At a recent meeting of Bedford Taxpayers Association (BTA), the Board of Directors discussed the upcoming town and school budget process.   Due to present economic conditions and state budget woes, the BTA board considered the impact of both future budgets and how they can be crafted to minimize the tax burden for Bedford citizens. After ...

By MATT SCHOOLEYFew students in Bedford watched Barack Obama’s first-day-of-school address, but not for political reasons. School officials decided it was not possible to watch the video district-wide because of scheduling conflicts, but that teachers could individually decide if they wanted to provide the video for their ...

By MATT SCHOOLEYBedford residents continue the makeover process of a building central to the town’s history so it doesn’t become just that – history. Volunteers recently added a tarp to the roof of the Stevens- Buswell School to assure that damage doesn’t continue while Historical Society members work toward their goal of ...

By JENNIFER LORD College and elementary school students and educators are working together to create a one-of-a-kind outdoor adventureland. The schools are Peter Woodbury School in Bedford and New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, and the project is the PWS Community School Yard. Educators leading the effort include Peter ...

By Patrick O’Neill More walkable areas and use of school buildings for more than just children are important for Bedford’s future. Bedford residents voiced their opinions on the town’s future at the Master Plan Steering Committee’s first public forum on Saturday, May 9, at Lurgio Middle School. Committee members plus ...

BY MARK NATALE On April 14, the Trinity Robotics team, Checkmate 40, packed its trailer and started the long drive down to Atlanta to compete in the 2009 FIRST World Championship in the Georgia Dome along with 348 other teams from across the world. Several members of the team are from Bedford. This is the fifth year in a row Checkmate ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe school district is waiting for confirmation that it could soon receive a boost in federal funding for special education, and possibly receive money for future building upgrades to Bedford schools – all from the economic stimulus program. An anticipated $734,000 for special education would double what the district ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEAs far as art projects go, this one will make history. Literally. Artist-in-Residence Robert Rossel asked a class of second-graders at Riddle Brook School, “Twenty years from now when you come back to school, what will be greeting you?” In front of Rossel are rows of clay tiles. The individual tiles – one for ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEIt could cost as much as $2.7 million over several years to fix the aging McKelvie Intermediate School, experts have told the School Board. In an exhaustive report that counts nearly 70 improvements that are needed to the site and school building, the authors conclude the work can be done in four phases, appending a list of $1.4 ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe school district is rewriting its writing curriculum. The new program will be matched by an initiative to focus teachers on their writing instruction. While students have been off for the summer, administrators and teachers have been busy outlining their plan. “There’s a lot we’ve done in terms of writing in ...