The Citizen Digest contains links to stories about Current Events taking place within the next ten days and Community Announcements you may need. There is also a list of Coming Attractions for which you may wish to save the date.
Links to Current Events through Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Tuesday, December 25
- MERRY CHRISTMAS
Thursday, December 27
Monday, December 31 and Tuesday, January 1, 2013
- HAPPY NEW YEAR
Wednesday, January 02
Coming Attractions
- Final TED Talk, My (subversive) garden Plot on Sunday, January 6
- Bedford Garden Club: Roses For New England, on Tuesday, January 8
- Library reception for retiring children’s librarian Sharon McDonald on Tuesday, January 8
- Town Caucus on Tuesday, January 8
- Managing learning difference in college: A panel of returning BHS graduates on January 9
- Thursday night movies resume at the library on Thursday, January 10
- Last day to obtain papers for Town election: Wednesday, January 16
- Last day to return papers for Town election: Friday, January 18
- Winter lecture series by Professor Dan Breen: Supreme Court Decisions at the Bedford Library begins on Sunday, January 20
- Library story times resume during the week of January 22
- Last day to object or withdraw from Town election ballot: Monday, February 4
- Last day to register to vote in the 2013 Town election: Friday, February 15
- Town election: Saturday, March 9
- Annual Town Meeting: Monday, March 25
Links to Community Announcements
- Volunteer Opportunity: PALS play space activity leaders
- MCC offers Dual Enrollment Academy for High School Seniors
- Tickets for MCC Forum featuring former First Lady Laura Bush are now available
- METCO Friends and Family program to be reinvigorated
- Bedford Youth & Family Services offers online depression screening
- MCC’s Weekend College: Earn a Business Degree in 17 Months
- December events at the Council on Aging
- MCC earns three awards at NCMPR Regional Conference
- Luminary sale to benefit the Bedford Minuteman Company’s scholarship fund
- Sign up for Wizards Select Lacrosse at the Edge
- Bedford Schools’ PE/Health Department survey
- Now available: the newest version of Bedford’s Police Department smartphone app
- Can you use some help with your home heating bills?
- Volunteer opportunities to serve on town boards and committees
- Holiday vacation camp at The Edge
- Alcohol compliance checks to begin
- Town Hall rentals
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