The Bedford Bicycle Advisory Committee voted unanimously to endorse a Transportation Advisory Committee statement saying the Tamar Vishlitzky ghost bike memorial does not pose a road safety problem, despite a recent Select Board motion authorizing the town manager to relocate the memorial.
Transportation Advisory Committee elected Stuart Trout clerk unanimously and confirmed its ghost bike memorial statement will be transmitted to the Select Board and Town Manager.
Council on Aging approves board reduction and associate member roles. The board voted 6-1-0 to reduce its membership from nine to seven members, with Chair Paul Fath and COA Director Alison Cservenschi to manage next steps including a town charter and bylaws update.
Select Board authorizes temporary Route 62 ghost bike placement with managed oversight. The board voted 5-0-0 to allow continued placement of the memorial near the fatal 2024 bicycle crash site at Concord Road and Reformatory Branch Trail, granting the Town Manager authority to relocate it as
Bedford will hold a public forum September 29 on the future use of the fire station at 55 The Great Road. The town posted the notice Monday alongside word that its furniture reuse collection program is expanding after a successful July 2026 pilot diverted household items from the landfi…
Bedford Recreation's fall program registration opened online this week at bedfordrecreation.org, with youth and adult activity brochures now posted for the department's full slate of fall classes. Separately, Bedford Youth Lacrosse is gearing up for Bedford Day on Saturday, Sept. 19, in…
Bedford has named Barbara Purchia its Citizen of the Year for 2026, town officials announced Monday. The distinction is one of Bedford's most visible annual honors, typically reserved for residents whose civic engagement has left a lasting mark on the town. The News Flash announcement d…
Bedford recorded 20 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, though only nine deeds had a sale price recorded. Among those, prices ranged from $750,000 to $2,275,000, with a median of $930,000. The month's top sale was 6 Parker Rd, which sold for $2,275,000 on July 31 to Heeyong Kim and Jeong
The Bedford Public Library will close early on Saturday, Sept. 5, for the town's Beats and Eats festival. The library is also recruiting volunteers to help unload a semitruck of pumpkins into its Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 5 and Oct. 12, with anyone who signs up by Sept. 1 receiving a free t…
Zoning Board of Appeals approves four Special Permits and one variance withdrawal. Chair Thomas P. Flannery's board voted 4-0-1 to grant David Brickman a Special Permit for 103 Page Road to construct a new house and convert the existing structure into an Accessory Dwelling Unit, with Associate