Business Community Members React to Proposed Sign Bylaw Changes
By Kim Siebert MacPhail The ad hoc Sign Bylaw Review Committee brought its recommendations before the Selectmen on Monday night for an
Citizen Digest for Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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O’Gara Resigns from School Committee
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Effective February 5, Noreen O’Gara has stepped down from the Bedford School Committee. In a letter of resignation
Selectmen Request 2.68% Budget Increase; FinCom Debates Two Additional DPW Grounds Crew Staff
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Town Manager Rick Reed presented the Selectmen’s departments’ FY14 budget proposal to the Finance Committee (FinCom) last Thursday
Bedford and Lexington Establish Partnership for Veterans’ Services
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Responding to a personnel-sharing concept introduced in November that would form a two-town Veterans’ Services District, the Selectmen
1366 Technologies Company Celebrates Move to Bedford
By Julie McCay Turner When 1366 Technologies introduced its Bedford facility to the community last week, company CEO Frank van Mierlo noted
Debt Refinancing To Yield More Savings than Expected
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Town Finance Director and Treasurer Victor Garofalo brought good news to the Selectmen on Monday night when he
What’s Bedford’s “Walk Score” and Why Does it Matter?
By Kim Siebert MacPhail According to Walk Score— a website that can be used to determine how prime the location of an
Rep. Gordon Fields Questions and Comments from Residents
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Last Friday morning, coming directly from a joint transportation meeting with area Planning Boards, Representative Ken Gordon held
The Lane School Soup-er-Bowl Challenge
Submitted by Haley P (Grade 5 Student at the Job Lane Elementary School) The Lt. Job Lane School is hosting a new
Students Recognized in Boston Globe Scholastic Art Competition
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Superintendent Jon Sills announced at Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting that Bedford students had received multiple citations for
Celebrate Mardi Gras with Ken Gordon rescheduled to March 8
Submitted by Ken Gordon If you can’t make it down to the Big Easy and Bourbon Street for Mardi Gras this year,
Trail Walk on Saturday, February 2
Join the Bedford Trails Committee on Saturday, February 2, 2013 for an interesting two-hour guided walk through one of the Bedford Conservation
Bedford Real Estate Market Heating Up
By Kim Siebert MacPhail According to realtor Suzanne Koller of Suzanne and Company— Bedford’s branch of Keller-Williams—the real estate market has been
Principal Turner Presents Changes to High School’s Program of Studies
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Calling the proposed changes “minor tweaks, for the most part,” Bedford High School’s new Principal Henry Turner presented
Can I Get There From Here? Maybe.
By Kim Siebert MacPhail How viable is car-free living in Bedford? For example, can you get to an appointment at Lahey Clinic
Middle School Tackles “Choice” Course Question
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Elective or “Choice” courses at John Glenn Middle School (JGMS) are intended to offer opportunities for students to
In memory of Carroll H. Dunham and the bookstore he ran
By Abby Hafer Dunham’s’ bookstore made Bedford a much richer place. Throughout the time that I was growing up in Bedford, Dunham’s bookstore
2013 Bedford High School Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Submitted by Mike Rosenberg Six former outstanding student-athletes, an eminent sportswriter, a legendary coach and a sectional championship team have been elected
Plans Move Ahead for Making Schools’ Entryways More Secure
By Kim Siebert MacPhail How to make the schools more secure—and how to pay for it—was of primary interest at the School
Annual Soul Food Community Supper – Rescheduled to February 15
Submitted by Bedford’s METCO Program Bedford’s METCO program invites the community to attend its rescheduled annual Soul Food Community Supper at First
Bedford Schools Enter into New Partnership with Middlesex Community College
By Kim Siebert MacPhail At the School Committee meeting on Tuesday night, Superintendent Jon Sills reported that Bedford Schools have entered into
The Citizen Digest for Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Bedford’s Triple A Rating Affirmed; Financial Forecast Looks Solid
By Kim Siebert MacPhail Town Manager Rick Reed told the Selectmen on Monday night that Standard and Poor’s had re-affirmed the Town’s
Preliminary Town Meeting Warrant Shows 34 Articles; Public Hearings Span Next Two Weeks
By Kim Siebert MacPhail While the Annual Town Meeting warrant is not yet closed, a preliminary tally presented at the Selectmen’s meeting