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Bedford Explained

Exploring Podcasts with Meredith McCulloch

by Meredith McCulloch
January 5, 2023
2 mins read

Podcasts are everywhere. Even in The Bedford Citizen. Citizen editor Meredith McCulloch provides a few podcast recommendations.…

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Podcast #5 in the Bedford  Explained Series: Bedford Santa Program

by Gene Kalb
December 14, 2022
1 min read

On the latest episode of the Bedford Citizen's Podcast: Bedford Explained Series we’re looking into a tradition in town that reminds us…

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Bedford Explained – Reformatory Trail History

by Gene Kalb
October 20, 2022
4 mins read

Bedford Explains brings us a history of the Reformatory trail.…

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The Bedford Explained Podcast – Goes to the Dogs

by Gene Kalb
August 4, 2022
1 min read

There are currently 1549 licensed dogs in Bedford. Dogs have always been an important way to connect. I know our morning dog…

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Springs Brook Park Turns 50 (+ 1!)

by Gene Kalb
June 29, 2022
3 mins read

~ This article originally appeared in The Bedford Guide 2022

One of Bedford’s gems, Springs Brook Park, turned 50 in 2021.  The anniversary…

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Bedford Explained Podcast – #3 Nike Missile Sites in Bedford

by Gene Kalb
June 8, 2022
1 min read

This is our 3rd Bedford Explained Podcast.  Today we will go back to the Cold War and talk about the Army's air…

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Bedford Explained Podcast – Memorials and Memorial Day in Bedford

by Gene Kalb
May 24, 2022
1 min read

Click here to go to Podcast: Bedford Explained Podcast on Bedford TV As we honor the brave souls who gave their lives…

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Bedford Explained – Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital 

by Gene Kalb
April 26, 2022
2 mins read

On Springs Road lies the sprawling Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, locally known as “the Bedford VA.”  What is the story…

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Introducing the ‘Bedford Explained’ podcast ~ Episode One: Pole Capping Day

by Gene Kalb
April 8, 2022
1 min read

The Bedford Citizen has had an ongoing column called Bedford Explained for several years.  The idea is simple, as the name suggests;…

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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…

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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…

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Bedford Explained ~ A Narrow Gauge Railroad Once Connected Bedford and Billerica

by Gene Kalb
August 26, 2020
7 mins read

We had a request.  A fan of Bedford Explained was curious about the narrow gauge railroad bed that runs from Depot Park…

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Buried in the African Reservation

by Gene Kalb
June 23, 2020
1 min read

Perhaps you are familiar with Bedford’s landmarks. You have visited the Bedford Flag, skated on Fawn Lake, and walked the old railroad…

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Bedford War Memorials

by Gene Kalb
May 21, 2020
3 mins read

As we honor the brave souls who gave their lives for our country this Memorial Day, I thought it would be helpful…

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Bedford Historical Society October Program

by Bob Dorer
October 10, 2019
1 min read

The Historical Society will be hosting a showing of “Bedford Windshield: A Quick and Easy guide to Architecture in a New England…

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Joy Richard Hosford Joins Representative Ken Gordon’s State House Staff

by The Bedford Citizen
June 11, 2019
1 min read

Special to The Bedford Citizen

Former Gatehouse Media reporter and editor Joy (Richard) Hosford has joined the staff of State Representative Ken Gordon…

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BEDFORD EXPLAINED: Before our Flag Was the Bedford Flag

by The Bedford Citizen
April 10, 2019
4 mins read

By Town Historian Sharon McDonald

Each April, during the Pole Capping and Patriot’s Day parades, you will see the bright crimson Bedford Flag…

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Board of Health Announces Wednesday Afternoon Flu Clinic Schedule

by The Bedford Citizen
November 6, 2018
1 min read

Submitted by the Bedford Board of Health

Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent getting the flu. The Board of Health…

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Bedford Explained: Domine Manse

by The Bedford Citizen
October 23, 2018
1 min read

By Sharon McDonald
Bedford Town Historian

Beside the Great Road in the center of Bedford, half a block east of the Common, you pass…

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Bedford Explained: Bedford Day ~ How Did it Start, and Why?

by The Bedford Citizen
September 18, 2018
2 mins read

By Gene Kalb

A precursor to the present-day Bedford Historical Society float from an early parade - Image (c)…

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Bedford Explained, 2.0 ~ Who Was Eleazer Davis?

by The Bedford Citizen
September 12, 2018
1 min read

Compiled by The Bedford Citizen

As The Bedford Citizen enters its sixth year we are bringing our readers a new feature called "Bedford…

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Bedford Explained: Nike Missiles in Bedford?

by The Bedford Citizen
April 19, 2018
3 mins read

By Gene Kalb

As The Bedford Citizen enters its sixth year we are bringing our readers a new feature called "Bedford Explained."…

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Bedford Explained: Bedford Day ~ How Did it Start, and Why?

by The Bedford Citizen
September 21, 2017
3 mins read

By Gene Kalb

It’s that time of year again, Bedford Day. A day where you learn all the things about Bedford you never…

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