Massachusetts Port Authority officials accepted a recommendation from the Conservation Commission last week to replenish part of the Jordan Conservation Area with…
Read MoreThe Bedford Select Board approved a statement to submit to the upcoming Hanscom Field Environmental Status and Planning Report (ESPR) scoping process.…
Read MoreLook! Up in the Sky!
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Living in Bedford, one of four towns contiguous to Hanscom Field and Hanscom Air Force Base, residents are used to a certain…
Read MoreHFAC Short Takes for April 2021
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The Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) began its April 21 meeting by welcoming new member Barbara Katzenberg, town representative for Lexington, and…
Read MoreHFAC Continues its Consideration of Leaded Avgas
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Hanscom Field Advisory Commission Chair Christopher Eliot asked during the March 16 HFAC meeting if Massport would be willing to test at…
Read MoreThe Massachusetts Port Authority says it is sympathetic to local residents’ complaints about aircraft noise, and it is trying to schedule a…
Read MoreTakeoffs and landings at Hanscom Field during the pandemic year of 2020 were the fewest for any year since the Massachusetts Port…
Read MoreRep. Sheila Harrington Calls on HFAC and Massport to Take Stronger Action on Flight School Issues
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“Not only do I think it’s frustrating, I think it’s unconscionable,” State Rep. Sheila Harrington told the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC)…
Read MoreAircraft operations at Hanscom Field are leveling off after a partial recovery from pandemic-driven declines last spring. However, the November total is…
Read MoreDid you hear that droning noise emanating from the direction of Hanscom Field for more than an hour late Monday afternoon?
You’re not…
Read MorePatricia Dahlgren of South Road has been a close neighbor of Hanscom Field for more than 25 years. “We know our airport. …
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) met February 18 to discuss airfield matters of concern, hear Massport updates on monthly flight operations,…
Read MoreBoston MedFlight Celebrates 35th Anniversary
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Boston MedFlight was founded in 1985 as an air medical transport service by, and continues to partner with, a consortium of Boston…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) met January 21 to discuss airfield matters of concern, hear Massport updates on monthly flight operations,…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) members met December 17 to consider airfield matters of concern and hear Massport updates on monthly air…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) members met November 19th to consider airfield matters of concern and hear Massport updates on monthly air…
Read MoreResidents raised several transponder issues during the Citizen Comments period for the October 2019 HFAC meeting: the potential danger of turning transponders…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission ~ Does Massport Aircraft Noise Model Omit Crucial Information?
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At the October 2019 HFAC meeting, Bedford resident Patty Dahlgren brought to Commission members’ attention an airfield noise issue that came up…
Read MoreMembers of the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) met on October 15th to discuss matters of concern at the airfield and to…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) met September 17th to discuss matters of concern at the airfield and to hear Massport updates on…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, October 9, Massport and the Massachusetts State Police, in conjunction with our law enforcement and emergency response partners, will conduct…
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The Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) met July 16th to hear and discuss important airfield issues. Among the…
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The Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) members met on June 18 to discuss several important airfield issues, including:…
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Several topics of potential concern to Bedford emerged during three public meetings held to publicize Massport’s Five-Year Environmental…
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Public comments and questions about Massport’s recently released 2017 Environmental Status and Planning Report (ESPR) are due at…
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