School