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 MATT SCHOOLEYTaxpayers will be asked to approve School District Warrant Article 2, to purchase a 1.3-acre parcel of land for $275,000, and to fund a new emergency access to the middle/high school site. Although the 1.3-acre parcel has never been appraised, it was assessed at $87,000 in 2004. Under the purchase-and-sales agreement, the ...

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 STEPHEN BEALESupporters of two different road bonds agreed on only one thing at a hearing last Monday – nothing less than the safety of drivers is at stake in the outcome. One $12 million bond has been placed on the March ballot through a citizen petition. It would fund the town road rehabilitation program for the next three years and ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThink taxes are too high? Want the town to add another firefighter or cut back somewhere else? Or do you simply want an opportunity to exercise your citizenship outside of the voting booth? The Budgetary Town Meeting at the Bedford High School auditorium at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, is the place to have your say on all of the ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONEAll 10 warrant articles, including $445,000 for land and a $55 million operating budget will go on the March 11 ballot as presented at Bedford School District deliberative session. At the Tuesday, Feb. 5, meeting, resident Gus Garceau tried to propose an amendment to Article 2, which seeks $445, 000 to purchase land for the ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONEBedford resident Gus Garceau says his proposed amendment to Warrant Article 2 will solve the school emergency access issue and save taxpayer money. Garceau said he will present his amendment at the Tuesday, Feb. 5, deliberative session of the School District Meeting, when voters will be asked to approve or amend Article 2, ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONEThe Bedford School Board presented its $56 million budget to about 15 residents at its first ever televised budget public hearing. The total operating budget, presented Jan. 16, is $56,108,163, includes all proposed articles, if approved by voters. That amount would raise the budget 4.5 percent over last year, creating an ...

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. ...