VOTE Tomorrow – Thursday, September 8: Massachusetts Primary Election by Paula Gilarde September 7, 2016 1 min read Compiled by The Bedford Citizen Polls will open at 7 am TOMORROW, Thursday, September 8 for the Massachusetts State Primary. The polls Read More
Make This a Green Christmas: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! by The Bedford Citizen December 18, 2015 1 min read Submitted by Ed McGrath, Bedford’s Recycling Coordinator Last December, Bedford had a 22 percent increase in trash over the total in November Read More
This Week in Town Government: What’s Happening October 5 to October 8 by The Bedford Citizen October 2, 2015 1 min read By Meredith McCulloch Selectmen Application, Sewer Rate Release Fund Motion to set January 5, 2016 as date for the Town Caucus Approve Read More
Getting Ready for Bedford Day, Part One – Signature Events by The Bedford Citizen September 17, 2015 3 mins read Compiled by The Bedford Citizen In addition to the parade, and the dozens of booths promoting local organizations and businesses at the Read More
Spring 2015 Walk/Bike to School: More Successful than Ever by The Bedford Citizen May 7, 2015 2 mins read Compiled by The Bedford Citizen With the community meeting for the Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plan just a week away on Wednesday,May 13, Healthy Read More
Promoting Diversity through Cultural Exchange by The Bedford Citizen April 15, 2015 2 mins read Submitted by Melinda Nicholson for the Bedford Rotary Club Ask Evelina Pajus about her exchange year in Bedford and you’ll likely get Read More
Test by The Bedford Citizen February 5, 2015 1 min read Submitted by The Bedford Citizen’s Editorial Board Bedford is not a big town, but – wow! – do we have a LOT Read More
Diversity and Acceptance at Lane School by The Bedford Citizen November 26, 2014 1 min read Submitted by Rob Ackerman, Principal, Lane School As many of you know, one of the goals of the Bedford School District is Read More
Last Call for Input into Bedford’s Walking/Biking Wikimap by The Bedford Citizen November 18, 2014 1 min read Bedford’s Wikimap will be closing at the end of the week, so if you want to give input on our roads/sidewalks/bikepaths, etc., Read More
Veterans Day, 2014 – Observance at Lane School by The Bedford Citizen November 15, 2014 2 mins read Compiled by The Bedford Citizen The students and faculty of Bedford’s Lt. Job Lane elementary school honored Veterans Day in a school-wide Read More
Veterans Day, 2014 – Observance at Memorial Park by The Bedford Citizen November 15, 2014 2 mins read Compiled by The Bedford Citizen On behalf of Bedford’s Patriotic Holiday Committee, Chairman Paul Purchia welcomed distinguished speakers and guests – veterans, friends Read More
Healthy Bedford at Boston’s 2014 Moving Together Conference by The Bedford Citizen October 31, 2014 1 min read Submitted by Healthy Bedford Coordinator Carla Olson Bedford was well represented at the 2014 Moving Together Conference in Boston on October 30. Read More
Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plan Open House Scheduled for Wednesday, November 12 by The Bedford Citizen October 16, 2014 1 min read Compiled by The Bedford Citizen The Town of Bedford is developing a Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan to improve the safety, comfort, Read More
Superintendent Sills Previews Changes to Curriculum Program Review by The Bedford Citizen May 13, 2014 1 min read By Mitch Evans Superintendent Jon Sills advised the School Committee at its meeting on May 6 that he is preparing to implement Read More
Bedford Embraces Diversity: Love Your Neighbor by The Bedford Citizen March 20, 2014 1 min read In response to requests from attendees at this evening’s community forum, The Bedford Citizen is pleased to reprint the Bedford Clergy Association’s Read More
Diversity: Community Invited to Attend Bedford Schools’ Forum at 7 pm on Thursday, March 20 by The Bedford Citizen March 17, 2014 1 min read Compiled by The Bedford Citizen In his second letter to parents and the community last Thursday, Superintendent Jon Sills invited the greater Read More
Superintendent Unveils Preliminary Budget Cut Proposals by The Bedford Citizen January 17, 2014 2 mins read By Meg Weston At the January 7 School Committee meeting, Superintendent Sills presented the first draft of a revised FY15 budget, attempting Read More
This is a test by The Bedford Citizen December 13, 2013 1 min read Dear Eliza, Here’s the test ’embed’ of your very clever work: Does it work/look the way you anticipated? Best thanks, Julie Read More
Superintendent Commits to Improving Subgroup MCAS Scores by The Bedford Citizen November 8, 2013 2 mins read By Kim Siebert MacPhail Saying “the buck stops with me,” Superintendent of Schools Jon Sills made clear to the School Committee his Read More
Superintendent Delves into School Rankings Discrepancy by The Bedford Citizen September 12, 2013 1 min read By Kim Siebert MacPhail Following up on last spring’s Boston Magazine ranking of the top 50 high schools that showed Bedford High Read More
Superintendent Sills Takes Stock of Leadership Transition by The Bedford Citizen April 12, 2013 4 mins read By Kim Siebert MacPhail “I believe deeply that our mission should drive everything that we do,” Superintendent Jon Sills said to the Read More
Rail service between Boston and Bedford ended 36 years ago this month by The Bedford Citizen January 21, 2013 2 mins read Submitted by Jim Shea, President of the Friends of Depot Park Thirty-six years ago this month, a passenger train struggled over icy Read More
Superintendent Sills Speaks About Changes to School Security Following Newtown Shootings by The Bedford Citizen December 19, 2012 3 mins read By Kim Siebert MacPhail Editor’s Note: Click here to read Superintendent Jon Sills’s December 20 message to parents regarding school security. Half Read More
Superintendent Sills Unravels Misleading Class Size Report by The Bedford Citizen December 7, 2012 1 min read By Kim Siebert MacPhail At the School Committee meeting on December 4, Superintendent Jon Sills spoke about a bar graph that had Read More
Bedford League of Women Voters to Form Traffic and Transportation Study Group by The Bedford Citizen November 15, 2012 1 min read By Kim Siebert MacPhail At their fall meeting on November 14—following a presentation by Bob Dorer, chair of the town’s Transportation Advisory Read More