The Bedford Town Calendar

Bedford Town Archivist Ashley Large will describe her job, including managing extensive archival record groups, implementing digital preservation protocols, researching reference requests, chairing the Town’s Archives and Records Management Advisory Committee, and coordinating records management for all Town offices. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 2 PM for a social period and refreshments 2:15 PM – Brief Society announcements followed by the Guest Speaker

5 PART SERIES. You don't need to attend each week to enjoy! Meetings are in person and over zoom. 1st Floor Meeting Room BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127 SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 2:00—4:00 PM "Everyone knows about the Black Death of the 14th Century; here we are nearly 700 years later, and cultural references to the catastrophe still abound. Arguments still rage, however, about just what kind of disease this was and what brought it about. In this session, we'll investigate the probable origins and course of this most destructive of medieval pandemics, along with some thoughts about how

Join us for a presentation by Bedford Planning Board member Jacinda Barbehenn for an in-depth look at the MBTA Communities Multi-Family Zoning warrant article that we’ll be voting on at the Spring Town Meeting on March 25th. Passing this warrant article is crucial from a climate standpoint. It’s also essential to address the regional housing crisis and strengthen our state and regional economies. RSVP for zoom link: https://secure.everyaction.com/wXVSoJ1I9EenwgGk_tZ-NQ2

Shawsheen Tech will host its annual 7th grade Project Explore program for Bedford Residents starting on February 27, 2024. This free quality education program is an opportunity for students to visit Shawsheen and explore 6 of the 20 vocational-technical programs over a three-week period.  Bus transportation will be provided from the middle school, and bus rides home will be provided to various stops in town.

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The MMIP Painting Project began not as a project at all but with the intent of it being just one painting to show support for the Missing & Murdered indigenous peoples crisis. Artist Nayana laFond created the first painting on May 5, 2020, the day of remembrance for MMIP. She shared it online and the response was so overwhelming she did one more, yet again intending that to be the end. The response to the second was even more and so Nayana opened her inbox to anyone wanting to be painted not expecting the 25+ the received the first day.Stories

Shawsheen Tech will host its annual 7th grade Project Explore program for Bedford Residents starting on February 27, 2024. This free quality education program is an opportunity for students to visit Shawsheen and explore 6 of the 20 vocational-technical programs over a three-week period.  Bus transportation will be provided from the middle school, and bus rides home will be provided to various stops in town.

Join the Energy and Sustainability Committee meeting as Bedford Mothers Out Front presents "Transitioning OFF GAS to Clean Heat" on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7:00pm by zoom. Zoom link is within the published agenda ( https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83291320801?pwd=TTkxTDVWOVg5RHBxaUYrVFVobzhNUT09)   Learn about the status of gas leaks in Bedford and across the state, and the need  to plan for a swift, equitable, and cost-effective transition off gas to clean, renewable energy.  

Thursday, February 29th | 8:00PM It may sound crazy, but did you know our board starts planning for the upcoming school year between January and March? While our board has some exciting ideas in mind for the 2024-2025 school year, we would love to hear from our school community! Do you have an event or idea that you’d love to see the BEST PTO plan for next school year? Please bring those ideas to our Planning Meeting on February 29th at 8:00PM. This is a one time meeting where you can voice your ideas and concepts. We will post meeting

An evening in Big Cherry – a small town in anywhere, USA – and the city council meeting unfolds in real time, unmasking undercurrents that threaten to undo life as they know it … and driving the question, “How far would you go?”   Award-winning playwright Tracy Letts’s (August: Osage County) new play was called one of the most thrilling on Broadway in recent years. Nominated as Best New Play by the Tony Awards and Outer Critics Circle in 2022, and for the Pulitzer Prize in drama, The Minutes is part biting comedy, part Hitchockian mystery, and at its dark

Bedford Town Trail Walk Wilderness Park Conservation Areas Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 9:45 am Please join the Bedford Trails Committee for a free walk around the Wilderness Park Conservation Area.  The walk will be slow-paced, 1 to 2 hours duration. We will start and finish the walk in the cul-de-sac at the end of Lantern Lane (although the actual meet-up location is still behind the Bedford Library). When and    Meet at 9:45 AM in the Where:         parking lot behind the Bedford Free Public Library.   Leader:        Dan Hurwitz, Bedford Trails Committee   Notes:          Children and dogs