Ask Aunt Laura: The Clean 15 or The Dirty Dozen ~ Reading the Stickers on Your Produce by Laura Bullock July 6, 2021 1 min read We have all seen those stickers on produce at the grocery store - but what do they mean? Read More
Ask Aunt Laura ~ Release the Bottles by Laura Bullock June 29, 2021 1 min read We all know the struggle to release bottles from their plastic rings! Who knew there was a simple solution there all the Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Washing Machine Filter by Laura Bullock June 22, 2021 1 min read My washing machine has a filter and I should be cleaning it out? I didn’t even know my washing machine had a Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – How to get more juice from your lemons by Laura Bullock June 15, 2021 1 min read How to more juice from your lemons -- Extracting Lemon Juice Read More
Dot’s Reading Room: ‘Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and floods’ and Bedford’s Hazard Mitigation Plan for Municpal Vulnerability Preparedness by Dorothy Bergin June 10, 2021 1 min read "Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – whatever your local risk, here's how to be more weather-ready, a recent article in The Conversation dovetails Read More
Job Lane House Reopens on Sunday, June 27 by The Bedford Citizen June 9, 2021 1 min read June 27th is the day! The day the Job Lane Farm Museum opens for the summer. The tour guides are very excited. Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Stropping your Razors by Laura Bullock June 8, 2021 1 min read Replacing disposable razors every couple of weeks gets expensive and tossing them away is just one more thing helping to fill our Read More
Ask Aunt Laura: Ice Cube Trays to the Rescue! by Laura Bullock June 1, 2021 1 min read Have leftover wine (said no one ever) or coffee? Pour the extra into ice cube trays, freeze and use for recipes, drinks Read More
The Return to the Office ~ The Twinkies are Probably Fine by Gene Kalb May 28, 2021 1 min read With the vaccines being widely distributed and the covid case numbers starting to come down, there is a sense of normalcy returning. Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Quick trick to tame your smelly feet and shoes by Laura Bullock May 25, 2021 1 min read Summer is such a great time to slip on some cute shoes or sneakers and head out for some fun. Then the Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Peeling Garlic by Laura Bullock May 18, 2021 1 min read In mere seconds you can easily peel several cloves of garlic at one time - with no mess and no little garlic Read More
Bedford Explained: Bedford’s Annual Town Meeting by Gene Kalb May 4, 2021 1 min read incorporated our town of Bedford on September 23, 1729. Three days later, the Court sent word to Jonathan Bacon, owner of the Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Bed Sheets Secret by Laura Bullock May 4, 2021 1 min read The tag on your sheets holds the key to letting you quickly and easily know which way to place it on the Read More
Task Force Named to Address Traffic Around Schools by Gene Kalb May 4, 2021 1 min read As life begins to return to normal, there are things that one remembers about pre-pandemic life that we wish we could forget. Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – When a Box is More Than Just a Box by Laura Bullock April 27, 2021 1 min read The original design of these amazing little boxes dates back to the 1800’s. The unique and clever design is made from a Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Using Your Head with your Key Fob by Laura Bullock April 20, 2021 1 min read This fun fact will help you double the range your key fob will work! Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Opening a Produce Bag by Laura Bullock April 13, 2021 1 min read We have all done it. At the grocers you grab some veggies and a plastic bag to put them in. Then you Read More
Bedford Explained: The Two Brothers Rocks by Gene Kalb April 12, 2021 1 min read Two big boulders stand a few feet apart on the shore of the Concord River in Bedford, MA. A glacier dropped them Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – What is the right height to hang a picture? by Laura Bullock April 6, 2021 1 min read If you have to look up to see a picture or painting that is hanging on a wall, then it is most Read More
Dot’s Reading Room: Non-fungible Tokens by The Bedford Citizen April 6, 2021 1 min read Suddenly-at least to this person’s eye—a new term has come into the language, and into print. What, you may ask, is a Read More
What Do They Do There Anyway? Drinkworks by Gene Kalb March 31, 2021 1 min 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
Ask Aunt Laura – Battery Test by Laura Bullock March 30, 2021 1 min read How often has this happened to you? You are searching for something in the kitchen junk drawer and come across a stray Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Skunk Season by Laura Bullock March 23, 2021 1 min read Spring brings longer days, daffodils blooming, you hear the birds singing... and it also brings out the skunks. If you’ve ever had Read More
Ask Aunt Laura – Talking Trash….Bags by Laura Bullock March 16, 2021 1 min read Changing a Trash Bag: This simple tweak to the ‘changing the garbage bag’ chore will make you shake your head in disbelief Read More
What Happens when the Seniors Rule the World by Gene Kalb March 10, 2021 1 min read The vast majority of 75-year-olds have received their second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. With the new CDC guidelines, this population has Read More