What's Bedford Thinking? Town Meeting will begin at 6:30 pm on March 27. Does the early start time make it more likely…
Read MoreWhat’s Bedford Thinking? St. Patrick’s Day
by Gene Kalb
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What’s Bedford Thinking? Will you be celebrating St. Patrick's Day? Take our poll!…
Read MoreDaylight vs Standard Time – What’s Bedford Thinking
by Gene Kalb
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What do you think about changing the clocks for daylight savings?…
Read MoreThree Day Weekends in the Summer – What’s your Favorite What’s Bedford Thinking?
by Gene Kalb
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It's Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end to summer. Like all important holidays it means a three day weekend. Memorial Day, July…
Read MoreAsian Spotted Lantern Fly – Have you heard about it? What’s Bedford Thinking?
by Gene Kalb
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We are under attack! The Spotted Lantern Fly, which is native to parts of southeast Asia, is here in Massachusetts. It was…
Read MoreFor the dog days of summer there sure is a lot of news out there. Congress just passed a huge climate bill,…
Read MoreCovid – What Won’t You Do? What’s Bedford Thinking?
by Gene Kalb
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Covid numbers continue to be alarmingly high caused by the new BA.5 variant. The number of cases and the positivity rate would…
Read MoreLast week we asked what people thought about the current gun laws.
In Bedford, 83% of poll participants want to see stricter gun…
Read MoreMarch Madness – What’s Bedford Thinking?
by Gene Kalb
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In case you missed it we’re in the middle of the NCAA basketball tournament, euphemistically called March Madness. March Madness is big…
Read MoreAs Yogi Berra once said 'It's Deja Vu All Over Again'. Since it's a holiday I thought I would be lazy and…
Read MoreHow Long would You Isolate after a Positive Covid Test ~ What’s Bedford Thinking?
by Gene Kalb
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We seem to be moving into a new phase of the pandemic. Restrictions around the country are easing, and even in Massachusetts…
Read MoreA recent CBS News Poll asked how Americans think society treats older people. According to the poll, most Americans think we pay…
Read MoreCovid-19 Booster Shots ~ What’s Bedford Thinking?
by Gene Kalb
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just approved booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine for all people over the age…
Read MoreAll right, at The Bedford Citizen we pretty much keep to Bedford News. Town Meetings, Musicals, New Businesses, etc.
But sometimes we…
Read MoreLast year 221 people showed up for the Annual Town meeting on the turf, in July. It was hot, there was rain…
Read MoreA recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that 15% of Americans are worse off financially than they were…
Read MoreOpening day at Fenway was Thursday Friday, April 2 with fans in attendance. Fenway’s capacity is capped at 12 percent, or a…
Read MoreShould Massachusetts school districts eliminate February vacation? Boston Globe - March 24, 2021. Most states around the country have one spring break…
Read MoreWe take civic engagement seriously here at The Bedford Citizen, in fact, it's kind of our mission. The Bedford Citizen - About…
Read MoreNew Poll – Vaccine Choices?
by Gene Kalb
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The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine seems to be very close to being granted emergency use authorization from the FDA. The two…
Read MoreThis week's poll is on the Super Bowl LV—What's Bedford Thinking?…
Read MoreA new snap poll went up on The Citizen's website on Monday asking readers to check in about the safety of the…
Read MoreAppropriate pandemic behavior is evolving and as more information becomes available, the rules change somewhat.
As the rules for pandemic behavior evolve, if…
Read MoreFor many Americans, the stakes are high when it comes to the 2020 election. In a YouGov poll of more than 6,500 Americans,…
Read MoreMany sleep experts argue daylight saving is a health issue. Scientists from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) warn that the…
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