AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Bedford Massachusetts. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/bedford-ma 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/bedford-ma https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 02 May 2024 20:15:32 -0500 Click Here To View The Bedford Free Public Library Updates For May 2022 https://www.americantowns.com/news/bedford-free-public-library-updates-for-may-2022-31356726-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bedford-free-public-library-updates-for-may-2022-31356726-bedford-ma.html Schools and Libraries Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Bedford Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Small Grant Program offers up to $4,000 for needed home repairs for qualified Bedford applicants. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-municipal-affordable-housing-trust-small-grant-program-2022-31359481-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-municipal-affordable-housing-trust-small-grant-program-2022-31359481-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Telehealth is a quick and easy way to see if Paxlovid, a COVID-19 treatment pill taken by mouth, is right for you. If it is, we’ll arrange for https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-free-telehealth-for-covid19-treatment-with-paxlovid-for-those-whoare-eligible-31370684-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-free-telehealth-for-covid19-treatment-with-paxlovid-for-those-whoare-eligible-31370684-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 According to TickEncounter of the University of Rhode Island, May is the ‘tickiest’ month and here’s what they suggest you look https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-may-is-the-tickiest-month-31360745-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-may-is-the-tickiest-month-31360745-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Recently, the Bedford Health Department has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases in town. Additionally, the CDC COVID-19 Community Level in Middlesex https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-bedford-board-of-health-mask-advisory-andcovid19-mitigation-strategies-31371973-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-bedford-board-of-health-mask-advisory-andcovid19-mitigation-strategies-31371973-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Click Here To View Town Of Bedford - Heat Preparedness Week https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-heat-preparedness-week-31372971-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-heat-preparedness-week-31372971-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Three-month shelf-life extension for the iHealth Test Kits On Tuesday 3/29/22, the FDA granted a three-month shelf-life extension for the iHealth https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-news-threemonth-shelflife-extension-for-the-ihealth-test-kits-31362987-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-news-threemonth-shelflife-extension-for-the-ihealth-test-kits-31362987-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 We would like to provide an update to the community regarding the lawsuit filed by a group of residents in an attempt to block Town Meeting’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/update-from-the-bedford-select-board-on-the-new-fire-station-may-23-2022-31372890-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/update-from-the-bedford-select-board-on-the-new-fire-station-may-23-2022-31372890-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Monkeypox, a rare but serious viral infection, has been identified in MA in an adult male with recent travel to Canada. According to the MA Department https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-monkeypox-a-rare-but-serious-viral-infection-has-been-identified-in-ma-31372961-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-monkeypox-a-rare-but-serious-viral-infection-has-been-identified-in-ma-31372961-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Town of Bedford’s Cultural District Partnership is planning a celebratory launch of the District on Saturday, June 11 (rain date: June 18), https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-celebrate-bedfords-new-cultural-district-31375596-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-celebrate-bedfords-new-cultural-district-31375596-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Click Here To View Bedford Council On Aging -  June Newsletter 2022 https://www.americantowns.com/news/bedford-council-on-aging-june-newsletter-2022-31375610-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bedford-council-on-aging-june-newsletter-2022-31375610-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 LIBRARY UPDATES FOR JUNE Holiday Closure: Monday, June 20 -Town observance of Juneteenth. The Library will be closed Sundays through the https://www.americantowns.com/news/bedford-free-public-library-updates-for-june-2022-31376974-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bedford-free-public-library-updates-for-june-2022-31376974-bedford-ma.html Schools and Libraries Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 A COVID-19 Pfizer Booster Clinic will be hosted by the Bedford Health Department at the John Glenn Middle School, 99 McMahon Road, Bedford (gym https://www.americantowns.com/news/bedford-health-department-announces-covid19-pfizer-booster-clinic-on-wed-68-ages-5-and-older-31381069-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bedford-health-department-announces-covid19-pfizer-booster-clinic-on-wed-68-ages-5-and-older-31381069-bedford-ma.html Health and Fitness Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 A COVID-19 Pfizer Booster Clinic will be hosted by the Bedford Health Department at the John Glenn Middle School, 99 McMahon Road, Bedford (gym https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-health-department-announces-covid19-pfizer-booster-clinic-on-june-8-2022-31381082-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-health-department-announces-covid19-pfizer-booster-clinic-on-june-8-2022-31381082-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Awards The Bedford Select Board is pleased to announce that the Town of Bedford has been awarded multiple grants from https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-news-shared-streets-and-spaces-grant-awards-31383421-bedford-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-bedford-news-shared-streets-and-spaces-grant-awards-31383421-bedford-ma.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500