BY MATT SCHOOLEYSerious runners will get a chance to hit the trails in Bedford when The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill will host its first-ever Farm Critter Frolic 5K race. The race takes place Sunday, Oct. 19, beginning at 1 p.m., rain or shine. Runners will be the only ones allowed on the trails during the race, though organizer Karyn Russell ...

BY STEPHEN BEALETo call it a health fair might be something of an understatement. After its two annual road races on Saturday, May 17, the Rotary Club held an event in the Bedford High School gymnasium that was part health education, part entertainment. “We decided to try it because we have a lot of people here from the two road ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORAn annual tradition, the Bedford Rotary Memorial Road Races return for its 34th year. And on Saturday, May 17, yet another facet is added to the already popular event. Brian Moyer, who has co-directed the races the last 12 years, said this year welcomes the first Bedford NH Health Fair. “It’s made to go ...

BY SUSAN CLARKThis year’s Bedford Rotary Memorial Road Races will have something for everyone – whether you’re cheering runners on from the sidelines or visiting the many displays at the new health fair. In addition to the 34th annual Memorial Road Races on Saturday, May 17, the Bedford Rotary Club will host a health and ...

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 ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORElizabeth White has been playing catch-up most of her young life. Now, others are trying to catch up with her. The 13-year-old Lurgio Middle School student won her first national championship in cyclocross last month, traveling to Kansas City, Kan., and enduring some of the harshest weather conditions she’s ever ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONEPublic bathing places and wells will be monitored more closely in the coming months. After code official Wayne Richardson and health inspector Gary Pariseau brought concerns over public health to the Town Council, the board passed a new Bedford town health ordinance, effective on Jan. 1. Richardson said the state does not have ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYIt took about three hours, but we all did it. We, the Citizens Fire Academy students, passed our cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, certification tests. Then we were told that just to get a basic emergency medical technician and firefighter 1A and 1B training -- the minimum to be a firefighter in Bedford – you need a lot ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYDo you know someone who might be the town’s oldest resident and is willing to take on a a 99-year-old tradition? Bedford is looking for a new oldest resident to be the 19th holder of the prestigious Boston Post Cane, which is given to the town’s oldest resident in perpetuity. Most recently, the cane was kept by Alice ...

BY ROD HANSENDeclan Rourke, who will turn 2 on Saturday, Feb. 24, is one of only 200 people in the world diagnosed with an atypical teritoid/rhabdoid tumor. “On Father’s Day of this past year, my son had a seizure and we brought him to the emergency room. And they found a very rare form of cancer,” said Tym Rourke, ...