Bedford Bulletin

Nutter leads state champs by keeping talent in mind

Bedford Editor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:29:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Bedford Editor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:26:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Bedford marches within one win of state finals

Bedford Editor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:23:00 GMT

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...(read more)

‘Kennel Up’ raises $16K for ARL

Bedford Editor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:20:00 GMT

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,”...(read more)

Official: Jobs created, airport road is proof

Bedford Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:57:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Bedford Town Council considers fiscal year

Bedford Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:54:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Party in Bedford leads to 22 arrests

Bedford Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:51:00 GMT

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...(read more)

MLS player returns to town for talk and play

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:39:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Bedford athletes help BG scare defending champs in playoff loss

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:36:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:34:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Bedford teens charged with burglary

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:32:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:24:00 GMT

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,”...(read more)

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

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:21:00 GMT

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....(read more)

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

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:34:00 GMT

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....(read more)

Spirit squads’ skills, substance go beyond the routine

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:31:00 GMT

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,...(read more)