BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Val Touba loves the outdoors and volunteering to help build the next generation of strong men through Scouting. Touba has been involved with Boy Scouts for most of his life. As a boy, he advanced from Cub Scouts to Eagle Scout, the highest rank possible. As an adult, he had served as troop leader for his oldest son, Zachary, ...

BY IRENE LABOMBARDE They may not be old enough to drive a car, but a group of Bedford Boy Scouts can boast that they have flown an airplane. On Saturday, June 23, a dozen boys aged 10 to 14, made a special trip to Daniel Webster College in Nashua to work on their aviation merit badge. Troop 5 Leader Ellis Bouchard of Bedford, a captain with ...

BY SUSAN CLARK A new town playground is ready for children to climb, swing and slide, thanks to more than 60 volunteers who made it all possible. “Building day could not have been better. It was fabulous,” said Michelle Casale, a member of the Parks and Recreation Commision and chairman of the Playground Committee. “There were ...