The Highway Safety Committee will be meeting this Weds June 3rd 2009 @ 9 AM @ the Goffstown Police Station. If you want to see all dead end streets speed limit changed to 20 mph or 25 mph. Please support us and voice you opinion. I have recently received an email from Wm Lambert of the NH DOT that state's "Spring St is not ...

With the BOS voting to keep the ADA Compliance Committee an "appeals committee" and re-appointing most of the same members that have been on this committee for years, it is a chance for residents who believe that in the spirit of the American with Disabilities Act that Goffstown should be more Pro Active toward ADA Compliance. ...

Goffstown's  fine for illegal parking in a handicap paking spot is $250. It can be higher if it is a state issued ticket.  Please see comments section for the quick link  http://www.nh.gov/disability/information/architectural/documents/understanding.pdf

From the Goffstown Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes , June 2, 2008, page 1 SIGNATURE FOLDER: ADA: 1 year reappointment of Rosemary Garretson; Richard Hopf; and Jean Mayberry.   There are 5 positions on this committee.  So why are there 6 people listed as members  in the Town Report and with no terms ...

  The U.S. Department of Justice provides information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through a toll-free ADA Information Line. This service permits businesses, State and local governments, or others to call and ask questions about general or specific ADA requirements including questions about the ADA Standards for Accessible ...

BY SUSAN CLARKFor many staff and patrons, checking out books at the Bedford Library’s circulation desk may not be the same without Betty Folsom. That was the sentiment during Folsom’s retirement party on Friday, Jan. 9, when about 100 well-wishers bid her farewell. “Betty’s just the face of the library when you come ...

Wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres, accompanied by the Manchester Community Music School Chamber Players, singing by the Bedford Youth Performing Company, and an entertaining discussion and book signings by two noted New England authors highlight this year’s Bedford Library Foundation Mystery Gala. The Mystery Gala takes place from 5 to ...

I’ve always been a lover of libraries, and although I am among the thousands who get most of my day-to-day information online, it doesn’t replace the slow, relaxing pace of a good read held firmly in hand. Fran Wiggin, the Bedford Library’s former director, knew of my love of books. But nothing prepared me for the day she ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE(This is a series of articles profiling people of interest throughout the Bedford community. To nominate someone you know, email editor@thebedfordbulletin.) After reading the book of essays, “A Circle of Quiet” by Madeleine L’Engle – one of which is about a woman who was a mother, writer and librarian ...

BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Bedford boys and girls are journeying across the country as part of the summer reading program at the Bedford Library. The Reading Road Trip, USA journey is, of course, imaginary. Luci Albertson, director of Children’s Services, said this year’s enrollment of 1,100 readers is about average, and she expects more ...