BY STEPHEN BEALEThey may have had divided opinions over the candidates and issues, but voters seemed to be at a consensus on at least one thing: the polling operation the town ran on Election Day was a runaway success. Voters started lining up at Bedford High School shortly after 5 in the morning – the earliest Town Moderator Ryk Bullock ...

BY STEPHEN BEALE Senate race is pitting a 12th-term incumbent from Bedford against a freshman state representative from Lyndeborough. Besides Bedford, District 9 encompasses the towns of Greenfield, Lyndeborough, Merrimack, Mont Vernon and New Boston. Democrat Michael Kaelin is running for the seat to promote renewable energy and protect the ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe Town Council will stick to the original plan for fixing roads this year, despite the fact that current funding for the repair program runs out after 2008, due to the defeat of two bonds in the March town election. Hardy Road and North Amherst Road from Wallace Road to the end will be rehabilitated this year, according to Jim ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe Town Council has decided the town will work on rebuilding Hardy Road this year since more traffic is expected after the reconstruction of its intersection with Route 101 and Jenkins Road. For the past few years, the town has been rehabilitating its roads at a pace of $4 million a year, spending an additional $1 million on ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe Town Council and School Board each have two new members, following the election on Tuesday, March 11. On the town side, Chris Bandazian and Bill Dermody won two seats to the Town Council with 1,721 and 2,093 votes, respectively. “I think my stand on taxes was acknowledged by the voters,” Dermody said. “I ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe defeat of two bonds has imperiled the future of the town road program and opened the possibility that the intersection of Nashua Road and Route 101 will not be improved in time for a new class of high school drivers. A majority of voters disapproved of the $12 million road bond, 2,286-1,187. The bond would have continued the ...

BY STEPHEN BEALETown and school elections on March 11 will be more than choosing a candidate or backing a budget. The elections will also be about honoring soldiers serving overseas and helping people who need a bone marrow transplant. The Bedford Lions Club and election staff are sponsoring bone marrow and blood drives in honor of Dottie ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEA disputed account of how the local polling place was run during the 2004 presidential election is dividing the race for town moderator. Brian Shaughnessy and Ryk Bullock are both seeking the position. Shaughnessy said he had decided to run out of disappointment over the acrimonious tone of Bedford politics and concern that ...

BY SUSAN CLARKBallots are stacked and election officials are ready for what they hope is a record turnout of voters making some important decisions in town and school matters. Election Day is Tuesday, March 11, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Bedford High School. In addition to electing two town councilors, two School Board members, a new town clerk ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONEA number of town and school positions are up for grabs in the March 11 election. Those interested in serving the town or the School District must file for office from Wednesday, Jan. 23, to Friday, Feb. 1. Open seats and filing information include the following: Town Two Town Council positions for a term of three years each. ...