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Bedford Opens Nominations for 2026 Citizen of the Year Award

Bedford is looking for its next community hero, with Citizen of the Year nominations now open for 2026. The town's official news feed posted the call Thursday, inviting residents to submit nominees through the town website; no deadline was announced in the release. The Bedford Free Publ…

Select Board Approves DPW Fee Increases Taking Effect July 1

Bedford's Select Board raises DPW permit and trash fees, effective July 1, 2026. The Select Board approved a revised Department of Public Works fee schedule covering permit fees and fee-based trash and recycling services, with changes set to kick in at the start of the new fiscal year o…

Bedford Planning Board Tables Heaven's Gas LED Sign, Approves Zoning Code Overhaul

BEDFORD — June 15, 2026 — Bedford Planning Board tables Heaven's Gas Station LED sign request over light and size concerns. The board voted unanimously at its June 15 meeting to continue the conditional use permit application of INQ Enterprise LLC and sign consultant Heather Dutko — seeking to upgrade the

Bedford Boards Resume Meeting Schedule This Week After Quiet Monday

A quiet Monday in Bedford. No press releases from Town Hall, no announcements from Bedford Public Schools, and no coverage from regional commercial outlets landed in the June 15 coverage window — leaving the week's first substantive civic activity to come from a string of board meetings…

Four Town Boards Meet Monday as Bedford Weekend Stays Quiet

Bedford logged no new official announcements on Sunday, June 14, 2026, making it one of the quieter days on the municipal calendar. Four boards are scheduled to meet Monday evening — the Taxation Aid Committee, the Board of Health, the Finance Committee as Appointing Authority, and the …

Bedford Town Hall Posts No New Actions on June 12

Bedford logged no new official announcements on Thursday, June 12, making the Music and Arts Experience on the Common — scheduled for Saturday, June 13 — the headline item on the town's own calendar; three town bodies, including the Board of Health and the Taxation Aid Committee, are se…

Bedford School Committee Accepts $150,000 Jersey Mike's Gift for Davis School Playground

BEDFORD — June 8, 2026 — Bedford School Committee accepts $150,000 from Jersey Mike's to finish Davis School playground. The board voted unanimously at its June 8 meeting to accept the donation, which Superintendent Mike Fournier said covers the remaining balance of the school's playground project, to

Bedford Planning Board approves Riddlebrook Acres phasing, backs Girl Scout pool permit

BEDFORD — June 1, 2026 — Bedford Planning Board approves phasing plan for 54-unit Riddlebrook Acres senior housing development. The board unanimously approved a three-phase construction amendment for the Dumas family trust project at 227 Wallace Road and County Road, with Brent Cole of Granite Engineering presenting a plan that

Bedford School Committee lets retirement incentive expire after $7,000 net loss

BEDFORD — May 26, 2026 — Bedford School Committee votes to end a staff retirement incentive program that lost $7,000 instead of saving the projected $75,000. Superintendent Mike Cornier told the board Tuesday that a one-year addendum to the BEA collective bargaining agreement, meant to encourage early retirements and

Bedford Conservation Commission Rejects Recommendation for 15-Lot Subdivision at Wallace Road

BEDFORD — May 26, 2026 — Bedford's Conservation Commission unanimously declined to recommend approval of a proposed 15-lot subdivision that would fill 6,875 square feet of wetlands at 410 Wallace Road. The board voted 7-0 Monday to send the application to the Planning Board without endorsement, citing

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