BY JEN LORD The recent merger of Girl Scout organizations in New Hampshire and Vermont means expanded opportunities for girls in both states. The new combined group is called the Girls Scouts of the Green and White Mountains. The new Web site is www.girlscoutsgwm.org. “The merger made camps and programming from across both ...

Bedford Presbyterian Church, 1832 photo: copyright 2008, Lisa Martineau

Bedford Village Inn, 1810 photo: copyright 2008, Lisa Martineau

Fall Morning Long Pond at Camp Carpenter 10/15/2007

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 ...