Bedford Bulletin : Goffstown, Bedford

Flu hits preschoolers in Bedford and Goffstown

Bedford Editor — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:00 GMT

By JILLIAN JORGENSEN About half of the students at the New Morning Schools in Goffstown and Bedford and in their dozens of after-school programs in southern New Hampshire were out with flu-like symptoms the third week of September, the president of the...(read more)

Slaughterhouse proposal back

Bedford Editor — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:42:00 GMT

By Jillian Jorgensen A Hillsborough Superior Court judge has affirmed a decision by the Goffstown Zoning Board to deny considering a man’s application for a special exception to build a slaughterhouse on his Joppa Hill Road property, agreeing with...(read more)

Bedford Council tours Goffstown for ideas

Bedford Editor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMT

BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN The weather was not perfect, but the Bedford Town Council held a meeting outside recently anyway. The councilors, along with some members of the Bedford Village Common Development Committee, walked through a new park in Goffstown...(read more)

An inside look at cell phones in schools

Bedford Editor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:43:00 GMT

BY DAN DeCONINCK and MATT SCHOOLEY Cell phones – it seems like everyone has them. After all, this is the age of technology, and being without mobile capability is like being without shoes – you could probably make it through the day barefoot,...(read more)

Town Meeting: Understanding the process could save you money

Bedford Editor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:56:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY If you could control the size of your tax bill, would you take that opportunity? Few people actually do, but all voters have the ability to both question and change the amount of money being spent by their local town and school officials...(read more)

Halloween’s past: Holiday is banned from many schools

Bedford Editor — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:55:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY With Halloween arriving, not all students will be getting tricks or treats in the classroom, as many schools have shifted away from traditional festivities. One school that has done away with Halloween festivities is Hooksett’s...(read more)

Man who wants slaughterhouse says racism played part in rejection

Bedford Editor — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:09:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The leader of a grassroots opposition to a proposed slaughterhouse rebutted claims that racism or discrimination against religion is at work against an African immigrant who says he is trying to follow the dietary restrictions of his...(read more)

Bedford’s junior Legion team takes NH crown in first year

Bedford Editor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:06:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR For years, coaches of the Manchester Jutras senior American Legion baseball team have tossed Bedford, Goffstown and Manchester players into a diamond- shaped mixing bowl and consistently concocted a winning recipe. Perhaps Tim Conway,...(read more)

Bedford’s pay tops Goffstown’s

Bedford Editor — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:05:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Bedford is paying town and school employees more than its neighbor to the north, reflecting the economic inequities between the two communities. A comparison of the incomes of the top 25 earners among the four local governments using...(read more)

Trash talk begins as Crispin’s tourney nears

Bedford Editor — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:24:00 GMT

Two new softball teams attempt to elbow their way into the top tier of competitors as Crispin’s House Inc., a nonprofit program for at-risk youths, hosts its annual one-pitch softball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Goffstown Junior Baseball...(read more)

Bedford 10 and 11s edged by Goffstown for title

Bedford Editor — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:58:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR As it turned out, the difference between these two teams was next to nothing. The Bedford 10- and 11- year-old Little League all-star team, undefeated prior to a 14- 2 setback against Goffstown on Saturday, July 19, met the same...(read more)

Softball tourney goes to bat for Crispin’s House

Bedford Editor — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:52:00 GMT

Crispin’s House Inc., a nonprofit program for at-risk youths, hosts its annual one-pitch softball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Goffstown Junior Baseball Villa Augustina Fields, starting at 9 a.m. Al Baines, president of Crispin’s...(read more)

Bedford beats Goffstown, which needs a win for a rematch

Bedford Editor — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:31:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bedford may have knocked off Goffstown with a 6-3 victory, but the head coaches for both teams had a feeling they may be seeing each other again soon. Although Bedford won the winners bracket final in the 10- and 11-year-old state Little...(read more)

Cats and cons – Prison works with Animal Rescue League to rehabilitate felines

Bedford Editor — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:06:00 GMT

BY DAVE CHOATE Even kittens are doing time these days. A visitor to the New Hampshire State Prison for Women in Goffstown might be surprised to see the cats padding around the rooms, but Robin Ahlgren said having inmates care for the semi-feral cats is...(read more)

Closing in – Jutras, despite loss, appears headed for postseason

Bedford Editor — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:02:00 GMT

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Last year, the Jutras American Legion baseball team had to win a one-game playoff to reach the postseason and finished with 11 wins, including the added match-up. This year’s team, predominantly Bedford and Goffstown players,...(read more)