Board Favors Planning Second Egress from Meeting Room by Mike Rosenberg April 23, 2024 1 min read The Bedford Select Board gave the Facilities Department the go-ahead to design an alternative egress in the board’s first-floor Town Hall meeting Read More
Boards to Digest Fire Station Costs at Joint Meeting on April 29 by Mike Rosenberg April 17, 2024 1 min read The projected price tag on a new fire station and whether that cost should be absorbed under the annual tax levy limit Read More
Health Board Favors Signs Sharing State’s Turf Guidance by Mike Rosenberg April 8, 2024 1 min read Bid invitations for installation of synthetic turf at Bedford High School’s Sabourin Field are still weeks away, but the Board of Health Read More
Panel Prioritizes Pedestrian Paths, Traffic Calming, Bus Stops by Mike Rosenberg April 5, 2024 3 mins read The Bedford Transportation Advisory Committee agreed that one of its priorities for the year is enhancing town-wide walkability. Read More
Letter to the Editor: Recommending Further Consideration of a Fire Substation by The Opinion Editors @ The Bedford Citizen April 3, 2024 1 min read Submitted by Don Marshall Read More
Navy Reports on Continuing Efforts to Restore Contaminated Land by Mike Rosenberg April 2, 2024 3 mins read Restoration of the contaminated land on and around the hill north of Hartwell Road continues at a speed somewhere between painstaking and Read More
Officials to Weigh What’s Next for Bedford Town Common Improvements by Mike Rosenberg April 1, 2024 2 mins read Municipal staff members will consider how to respond to Annual Town Meeting’s rejection last week of a $350,000 proposal to study and Read More
Voters, Unfazed by Health Insurance Spike, Approve Fiscal 2025 Budget by Mike Rosenberg March 27, 2024 2 mins read The $114,530,309 fiscal 2025 town budget was approved by Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday. Read More
Annual Music and Arts Festival Planned for June 15 by Mike Rosenberg March 25, 2024 1 min read The Select Board last week signed off on the third annual Music and Arts Festival, planned from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read More
Town Proposes Contributing Less to Offset Future Benefits by Mike Rosenberg March 15, 2024 1 min read Town officials have revised the policy for proposed annual contributions to the OPEB trust fund, designed to safeguard the reservoir of free Read More
Despite a Brutal Half-Minute, Coach Reflects on a Sparkling Basketball Season by Mike Rosenberg March 13, 2024 3 mins read Tuesday was the end of the 2023-2024 BHS boys basketball season in the MIAA Season 2 Final Four. The team's 19-4 record Read More
Select Board Rejects Pitch to Back Petitioners’ Article by Mike Rosenberg March 13, 2024 2 mins read The Bedford Select Board is recommending that Annual Town Meeting reject a petitioners’ article calling for establishment of an ad hoc committee Read More
Town Election Participation Hits 15 Percent, Mostly Early Voters by Mike Rosenberg March 11, 2024 1 min read Unofficial results are in for the 2024 Town Election. Eleven candidates for office were unopposed on the 2024 ballot, and all were Read More
More Than 1,200 Vote Early in Saturday’s Town Election by Mike Rosenberg March 8, 2024 1 min read Tomorrow is the Town Election! The polls at the John Glenn Middle School for all local precincts open from 8 a.m. to Read More
Dan Brosgol: Select Board by Mike Rosenberg March 8, 2024 2 mins read An interview with Dan Brosgol, candidate for Bedford Select Board. Read More
Developer Hopes to Break Ground on Carlisle Road Housing in a Year by Mike Rosenberg March 7, 2024 4 mins read The latest public update on a mixed housing proposal on Carlisle Road took place this week. The developer's timeline plans for breaking Read More
Colleagues Salute Brosgol as He Departs School Board by Mike Rosenberg March 1, 2024 1 min read Dan Brosgol completed his last regular meeting of the Bedford School Committee on Tuesday, recognizing that “I was an extremely small cog Read More
Finance Committee Approves Fiscal 2025 Budget by Mike Rosenberg February 29, 2024 2 mins read The Bedford Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a $113,780,408 fiscal 2025 budget for action by Annual Town Meeting, an increase of 3.8 Read More
Fleischman Closes Final In-Person Meeting on Select Board by Mike Rosenberg February 28, 2024 1 min read Margot Fleischman completed the final in-person Select Board meeting on Monday evening before her term expires on March 9, the day of Read More
Bedford Fire Station Bond to Have Exclusive Town Meeting on June 10 by Mike Rosenberg February 27, 2024 1 min read The Select Board agreed on Monday to delay a Town Meeting vote on funding construction of a new fire station for 11 Read More
Commission Works to Make Bedford a Welcoming, Safe, Accessible, Inclusive Town for Disabled by The Bedford Citizen February 27, 2024 2 mins read Read about Bedford's Disability Commission's history and goals. Read More
Shawsheen Tech Proposes Special Fund in Anticipation of Capital Needs by Mike Rosenberg February 27, 2024 1 min read The Annual Town Meeting warrant will include an article for establishing a stabilization fund in anticipation of costs to maintain, renovate, and Read More
Town Renews Comcast Cable Television License by Mike Rosenberg February 15, 2024 1 min read The Select Board on Monday approved a 10-year renewal of the town’s cable television license with Comcast, resulting in a slightly increased Read More
Letter to the Editor: In Support of Dan Brosgol for Select Board by The Opinion Editors @ The Bedford Citizen February 15, 2024 2 mins read Submitted by Lauren Dorn-Jones Read More
Select Board Delays Recommendations on Several Articles by Mike Rosenberg February 13, 2024 1 min read On Monday evening, the Bedford Select Board reviewed the 29-article Annual Town Meeting warrant. Financial variables are forestalling Bedford Select Board articles. Read More