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Moderator, councilors retain seats

BEDFORD – Town moderator Ryk Bullock not only held another successful election, but he beat out Town Councilor Michael Scanlon to keep his position. As Bullock ended Tuesday night’s elections by announcing his win for the town moderator position by a vote of 2,211 to …

Friday, March 12, 2010 | By KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Voters say no to road bond
BEDFORD – Voters denied the $30 million road bond, which town council members, the town manager and the director of public works called “high priority.” The warrant article was denied Tuesday by a vote of 1,868 to 1,966 and required a two-thirds vote to pass. It would have involved a …
Friday, March 12, 2010 | By KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Salary increases denied across the board in Bedford
BEDFORD – Teachers in the district won’t be seeing a salary increase next year. Voters denied increases for teachers, custodial and support staff during Tuesday’s elections. The $7.85 million McKelvie school renovations and capital improvement plan bond was also denied. The only warrant article approved by voters, outside of the …
Friday, March 12, 2010 | By KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
School district moderator, active in town’s affairs since 1973, re-elected
BEDFORD – Ryk Bullock, the longtime school district moderator, won’t see his term end. Bullock beat Town Councilor Michael Scanlon by a vote of 2,145-1,529 to maintain the three-year position. “Being a moderator is not a part-time job,” Bullock said a few weeks before the election. “You have to be …
Friday, March 12, 2010 | By KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Finalist selected for BHS principal
BEDFORD – Salem High School’s principal has been named the finalist in the search for Bedford’s open position. William Hagen was selected by the Bedford High School Principal Search Committee as one of two finalists. The other finalist withdrew from consideration. Last year, Bedford Principal Stephen Donovan received a court …
Friday, March 12, 2010 | KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Consignment promotes recycling
Name of the business: NH Kids Consignment LLC. Address: There is no fixed address. The March sale location is at McKelvie Intermediate School, 108 Liberty Hill Road, Bedford. Type of business: Seasonal children’s consignment sale. Highlights of products and services: NH Kids Consignment holds a seasonal sale event twice a …
Friday, March 12, 2010
The dogs are going to Bedford
BEDFORD – Only eight local dogs remain unaccounted for after officials launched a program to decrease the number of unlicensed canines. When 800 dogs weren’t licensed by their owners in 2008, Town Clerk Lori Radke decided it was time to put a stop to the problem. With a goal to …
Friday, March 12, 2010 | BY KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Event aims to spay/neuter pets
BEDFORD – The Manchester Animal Shelter and the Animal Rescue League of NH have announced a collaborative spay/neuter effort scheduled for Sunday, March 14, at the ARL. This event is being held in honor of Spay Day USA, an annual campaign of The Humane Society of the United States and …
Friday, March 12, 2010
Bedford High School Second Quarter Honor Roll, 2009-10
Bedford High School has announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2009-10 school year. HIGH HONORS GRADE 9: Nicholas Biedermann, Sam William Daly, Erika Davis, Linda Delahunty, Jessica Michelle Grill, Rachel Kassler, Kristen Elizabeth LaRosa, Jennifer Dee Leahy, George McMurdy, Tyler Murry, Kimia Nikseresht, Allison Nichole Soldau, …
Friday, March 12, 2010
Windstorm did much damage to trees, poles, wires in town

BEDFORD – Bedford was one of the towns hit worst by last week’s unprecedented windstorm. “There’s very high structural damage throughout” Bedford, Town Manager Russ Marcoux said Monday morning. Bedford was among the last two dozen towns to be declared fully restored by Public Service …

Friday, March 5, 2010 | BY KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Councilor vies for 2 seats of moderator’s
BEDFORD – On Tuesday, the town and School District moderator takes on a town councilor for his open seats. Ryk Bullock, who has held the School District moderator seat for 15 years and the town moderator position for two, will challenge Michael Scanlon, a town councilor of nine years, for …
Friday, March 5, 2010 | BY KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
It’s for voters to decide on budget
BEDFORD – Election Day is almost here. After two public hearings, a budgetary town meeting and lots of discussion, residents will finally cast their votes on the proposed 2010 municipal town operating budget. “There’s been plenty of opportunities and plenty of debate, and at the end of the day the …
Friday, March 5, 2010 | BY KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Teacher raises, school fix call
BEDFORD – Voters on Tuesday will decided on teacher and staff salary increases, along with a proposed $7.85 million bond to fix McKelvie Intermediate School. Residents will head to Bedford High School on Tuesday to vote on the proposed 2010-11 Bedford School District Budget. The proposed operating budget is $59.8 …
Friday, March 5, 2010 | BY KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Polling location and hours
IF YOU GO Town and school elections. WHEN: Tuesday, March 9, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. WHERE: Bedford High School, 47 Nashua Road. …
Friday, March 5, 2010
Centrix Bank gives $5k to improve Bedford signs
BEDFORD – The Centrix Bank Community Outreach program awarded the town a $5,000 grant to develop a new “Welcome to Bedford” signage program. In 2009, the Bedford Economic Development Commission applied for the grant. In January, Centrix awarded the grant, and on Feb. 24, the Town Council approved the acceptance …
Friday, March 5, 2010 | BY KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Two candidates vying for open council seats
Here are the candidates for Town Council for the March 9 election. MIKE IZBICKI OFFICE SOUGHT: Town Council.  AGE: 52.  ADDRESS: 21 Eagle Drive. YEARS OF RESIDENCY: 25 years in Bedford, 38 years in New Hampshire. EDUCATION: Pinkerton Academy, Derry, graduated in 1975; NH Technical College/Northeastern graduated in 1977 Electrical …
Friday, March 5, 2010
Hear priest behind book ‘The Exorcist’
BEDFORD – In two weeks, people interested in exploring a “haunted” Bedford building will have the chance to do so. Along with learning how to hunt ghosts, attendees will watch footage of the man whose exorcism led to the book “The Exorcist.” The cost is $25. On Thursday, March 18, …
Friday, March 5, 2010 | BY KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Budgetary meeting slated

BEDFORD – Community members will discuss a $30 million road bond and a $5 increase in town motor vehicle registrations at the upcoming Budgetary Town Meeting. The March 3 meeting will cover the proposed $24.37 million 2010 municipal budget, which stands with a tax rate …

Friday, February 26, 2010 | By KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Candidates vie for seat on board
BEDFORD – Two newcomers declared their candidacy for the one open School Board position. Candidates Scott Earnshaw, of Juniper Drive, and Bill Foote, of Pheasant Run, are putting their best foot forward during the 2010 election to vie for the one three-year School Board seat. Earnshaw is the chairman of …
Friday, February 26, 2010 | BY KELLY McGRATH Staff Writer
Peek into the teenage brain
More than 100 people were in attendance at the Bedford High School Theater last week to hear teacher and neurological expert Michael Nerney discuss how adolescent brains vary from those of adults and how their changing brains influence their behavior. “People are legitimately concerned about what’s going on in the …
Friday, February 26, 2010 | By ANDREW SYLVIA Correspondent
Submit absentee ballots soon
BEDFORD – Absentee ballot request forms for the Tuesday, March 9 school and town election are available at the Bedford town office building and online via the town Web site, www. bedfordnh.org/department/town clerk. The deadline to submit an absentee ballot request is Monday, March 8 at 5 p.m. The town …
Friday, February 26, 2010
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