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Special Town Meeting 2022

Town Meeting Approves Overshadowed Articles

by Mike Rosenberg
November 23, 2022
1 min read

The Special Town Meeting on Nov. 14 was a record-breaker in attendance and length while voters decided on ten articles.…

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Voters Reject Efforts to Reopen Fire Station Siting Process

by Mike Rosenberg
November 16, 2022
3 mins read

Voters at the Special Town Meeting on Monday night rejected efforts by petitioners to suspend preparation for construction of a fire station…

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Voters Deny Bikeway Acquisitions, Culminating Intense Months of Discord

by Mike Rosenberg
November 15, 2022
5 mins read

The 537-537 tally was well short of the two-thirds minimum required to authorize the town to acquire easements needed to execute the…

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Town Meeting Rejects Paved Bikeway, Moves Forward on Fire Station

by Mike Rosenberg
November 15, 2022
1 min read

The Special Town Meeting on Monday night failed to achieve the two-thirds minimum approval of an article to authorize acquisition of easements…

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Special Town Meeting, November 14

by The Bedford Citizen
November 15, 2022
1 min read

More than 1,000 people crowded into the Bedford High School for Monday night's Special Town Meeting. The biggest article of the night…

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Special Town Meeting is Almost Here

by The Bedford Citizen
November 14, 2022
3 mins read

Special Town Meeting starts tonight in the Bedford High School gymnasium starting at 7pm. Registration opens at 6pm.…

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Seven Town Meeting Warrant Articles Are Not about Fire Station, Bikeway

by Mike Rosenberg
November 11, 2022
1 min read

Proposals to build a fire station and extend the Minuteman Bikeway were headliners at the Annual Town Meeting more than seven months…

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Special Town Meeting Finance Committee Recommendations

by The Bedford Citizen
November 11, 2022
2 mins read

The Finance Committee has a responsibility to create the budget for the Town as well as to provide recommendations on articles in…

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Moderator’s Message for Special Town Meeting, November 2022 (Part 2) 

by The Bedford Citizen
November 9, 2022
2 mins read

~Submitted by Mark Siegenthaler, Town Moderator. Town Meetings are business meetings of the Town and as such, proper behavior must be maintained.…

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FinCom’s Division on Articles Reflects Broader Local Differences

by Mike Rosenberg
October 8, 2022
3 mins read

The Finance Committee Thursday failed to reach consensus on the major articles on the Nov. 14 special town meeting warrant.

The committee’s practice…

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Blandings Turtle Forum, Now on Zoom ~ 7 pm on Thursday, October 6

by The Bedford Citizen
October 3, 2022
1 min read

~ Special to The Bedford Citizen

Bryan Windmiller's talk about the Blanding's Turtle has been moved to Zoom. The community is cordially invited…

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Fire Station Project Consultant Has “Passion for Preservation”

by Mike Rosenberg
September 30, 2022
2 mins read

The historical consultant engaged to evaluate the significance of a building on the proposed fire station site heads a firm that provides…

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Reformatory Trail Paving – What’s Bedford Thinking

by Gene Kalb
September 26, 2022
1 min read

Ready to be counted? You’ll find the poll on The Citizen’s main page, or by scrolling on your phone or tablet.…

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Letter to the Editor: Save the Trail Booth at Bedford Day Brings Public Awareness

by The Opinion Editors @ The Bedford Citizen
September 23, 2022
1 min read

~Submitted by Daria Miano

Booth organizers report a fantastic turnout at Bedford Day where they rallied support for the preservation of the Reformatory…

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Bikeway Extension Foes, Advocates, Differ on Turtles

by Mike Rosenberg
September 22, 2022
3 mins read

Will the proposed Minuteman Bikeway Extension threaten the habitat of the Blanding’s turtle, an endangered species?

 

The answer depends on whom you ask.

“Blanding's…

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Committees Debate Merits of Bikeway Extension – on the Trail

by Mike Rosenberg
September 20, 2022
3 mins read

A site visit to a segment of the proposed Minuteman Bikeway extension Friday, hosted by the Arbor Resources Committee (BARC), transmuted into…

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Town Meeting Petitioner Aims to Suspend, Relocate Fire Station Project

by Mike Rosenberg
September 16, 2022
2 mins read

Opponents of locating a new fire station at 139 The Great Road will attempt to suspend and relocate the project through two…

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Town Manager Engages Preservation Expert to Consult on Firehouse Project

by Mike Rosenberg
September 16, 2022
2 mins read

Town Manager Sarah Stanton has added an extra layer of protection to the design process for the proposed new fire station in…

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Town Manager Recommends November 14 for Bedford’s 2022 Special Town Meeting

by Mike Rosenberg
July 28, 2022
1 min read

Bedford's 2022 fall town meeting will be later and smaller than usual.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean it will be short.

Town Manager Sarah…

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Letter to the Editor: Promoting a Petition to Improve the Reformatory Branch of the Bike Path

by The Opinion Editors @ The Bedford Citizen
July 23, 2022
1 min read

~ Submitted by Bob Fagan

For many years Bedford residents and others in Massachusetts have worked tirelessly to increase recreational access to all…

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