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Bedford enters the holiday weekend with two town alerts in play. The Department of Public Works is unreachable by phone and asking residents to use the online contact form at bedfordma.gov, while overnight construction on The Great Road is set for July 1 and 2. No new coverage arrived f…

Bedford's summer reading program anchors a slow news day in town. The Bedford Free Public Library's 2026 HEB Reads! Summer Reading Challenge is open to adults, teens, and kids through July 31, with participants logging reading minutes via the Beanstack app to earn prizes; prize pick-up …

Bedford had no new municipal announcements Tuesday as the town's summer reading program marked its midpoint. The Bedford Free Public Library's 2026 HEB Reads! Summer Reading Challenge — open to all ages through July 31 — continues to accept registrations and reading-minute logs via Bean…

Bedford's summer reading season is in full swing, with the Bedford Free Public Library's HEB Reads! Summer Reading Challenge accepting reading-minute logs from adults, teens, and kids through July 31, with prizes already available for pick-up since June 1. No town hall press releases or…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…