Barred Owl sitting on a branch.  Photo taken at 61 Camelot Drive, Bedford, on January 7, 2008.

BY RYAN O’CONNORSitting at a youth hockey conference, watching what was likely to be another boring prerecorded training video, Kermit Brunelle sighed. On the screen, Don Lucia, coach of the national champion University of Minnesota ice hockey team, was giving a speech. “A lot of people think I have the best job in hockey, and I tell ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Athlete of the Month sponsored by Indian Head AthleticsHe didn’t have much choice in the matter. Michael Stys, whose mother played basketball at Boston College and whose brother rode a full hoops scholarship to the University of Hartford, was destined for success on the court. “It was laid out for me,” ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEAbout 84 acres of land will be set aside for conservation purposes near Pulpit Rock. The developer, *** Anagnost, and his company, The Preserve at West Bedford LLC, must set aside at least 43 acres of open space land, according to the Planning Board requirements, as well as 10 acres for wetlands mitigation. The total donation will ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe Parks and Recreation Commission is not running with a leash ordinance. But dog owners are not out of the doghouse yet. The commission, at its March 19 meeting, said police should step up enforcement of an existing town ordinance that states owners must be able to keep their dogs under control. It also recommended that the Town ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe area of Old Bedford Road and Route 101 would look very different if a plan to build a housing and retail community is approved. An assisted-living facility with 84 apartments is slated for the area as the farthest side from Route 101 would have 88 townhouses and two buildings with 36 condos each. Residents of either must be 55 ...

BY PATRICK O’NEILLStudies show that autism is the fastestgrowing developmental disability in the country, and one Bedford girl is trying to make more people aware of its devastating effects. Ryan Greenwood, a senior at West High School, will be holding an autism awareness seminar at Bethany Covenant Church on Sunday, April 13, when guest ...

The New Hampshire Avalanche Squirt ’98 AAA team rolled through the Metro Boston Hockey League regular season, posting 35 wins without a loss. The postseason was no different. The top-seeded Avs, coached by Mike Potvin; his assistant coaches, Joe Silva, Mark Leach and Gary Saklad; and goaltender coches Bill McWhinnie and Bryan Ash, ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKNear the end of a relatively easy 46-31 semifinal-round win over Spaulding on March 12, Trinity’s boisterous student cheering section called in unison, “We want Salem! We want Salem!” Three days later inside the University of New Hampshire’s Lundholm Gymnasium, those fans learned to be more careful with ...

BY JENN McDOWELLBedford police officers will become even more rugged than they already are when new computers are installed into police cruisers to better handle all the bumps in the road – including paperwork and communication. The new ”Magnum” systems from Glacier Computers, a company specializing in building tough technology ...