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Bedford Sets Select Board, Assessors, Planning Board Meetings This Week

Bedford's municipal calendar picks up this week with Select Board, Board of Assessors, and Planning Board meetings ahead. Town records show the Select Board convenes Monday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m., with the Board of Assessors and Planning Board following Tuesday, Aug. 11. Bedford Patch's he…

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Bedford Select Board, Town Manager to Host Summer Biergarten Saturday

Bedford's Select Board and Town Manager's Office will host a Summer Biergarten on the Town Common Saturday, August 8, offering residents an afternoon of music, beer and food. The event adds to a busy stretch of civic activity this month, with the Select Board set to meet Monday, August …

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Government · Council on Aging

Council on Aging prepares transportation advocacy push

Council on Aging prepares transportation advocacy focused on second vehicle. Director Alison Cservenschi reported that Bedford Local Transit serves 18 to 22 riders daily, with 52 percent of users surveyed interested in out-of-town medical rides. The board plans to present demographic data showing

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Fawn Lake to Close Friday for Herbicide Treatment

Fawn Lake will close to the public for one day this week for herbicide treatment. Town Hall's News Flash reports the closure comes Friday, August 7, as a contractor applies herbicide to control aquatic vegetation at the lake, while Route 62 and Old Billerica Road traffic delays persist …

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Committee approves two residents for board interviews

Bedford Volunteer Coordinating Committee advances two residents to board interviews with the Select Board. The committee unanimously approved Nancy Kleinrock for the Council on Aging and Mark Rubin for the Zoning Board of Appeal alternate position by votes of 4-0 and 3-0 respectively. Both

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Bedford Sets Overnight Hours for New Fire Station Utility Work

Bedford set overnight hours this week for utility work tied to its new fire station project. The town's News Flash said crews will work from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on August 3, 4 and 5 near the Fire Station Future Use Project site, while contractor C. Naughton continues separate sewer work on…

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HomeGoods Store Expected to Reopen Around Columbus Day

A HomeGoods store in Bedford is expected to reopen around Columbus Day, per a report reposted by NewsBreak citing Bedford Citizen reporting. The news lands as the town's Select Board and Town Manager's Office continue planning the Summer Biergarten on the Town Common and contractor C. N…

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Burlington Road Construction Resumes Monday as Sewer Contractor Returns

Contractor C. Naughton resumes work on Bedford's Middlesex Sewer Force Main Project along Burlington Road the week of August 3, the town's News Flash confirmed. The update gives no detour details but signals continued disruption for drivers on that corridor into the fall. Separately, Re…

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Select Board Plans Summer Biergarten on Town Common

Bedford's Select Board and Town Manager's Office announced a Summer Biergarten gathering on the Town Common, offering music, beer, and food to residents. The Bedford Public Library, meanwhile, continues its Summer 2026 adult, kids, and tween/teen programming while also looking ahead to …

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