Bedford Bulletin

Jr. ’Dogs fall short

2009-11-18T18:59:00Z

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. Down 7-0 in the second quarter, Saiku Bah followed blocks from Zach Wallat and John Kiernan to cut the deficit to 7-6 at the break. Conner Kelley, Gavin Grant, Cal Moody and Nathan Moody played strong defense to open the third quarter, forcing a punt....(read more)

Trinity, including handful of Bedford players, wins state crown

2009-11-18T18:55:00Z

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 the Pioneers to a 41-7 victory and their first state title since 1988. The Bedford resident scored the final points of the season for his team during the Division V championship against Bishop Brady on Sunday, Nov. 15, when he intercepted a pass...(read more)

N.H. shelters combine to better serve animals

2009-11-18T18:49:00Z

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 in the Granite State. The league brings more than 100 years of history and experience to this relationship, which will assist CAHS in becoming more fiscally and operationally resilient. The league’s current leader, Caroline Boyd, will serve as...(read more)

Communities gear up to help those in need

2009-11-18T18:45:00Z

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 being made. The following are just a few examples of how generous donations of money, time and items from the kindness of strangers will touch the lives of friends and neighbors in need in our communities and provide them with some of the basic necessities...(read more)

Women’s Club collects items for soldiers

2009-11-18T18:41:00Z

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 make donations to. The group adopted Soldiers’ Angels, a nonprofit organization that supports America’s men and women in uniform, for November. When members meet for a monthly luncheon meeting at the Bedford Presbyterian Church’s fellowship...(read more)

Bedford’s Lyons leads Trinity back to state championship

2009-11-11T20:39:00Z

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 37-0 win over Bow on Saturday, Nov. 7. The speedy senior opened the scoring with a 4-yard score and pushed the lead to 22-0 as time expired in the first quarter when he returned a punt 80 yards into the end zone. “He makes coaching very...(read more)

After beating Cavaliers twice in regular season, Bulldogs ousted in semifinals, 1-0

2009-11-11T20:36:00Z

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, in the Class I semifinals, this time falling to the Cavaliers on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Exeter High School. Second-ranked Bedford had a decisive edge in possession, but No. 3 Hollis-Brookline took advantage of its best opportunity of the contest with...(read more)

Bedford High School, despite injury, teams up to defend spirit title

2009-11-11T20:34:00Z

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 at Southern New Hampshire University on Sunday, Nov. 8, the Bulldogs remained focused and ultimately won a second consecutive fall cheerleading title. Bedford scored 172 points during the evening’s competition, besting second-place Merrimack...(read more)

Bedford man charged with shoplifting

2009-11-11T20:32:00Z

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 loss prevention officer. The subject was described as in his 40s wearing white slacks and a green jacket. Bedford police searched the area in an attempt to locate the subject. Sergeant Gary Norton, who was in the area, located the subject on a side...(read more)

Hundred Club helps families of the fallen

2009-11-11T20:29:00Z

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,” Burkush said at the club’s annual membership drive on Nov. 4 in Bedford. “This is the community that comes out and supports the families of those who fall in the line of duty. They’re great people.” Hundreds of...(read more)

Bedford High School sets stage for ‘Oklahoma!’

2009-11-11T20:17:00Z

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 to 22. The play centers on the hearty pioneers of the Oklahoma territory as they struggle to create a brand new state. It features a love story between a feisty farm girl named Laurey, played by MacKenzie Roberts on Thursday and Saturday evenings and...(read more)

Camp Allen sets sights on summer opening for new cabin

2009-11-11T20:12:00Z

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 disabilities. The staff hopes to have the new winterized, handicapped-accessible double cabin, which will accommodate 28 campers, open in the summer. “I’m very excited,” said Mary Constance, the camp’s executive director....(read more)

Police catch student stalker

2009-11-11T20:10:00Z

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 reported that she was approached by an unidentified subject as she was leaving the school’s auditorium. The subject was described as a white male in his mid- 50s with short gray hair and beard, approximately 5-feet, 10- inches tall, 160 to...(read more)

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)