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Columnist Dan Brosgol

Summer Running: Had Me A Blast

by The Bedford Citizen
July 20, 2016
3 mins read

  By Dan Brosgol Editor’s note: A summer runners’ update: A sun-dappled run along the Reformatory Branch Trail; discovering the Harvard Field…

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Rain Clouds and Silver Linings: A Tale Of Ballet and Baseball

by The Bedford Citizen
May 10, 2016
3 mins read

By Dan Brosgol Sometimes things just do work out in the end. Way back when the baseball schedules were published, I spent…

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A Day in the Life of a Father of Five

by The Bedford Citizen
May 3, 2016
7 mins read

By Dan Brosgol For some people, weekends are a time to rest. For our family of seven, it’s the opposite—days so full…

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The Great Wild Bridge Chase

by The Bedford Citizen
March 2, 2016
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol Attention runners: I’m happy to report that the trail-running hiatus might be officially over, as 50-degree days in February…

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Running Through the Pines: 2015’s Final Trail Run

by The Bedford Citizen
December 31, 2015
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol Winter blew in with an icy, nasty mix on Tuesday, rendering pavement and sidewalks across town borderline un-runnable. I…

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Chanukah 101

by The Bedford Citizen
December 7, 2015
3 mins read

  By Dan Brosgol On the Jewish calendar, Chanukah began on Sunday evening, December 6, and will last until sunset on Monday,…

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Trail Mix

by The Bedford Citizen
November 17, 2015
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol The seasons they are a-changin’. . . In the blink of an eye, our October sunburst of foliage and…

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Bog Bridge Offers Transit into Bedford’s Wilderness Park Conservation Area

by The Bedford Citizen
November 11, 2015
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol Remember the rogue bog bridge built in 2012 in the Wilderness Park Conservation Area? Well, I had forgotten about…

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Rosh Hashanah: A New Year Begins

by The Bedford Citizen
September 11, 2015
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol With the new school year already having been rung in, it’s time for that other back-to-school tradition… missing school…

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First Time at Fenway

by The Bedford Citizen
August 21, 2015
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol The end of summer is adventure time in our house; I usually take a week of vacation in late…

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Nooks And Crannies: Off The Beaten Paths In Bedford

by The Bedford Citizen
July 8, 2015
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol On these pages I’ve written before about the best trails to run in and around Bedford (see here and…

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Doing Everything At Once: Father’s Day 2015

by The Bedford Citizen
June 19, 2015
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol When I tell people my default position is feeding seven people every day, they stop and think about it.…

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A Farewell to Spring

by The Bedford Citizen
May 26, 2015
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol Memorial Day weekend kicked off just the way it should have–with sparkling weather, back-to-back fire pits, and a Saturday…

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Things Our Kids Do: Memorial Day Edition

by The Bedford Citizen
May 22, 2015
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer is already here.…

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Things Our Kids Do: Last Week’s Highlights

by The Bedford Citizen
May 12, 2015
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol Hollywood Comes To Bedford The hottest ticket in town last week was for Friday night’s Bedford Recreation Department’s Dance…

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On The Front Burner: Three Things For Monday

by The Bedford Citizen
January 12, 2015
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol PARCC Sample Tests Sent Home Lane School parents were emailed links to the sample PARCC tests last week. The…

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Much Ado About Nothing, and Other Thoughts

by The Bedford Citizen
November 13, 2014
1 min read

Some mornings were made for beautiful back-road drives to work, and this morning was definitely one of them. The sun was out,…

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A Tipping Point For Tear-Downs: Is This Really What We Want?

by The Bedford Citizen
October 31, 2014
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol Another week, another demolition. Ho-hum. Take a walk around my neighborhood and look at the six (at least) new…

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Ebola, Dances, and Rainbows: Three Observations

by The Bedford Citizen
October 22, 2014
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol Ebola on the brain My wife drew the Davis and Lane Back-To-School night straws this fall, which means I…

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Shana tovah u’metukah – A Sweet New Year to You All

by The Bedford Citizen
September 24, 2014
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol New Year’s in a blizzard is never fun. Neither is New Year’s in sub-zero wind chill. Lucky for us,…

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Three Up: Bedford Day Edition

by The Bedford Citizen
September 23, 2014
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol What a shimmering and sparkling day we had on Saturday for Bedford Day. It was so beautiful that there…

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Three Up, Three Down: 38 Degrees In The Morning Edition

by The Bedford Citizen
September 16, 2014
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol   Three Up Time To Take Out the Window AC? Remember September 6, when youth soccer kicked off in 85…

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Three Up, Three Down: What’s Going On In Bedford

by The Bedford Citizen
September 9, 2014
2 mins read

By Dan Brosgol Three Up Friday Night Lights On Friday night under the lights at Sabourin Field, the Bedford Bucs football team…

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The Tunnel At The End Of The Light

by The Bedford Citizen
August 15, 2014
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol Last week I was driving in the car when a wave of feeling washed over me. Fall is coming.…

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Forget The Schools, It’s All About Free Parking

by The Bedford Citizen
August 7, 2014
1 min read

By Dan Brosgol Today was National Take-Your-11-Year-Old-To-Work Day. No, actually, it wasn’t. But it was for me, as we had an away…

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