Community News Fourth of July Musings and Facts June 28, 2024 Gene Kalb offers a few musings on 4th of July traditions in Bedford, and a listing of nearby fireworks displays. Read More
Columns What’s Bedford Thinking: New England Summer Vacation Plans – Where Are You Going? June 28, 2024 In New England we’re blessed with many choices to get away within a short drive. What's Bedford Thinking? Are you headed out on any New England trips this summer? Take our poll! Read More
Field Hockey – a Primer by Gene Kalb November 2, 2021 4 mins read The Bedford Buccaneers Field Hockey has a team just won its first dual county, small division, championship and qualified for the state Read More
Younger Kids and Covid-19 Vaccines – What’s Bedford Thinking by Gene Kalb October 30, 2021 1 min read The FDA has just approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children age 5 to 11 years old, making it available possibly as Read More
The ‘Great Resignation’ ~ What’s Bedford Thinking? by Gene Kalb October 16, 2021 1 min read There has been a lot of news about the “Great Resignation” recently. From April to August of this year more than 4.2 Read More
The 2022 Bedford Guide is Coming! by Gene Kalb October 13, 2021 1 min read We’re in the final stages of laying out the 2022 Bedford Guide, and we’re all really pleased with how it’s coming along. Read More
The Labor Shortage ~ What One Bedford Company is Doing to Remedy It by Gene Kalb October 13, 2021 1 min read There is a lot of news these days about the labor shortage. A story yesterday reported that a record number of Americans Read More
Life in Quarantine – What’s Bedford Thinking? by Gene Kalb October 9, 2021 1 min read here was a recent story on how difficult this past year has been on parents. Our Covid Cocoon: The Parents Aren’t Alright Read More
Massport’s RFP for Development at Hanscom’s ‘North Airfield’ ~ What’s Bedford Thinking? by Gene Kalb October 1, 2021 1 min read From The Bedford Citizen - September 20, 2021 ....“Massport late last month issued a request for proposals for the development of what Read More
Online Grocery Shopping – What is Bedford Thinking? by Gene Kalb September 27, 2021 1 min read The pandemic has upended a lot of routines. One notable one is how we shop, specifically, how we shop for groceries. The Read More
Pandemic Lifestyle – Did You Become Healthier? by Gene Kalb September 20, 2021 1 min read I saw a recent article that said about 20% of kids are eating more fast food since the pandemic started. It got Read More
How Did Bedford Day Start, and Why? by Gene Kalb September 15, 2021 2 mins read Editor's Note: Bedford Explained: Bedford Day ~ How Did it Start, and Why? was originally posted on September 21, 2017 It’s that Read More
Berkshire Grey – What do they do there anyway? by Gene Kalb September 15, 2021 4 mins read Our mission is to answer the question – What do they do there anyway? What do they do there anyway? Next up Read More
Vaccine Mandates — What’s Bedford Thinking? by Gene Kalb September 13, 2021 1 min read President Biden on Thursday announced new federal vaccine requirements in an effort to increase Covid-19 vaccinations. The new rules mandate that all Read More
The Bedford Citizen will be at Bedford Day by Gene Kalb September 10, 2021 1 min read At The Bedford Citizen, we strive to be where the action is, whether it be a school committee meeting or a football Read More
5K Road Race to Start off Bedford Day – Run for Matty September 18, 8:30 A.M. by Gene Kalb September 8, 2021 1 min read Bedford Day has had a tradition of starting off the festivities with a 5k road race. After 25 years of the Read More
Coyote Attacked Two Kids in Arlington, but Bedford has Coyotes Too by Gene Kalb September 7, 2021 5 mins read A recent Boston Globe article described two separate occasions where two young girls in Arlington were attacked while playing outside, most likely Read More
Summer, 2021 ~ What Does Bedford Think? by Gene Kalb August 24, 2021 1 min read The summer of 2021, has there ever been a summer with higher expectations than this one? With the success of the vaccination Read More
New Poll: Is the Worst of the Pandemic Behind Us ~ What’s Bedford Thinking? by Gene Kalb August 9, 2021 1 min read Just when you were ready to worry about the Red Sox latest losing streak, or the lousy weather in July, Covid pushes Read More
Will you be changing your behavior because of the Delta Variant? by Gene Kalb July 31, 2021 1 min read Sixty-seven percent of Americans in a new poll said they were concerned about the Delta variant coronavirus strain that is fueling a Read More
New Poll – Summer Olympics, Are You Watching? by Gene Kalb July 26, 2021 1 min read The Summer Olympics opening ceremony took place on Friday. The summer games were postponed a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Whether Read More
New Poll – Tick Check: Do You Do It? by Gene Kalb July 19, 2021 1 min read We’ve all learned a lot about how to protect ourselves from diseases this past year. Social distancing, hand washing, masking, and eventually Read More
New Poll – Mass VaxMillions Giveaway by Gene Kalb July 3, 2021 1 min read The state rolled out their new incentive program to encourage people who have not been vaccinated to get the shot. Anyone who Read More
Vivonics ~ What Do They Do There Anyway? by Gene Kalb July 3, 2021 3 mins read Do you ever drive around town and see a sign for a business or something else and ask yourself, “I wonder what Read More
Derek Chauvin Sentence- What’s Bedford Thinking? by Gene Kalb June 26, 2021 1 min read A Minnesota judge sentenced Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison Friday for the murder of George Floyd — a punishment that Read More
Recycling Coordinator Ed McGrath Retiring at the End of June by Gene Kalb June 22, 2021 3 mins read Bedford’s Recycling Coordinator Ed McGrath is retiring at the end of June. The decision was somewhat motivated by the pandemic, which has Read More
New Poll – Who Cuts Your Grass? by Gene Kalb June 12, 2021 1 min read Yesterday as I was cutting the lawn I was wondering how many people cut their own lawn. You have a lot of Read More