Bedford Bulletin

Nutter leads state champs by keeping talent in mind

2009-11-05T00:29:00Z

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 at Bedford, Nutter played a round with Manchester Country Club pro Joel St. Laurent, who was preparing to coach the golf team at the new Bedford High School. “You could just see that he had the creativity and imagination to be a good player. He...(read more)

Talented Bedford High School boys dominate MV but lose in first round

2009-11-05T00:26:00Z

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 out by a heartbreaking late goal on Thursday, Oct. 29, in a 1-0 loss. Despite playing on a grass surface rather than its synthetic home turf, Bedford maintained a high tempo throughout the contest, easily outshooting Merrimack Valley, 26-6. The Pride...(read more)

Bedford marches within one win of state finals

2009-11-05T00:23:00Z

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 John Stark within 3-1 with 14:17 remaining in the second half, Sarah Kelly notched her second tally of the match to push the edge back to three just over one minute later. The Bulldogs advanced with a 4-1 victory on Saturday, Oct. 31, to earn a...(read more)

‘Kennel Up’ raises $16K for ARL

2009-11-05T00:20:00Z

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,” said Robin McCune, coordinator of events and community relations at the ARL. “When we set it, we thought we were more likely to raise ($8,000 to $10,000.)” The first “Kennel Up” event was held Oct. 22. Fundraising has...(read more)

Official: Jobs created, airport road is proof

2009-11-04T23:57:00Z

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 and visit the airport access road, being built in part with federal funds. LaHood spoke to a crowd at C.R. Sparks in Bedford on Oct. 30 as part of the Politics and Eggs series held by New Hampshire’s Political Library. The visit came the same day...(read more)

Bedford Town Council considers fiscal year

2009-11-04T23:54:00Z

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 January to December to one that runs July to June. The town’s school budget and the state budget both run on a fiscal calendar. With a calendar year, the town meeting in Bedford, held in March, is three months after the beginning of the budget...(read more)

Party in Bedford leads to 22 arrests

2009-11-04T23:51:00Z

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 tip indicated there were 15 to 20 college-age people at the house, and there had been a party going on there all night. When police arrived, they found a number of people outside and inside, many of them had been drinking alcohol. Officers who...(read more)

MLS player returns to town for talk and play

2009-10-28T19:39:00Z

Jay Heaps, a Major League Soccer player with the New England Revolution and former Bedford resident, was a special guest at the Bedford Athletic Club’s recent player appreciation night. Approximately 85 boys and girls from the BAC, a new Bedford travel soccer league, enjoyed a questionand- answer session, one-oneone drills and soccer games with Heaps, who also peppered some of the young goalkeepers with some shots on net. During the Q&A, Heaps revealed he’s dribbled a soccer ball...(read more)

Bedford athletes help BG scare defending champs in playoff loss

2009-10-28T19:36:00Z

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The question awaiting answer during the Class L field hockey preliminary round was who would win – Bishop Guertin, Londonderry or impending darkness. After more than two hours, a pair of sudden death overtime sessions and nine rounds of corner hits, Londonderry edged both foes, 3-2, on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Despite the loss, it was an impressive stand for the Cardinals, playing their first playoff game in only the second year of the program. Leading the charge for Guertin the...(read more)

Bedford High School ‘much improved’ on gridiron in second varsity season

2009-10-28T19:34:00Z

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Kurt Hines, Bedford High School’s head football coach, has led the Bulldogs to two wins and some close losses in the program’s second year, and one opposing coach in particular has taken notice. “This team has come leaps and bounds, and it’s because they’re so well coached,” said Hollis-Brookline mentor Milton Robinson, who recently built a program from scratch as well. “I root for Kurt every week.” On Friday, Oct. 23, BHS concluded...(read more)

Bedford teens charged with burglary

2009-10-28T19:32:00Z

On Friday, Oct. 23, at approximately 11:45 p.m., officers from the Bedford Police Department located two suspicious vehicles behind a closed business on Chestnut Drive. They began to check the building and observed through a window a subject duck under a desk and kick a chair away. They called out to the subject inside and did not receive a response. Additional units responded and one of the officers could see two people inside of the building near a window, but still did not get a response. The...(read more)

‘Thrill the World’ zombies raise money for Holly’s Hope

2009-10-28T19:24:00Z

BY DARRELL HALEN While donning a torn white shirt and wearing makeup, Erin Johnson, 17, moved like a zombie across the Bedford High School gymnasium floor. Johnson, along with more than 100 other zombies, danced to the hit Michael Jackson song, “Thriller,” during a charity event aimed at helping set a new world record for the largest simultaneous dance while aiding a local student afflicted with a neuromuscular disorder. “Thrill the World, Bedford, NH,” held Saturday, Oct....(read more)

Cemetery bylaws anger residents - Public meeting to be held Nov. 9

2009-10-28T19:21:00Z

BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN Cemetery regulations will be up for discussion at a public meeting Monday, Nov. 9, following complaints from some in town over new cemetery regulations drafted by the cemetery trustees and approved by the Town Council in February. The changes to the bylaws that govern the town’s four cemeteries included limiting the number of potted plants at graves to two, allowing American flags only from 10 days before Memorial Day until just after Veterans Day and allowing “special...(read more)

Quick-footed Bedford High School should prove difficult to trip on artificial turf

2009-10-21T18:34:00Z

BY MATT SCHOOLEY In the case of the Bedford girls soccer team, the grass is never greener on the other side. That’s why the speedy Bulldogs are trying to keep sod out of the equation. Following a 1-0 win against Hollis-Brookline on Monday, Oct. 19, Bedford improved to 12-2-0 on the year and put itself in prime position to play the postseason on artificial turf. “I told them after (the Hollis- Brookline) game that if we win the next two games we don’t have to play on grass again...(read more)

Spirit squads’ skills, substance go beyond the routine

2009-10-21T18:31:00Z

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Rather than their usual positions on the sidelines of a football game, members of the Bedford Jaguars spirit teams took center stage at Bedford High School during the third annual Season Premiere Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Jaguars teamed up with the Goffstown Screamin’ Eagles to host the event, which brought together 84 teams from across New Hampshire, more than 1,000 individuals. Each team performed a routine of about two and onehalf minutes for the...(read more)