KEENE – Abhinav Govindaraju, a seventh grader from Ross A. Lurgio Middle School, Bedford, took top honors at the 2017 New Hampshire National Geographic Bee held March 31 at Keene State College. The state champion received $100, a medal, the National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World, 4th ...

Hollis Brookline High School English teacher Ann Melim was reading “Kookooland” and realized she had a question about a certain part of the novel. She decided to email the author, Gloria Norris. The two began a conversation that culminated with a visit from the author on April 10. ...

AMHERST – A garden isn’t just for growing food, it’s also a place to renew your body, mind and spirit. That was the gist of Ellen Ecker Ogden’s recent talk to the Amherst Garden Club. Ogden is a garden artist, speaker and cookbook author based in Manchester, Vt. Her slide presentation ...

MONROVIA, Calif. – Trader Joe’s, a unique, neighborhood grocery store with foods and beverages ranging from the everyday to the exotic, has signed a lease for a new location in Bedford. The store is scheduled to open in the second half of 2018. The store will be approximately 13,000 square ...

Nicholas Cannone, a senior at Bedford High School, is assisting Honor Flight New England through his Senior Project. Honor Flight New England is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to sending our nation’s veterans to Washington D.C. free of charge. Nicholas has been raising funds and ...

On Saturday afternoon, April 1, there was an Eagle Scout Court of Honor held at the Bedford Presbyterian Church. The ceremony was held at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Bedford Presbyterian Church to present the award of Eagle Scout to Matthew Delamater. Matt is Eagle number 106 in Troop ...