BY PATRICK O’NEILL Having a solid plan in place is the best way to handle natural disasters. At a recent Town Council meeting, Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission and members from the Planning Board presented an update to the Bedford Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Bedford Hazard Mitigation Plan is a document updated every ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEA three-alarm fire crushed a garage and consumed most of a Westview Road home when area fire departments were called in to help Bedford control the blaze. The owners of 22 Westview Road were home at the time of the fire on Friday, Jan. 23, but made it out safely – with little time to spare. Some emergency responders, ...

BY STEPHEN BEALESuited in the white protective underwear worn by race car drivers, frozen aloe gel and a coating of contact cement mixed with diesel fuel, David Bentubo was as cold as he ever wanted to be. Standing behind him was a woman with a vise-like grip on a torch. Bentubo was about to be hotter than he ever wanted to be. He took a deep ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONETo meet MRI study recommendations, a study that called for additional police and fire positions in Bedford, the Bedford Police and Fire departments added many new positions in 2007. “These studies,” former Town Manager Keith Hickey said in 2006 about the study, “recommended an increase in staffing for both ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYDo you want to know more about the gear, procedures and trucks of the Bedford Fire Department? Well, the department is still accepting applications for a free, six-night Citizens Fire Academy to run Thursdays, March 15, 22, 29 and April 5, 12, and 18, at 6 p.m. at the Safety Complex on Route 101. The classes are for residents, ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYA family helped save the lives of their neighbors, when a truck on Quincy Drive caught fire within feet of several stored oxygen tanks. The Delaney family helped put out the Jan. 11 fire and alert their neighbors. Because of his help, Cody Delaney, 14, a member of the Manchester West High School ROTC, will receive one of the Navy ...