Walking Tour of Bedford’s Cultural District Reveals Town’s Treasures by Mike Rosenberg July 29, 2021 5 mins read “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Have you ever heard this expression? It pretty much describes Bedford’s new Read More
Sometimes things just work out; it’s nice when crises work together by The Bedford Citizen July 27, 2021 1 min read We have smoke from a distant fire making the air dangerous to breathe. We also have a surge in Covid cases, not Read More
Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the Lexington Visitors Center by The Bedford Citizen July 10, 2021 1 min read ~ Submitted by Taevy Malone Last week, I had a chance to go to a meet and greet with Senator Elizabeth Warren 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
Celebrating Bedford Hanscom Girl Scouts and Girl Scout Volunteers by The Bedford Citizen July 2, 2021 2 mins read Girl Scouts is an organization filled with traditions. At the end of the school year, one of the most time-honored traditions is Read More
Rotaract ~ Bedford’s New Rotary Initiative for Young Adults by The Bedford Citizen July 2, 2021 1 min read The Bedford Rotary is officially assisting with the grand opening of a Bedford Rotaract club that is set to be chartered on Read More
Calista Barber and Gabriella Fournier Earn Girl Scout Gold Awards by The Bedford Citizen July 2, 2021 1 min read ~ Submitted by Bedford-Hanscom Troop 71763 While many of us discovered new television series and books in the early days of the Read More
Bedford Explained: Hanscom by Gene Kalb June 11, 2021 7 mins read Hanscom is a bit of an ubiquitous term here in Bedford. There is an exit ramp off the highway that says Hanscom, 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
From the Garden with Laura Bullock ~ June – Deadheading Lilacs 101 and Birdbath Succulents by Laura Bullock May 28, 2021 1 min read It's time to deadhead spent blooms and consider a succulent garden. Read More
Bedford’s Matthew Siegal New Director of LexArt; Brings World Perspective from Years with MFA by Mike Rosenberg May 10, 2021 4 mins read There’s no place like home…. especially during a global pandemic. Matthew Siegal of Bedford, president and executive director of the Lexington Arts Read More
A First-Timer Experienced a Sense of Power at Annual Town Meeting by The Bedford Citizen May 7, 2021 1 min read Do long-time Bedford residents appreciate the full effect that the town-meeting experience can have on someone who has never seen it before? Read More
Historical Society’s April Program, Ted Reinstein and ‘Wicked Pissed: New England’s Most Famous Feuds’ ~ Sunday at 2 pm by The Bedford Citizen April 23, 2021 1 min read Ted Reinstein, the popular reporter for Chronicle, Boston’s celebrated TV news magazine, will speak about his new book, Wicked Pissed: New England’s Read More
Local Pastor Pleads for U.S. Help for his Native Burma by The Bedford Citizen April 21, 2021 8 mins read With tensions rising daily in Burma as the country’s military continues to pillage the nation, Bedford resident Rev. Clifford Maung, pastor of Read More
On Earth Day Get to Know Your Neighbors: Carleton-Willard Village Scatology by The Bedford Citizen April 21, 2021 2 mins read It all started with my neighbor’s simple question, “Who is not picking up their dog’s poops?” It had not occurred to her Read More
Today’s ‘Earth Day’ is Tomorrow’s ‘Today’ ~ Take Action Now by The Bedford Citizen April 8, 2021 3 mins read April 22 marks the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, the annual day of action and reflection around the world with a singular Read More
Reflections in the Time of Pandemic: Deborah Weiner by The Bedford Citizen March 28, 2021 3 mins read I am not unacquainted with trauma and stress and the unexpected. Twenty years ago, while serving on the staff of the Unitarian Read More
No Pandemic Slow-down for Playwright Melinda Lopez by Mike Rosenberg March 23, 2021 3 mins read If the performing arts reflect society’s mood and outlook, Melinda Lopez’s optimism and workload are signs that good times are on the Read More
Speaking Out about Violence against Asian-Americans by Mike Rosenberg March 22, 2021 4 mins read Three Asian-American residents active in town government along with the superintendent of schools and the principal of Bedford High School expressed alarm Read More
Celebrating the ‘Child Moon’ on the First Evening of Spring, 2021 by The Bedford Citizen March 20, 2021 1 min read A waxing crescent moon on the first evening of Spring, 2021 Read More
Celebrating the First Day of Spring, 2021 by The Bedford Citizen March 20, 2021 1 min read A walk around Fawn Lake, once known as Hayden Pond revealed clear water thanks to last summer's dredging and the buildings at Read More
Reflections in the Time of Pandemic: Rev. John Castricum by The Bedford Citizen March 19, 2021 3 mins read “I would never wish a pandemic on anyone, but…” I often hear this from colleagues, parishioners and people in the community. I Read More
Reflections in the Time of Pandemic: First Church of Christ by The Bedford Citizen March 19, 2021 1 min read On Sunday, March 14, 2021, members of First Church of Christ, Congregational U.C.C., gathered outside at the front of the church to Read More
Reflections in the Time of Pandemic: Sarah Stanton and the Select Board by The Bedford Citizen March 19, 2021 1 min read "I didn't think we would still be here a year later, yet here we are," Town Manager Sarah Stanton said, echoing a Read More
Reflections in the Time of Pandemic: Will Froehlich by The Bedford Citizen March 18, 2021 1 min read Last year I was in first grade at Davis School. One day when my mom picked me up from Kids Club she Read More