BY STEPHEN BEALEBedford may not have as many households that will struggle to pay their heating oil bills as other towns, but with the severity of the energy crisis the town may still have to start a program for those who will need some help. Jonathan Zdziarski, a former candidate for the Town Council, appeared before the council at its ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe Town Council approved a new contract with the Manchester Transit Authority and called upon the bus service to expand into Bedford, as the city considers reductions. The Manchester Transit Authority now has one route in Bedford along South River Road, which is anchored at the Bedford Mall. The route expanded last July to ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAbout 45 Bedford residents showed up at a meeting aimed at gauging public sentiment on putting up money for road improvements to the intersection of Route 101 and Nashua Road. Voters already overturned a request to use $3 million in town money for improvements in March. On Tuesday, June 24, town officials hosted a public forum so ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEA new joint Fiscal Communications Committee between town government and the school district will look to save taxpayer money by coordinating expenses. Council Chairman Mike Izbicki said the committee would look at potential increases in the budget and ways of saving costs together, such as buying fuel for the town and school ...

BY STEPHEN BEALESome prominent land-use boards and commissions in Bedford have incomplete memberships or have members who are not authorized to serve. This finding was the result of a survey requested by Town Council Chairman Mike Izbicki. He had asked Town Manager Russ Marcoux to review major boards after the council realized that a member of ...

BY JENN McDOWELL Hooksett voted down a $1.5 million bond to expand the sewer plant, downed the proposed $15.7 million 2008- 09 town operating budget and elected two new members to the Town Council. A total of 1,000 Hooksett voters turned out at the polls on Tuesday, May 13 to choose town officials and vote on 24 cost items and 16 ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEIf you missed that big debate at the Town Council meeting, or the Planning Board hearing where a developer explained what he is going to do in your neighborhood, you can now watch those meetings and more online. While residents can always attend a Town Council, committee or School Board meetings at BCTV – in addition to ...

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 is hoping to close the door on 2007 – a year marked by division and discord – and move on to the challenges it faces this year. The town road program, rising taxes and the intersection of Route 101 and Nashua Road are among the top policy priorities the council has for 2008, according to Mike Izbicki, ...

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 ...