Planning Board’s First Public Hearing on Assisted Living Facility is Continued to September 14 by Prakhar Gupta August 25, 2021 2 mins read The Planning Board Tuesday began a public hearing on LCB Assisted Living’s application for a special permit to construct an assisted living Read More
Happy Days for Summer Adventures Kids Despite Heat, Rain, and a Lifeguard Shortage by Mike Rosenberg August 25, 2021 2 mins read “If I had my way, we would have summer all year.” Bedford Recreation Director Amy Hamilton is not planning a move to Read More
Board of Health Votes Indoor Mask Mandate by Mike Rosenberg August 23, 2021 2 mins read The Board of Health on Monday approved an indoor mask requirement applicable to “all indoor spaces open to the public,” effective at Read More
Board of Health Feels Indoor Mask Mandate is Premature ~ Will Move Quickly if Cases Escalate by Mike Rosenberg August 16, 2021 4 mins read The Bedford Board of Health agreed Monday that it would be premature to declare an indoor mask mandate. But a consensus at Read More
Select Board Sets its Goals for the Coming Year: A New Fire Station, Infrastructure, Finance, Transportation, and Community Investments by Mike Rosenberg August 13, 2021 7 mins read The Select Board spent two-and-a-half hours late Thursday afternoon scrutinizing and dissecting a wide range of municipal goals and objectives for the Read More
Bedford Day, Citizen of the Year Reception, and Fall Town Meeting are Still a “GO” for Now by Mike Rosenberg August 13, 2021 1 min read Town Manager Sarah Stanton calls them the “triple whammy.” Bedford Day 2021 is planned for Saturday, Sept. 18. The following Friday, the Read More
Select Board Approves Extended Outdoor Dining for Five Restaurants by Mike Rosenberg August 13, 2021 1 min read The Select Board on Monday voted to extend outdoor dining permits for five local restaurants until April 1, 2022. The vote followed Read More
Housing Partnership Endorses Latest Plan for 330 South Road Project Concept by Dorothy Bergin August 12, 2021 2 mins read After seeing revised plans and questioning Pam Brown, who represented the developer of 330 South Road, the Housing Partnership voted at their Read More
Town Selects “Owl” Technology for Combined In-Person and Virtual Meetings by Mike Rosenberg August 12, 2021 1 min read It sounds like the best of both worlds. A product by Somerville-based Owl Labs, described to the Select Board by Town Manager Read More
Select Board Says Bedford Day Fireworks Still On – For Now by Mike Rosenberg August 11, 2021 1 min read The road is clear for a 20-minute fireworks show in the town on Saturday night, Sept. 18 …. as long as public Read More
South Road Sidewalk Construction to Start Soon by The Bedford Citizen August 11, 2021 1 min read The Bedford Department of Public Works will work with a contractor, Stantec, to construct a new sidewalk along the east side of Read More
Heatwave through Friday, August 13 ~ Guidance from the Bedford Health Department by The Bedford Citizen August 11, 2021 3 mins read The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for today, Wednesday, August 11, for much of Massachusetts, including the Bedford area, Read More
People Helping People ~ CERT Volunteers Work Tirelessly to Help Community by Mike Rosenberg August 9, 2021 4 mins read One positive quality in Bedford that has shone during the Covid-19 pandemic is the reinforcement of a simple ethos: people helping people. Read More
Mark Waksmonski Moving to State Position ~ Health Department Seeks New Community Nurse by The Bedford Citizen August 5, 2021 1 min read ~ Submitted by Fahad Alden Mark Waksmonski has resigned from his position of community nurse in the town Health Department, effective Aug. Read More
Firefighters Anderson, Busa, Oates, and Perry become Lieutenants by Mike Rosenberg August 3, 2021 1 min read Four Bedford firefighters are new lieutenants, consummating a change in organizational structure approved by the 2020 town meeting. Promoted to lieutenant were Read More
Bedford Cultural Council Launches its Annual Town-wide Survey by The Bedford Citizen August 3, 2021 1 min read ~ Submitted by the Bedford Cultural Council The Bedford community plays an important role in determining the types of programming the Bedford Read More
COVID Rates Rising – Updated Advisory on Face Coverings by The Bedford Citizen August 3, 2021 1 min read Since the beginning of July, the Bedford Health Department has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Read More
Planning Board Gets First Notice of Potential Carlisle Road Development by Prakhar Gupta July 30, 2021 1 min read The Planning Board this week held a preliminary discussion about a significant residential development in the area of Carlisle Road, with a Read More
Mosquito Mitigation ~ Frequently Asked Questions by The Bedford Citizen July 30, 2021 3 mins read The next truck-mounted spraying is scheduled for Monday, August 2, 2021, between sunset and 11:30 PM. This will be a town-wide spraying Read More
Paving Work: What Happened Last Week and What’s Going On This Week by The Bedford Citizen July 28, 2021 1 min read Delta Mist was applied from July 19 to 23 to Old Billerica Road, from the s curve, then from Noreen Rd to Read More
Water Main Leak Detection Survey is Underway by The Bedford Citizen July 28, 2021 1 min read The Department of Public Works has scheduled the bi-annual leak detection survey on the 85 miles of water mains within the Town’s Read More
Relief is on the Way: Mosquito Spraying Set for Tonight, Wednesday Night by Mike Rosenberg July 27, 2021 2 mins read Bedford is going on the offensive Tuesday and Wednesday nights against this week’s sudden onslaught of mosquitoes. A staff member at the Read More
Fleischman Joins Melrose Mayor’s Staff by Mike Rosenberg July 27, 2021 1 min read Bedford Select Board Chair Margot Fleischman has a new professional position. And she says her years of experience in Bedford town government Read More
Construction Starts Soon on South Road Sidewalk by Mike Rosenberg July 27, 2021 1 min read If all goes according to plan, the safety of pedestrians on South Road and connecting neighborhoods will be greatly enhanced before the Read More
Bedford Food Bank Continues to Serve Everyone Who Needs Assistance by Mike Rosenberg July 26, 2021 4 mins read What is meant by the term “food insecurity”? Heidi Porter, director of Bedford’s Health and Human Services Department, said one national agency Read More