Regulation of the Bedford Board of Health Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products - Effective June

Regulation of the Bedford BOH Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products – Draft for 5/15/23 Hearing

BOH Rules and Regulations Version - 2022 Public Hearing Notice

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

TOWN OF BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

BEDFORD BOARD OF HEALTH RULES AND REGULATIONS

Version - 2022

The Bedford Board of Health will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 7:00 pm at the Bedford Town Hall, 10 Mudge Way, Sele...

DRAFT - Board of Health Rules and Regulations - Version November 2022

Consolidated document of the Bedford Board of Health Rules and Regulations - Version November 2022 (Draft)

Thanksgiving Food Safety - Turkey Tips

Thanksgiving Food Safety - Turkey Tips

Whether you are preparing food for a crowd or yourself, remember to make food safety part of your holiday. Raw meats, such as turkey, can be contaminated with germs that can make you and your family sick. Raw turkey c...

Bulky Item Scheduling is Moving Online

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Liz Antanavica, (781)275-7605 x4261

Bulky Item Scheduling Now Available on Town Website

The Department of Public Works is pleased to announce that Bulky Item Scheduling and other customer service functions are now ava...

Swim Lessons - An Important Life Skill 2023

Swim Lessons – An Important Life Skill!

Before we learn to walk, we must learn to crawl, so we must also learn how to doggie paddle before we can safely swim! People of all ages are encouraged to take swim lessons. Swimming is a great form of phy...

Toy Gun Buyback Event

Toy Gun Buyback - Saturday, June 10, 2023, from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Bedford Police Department, 2 Mudge Way – at this event kids are encouraged to bring in their toy guns, meet Bedford Police Officers and receive a voucher for a free ice...

June 6th event – Facing Mental Health Issues Head On

US Navy Announces a Time Critical Removal Action (TCRA) at Bedford’s NWIRP

LEGAL NOTICE

The United States Navy

Announces

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

Action Memorandum, Site 3 Time Critical Removal Action

NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT

BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

The United States Navy (Navy) is providing notice regard...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Bedford is a partner in the Great Meadows Public Health Collaborative. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, GMPHC is launching a regional mental health campaign consisting of training, outreach and programming.

COVID-19 VACCINATION & BOOSTER UPDATE

On April 19, 2023 the CDC updated its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to simplify guidance and allow people at higher risk for severe COVID-19 to get an additional vaccine dose. The CDC’s updated guidance followed FDA’s regulatory act...

Helicopter Application To Control Mosquito Larvae Scheduled - UPDATED

The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be conducting a helicopter application of the biological larvicide, Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis), to control mosquito larvae in Bedford. Wetlands currently being evaluated for this applicat...

Bedford Safe Campaign - Firearm Statistics

2023 Household Hazardous Products Collection Schedule

The Town of Bedford is pleased to announce the first 3 events of the 2023 schedule for collection of Household Hazardous Products - April 22^nd, May 13^th and June 10^th. The collections will take place at the Town of Lexington Landfill Site at 60 Hartwell A...

Gun Violence Prevention Forum – March 1st – recording available

Decluttering Workshop in Chelmsford – FREE and open to Bedford residents

Minutes from 12/8/22 NWIRP Bedford RAB Meeting

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DECEMBER 2022 RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES FOR NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT BEDFORD

The Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) Bedford Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting minutes from the hybri...

Legal Notice of Helicopter Applications to Control Mosquito Larvae

Extreme Cold Weather Reminders

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Watch in effect from 4:00 am on February 3, 2023, extending until at least 1:00 pm on February 4, 2023, with dangerously cold wind chills possible. Cold wind chills may cause frostbite on exposed skin i...

CDC Recommends having a COVID-19 Plan

The Bedford Health Department reminds residents that there are many ways your actions can help protect you, your household, and your community from severe illness from COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends putting toget...

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise - XBB.1.5 is new Subvariant of Concern

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an increase in COVID-19 infections throughout the nation. Most recently, XBB.1.5, a new Omicron subvariant of significant concern, has surged to represent 40.5% of all United States COVID-19 cas...

Free COVID-19 Treatments Available

Respiratory Illness Prevention 2022

Vaccination Clinic for Flu and Pfizer COVID-19 Bivalent Booster

On December 12, 2022, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm, the Bedford Health Department will be hosting a clinic offering Flu Vaccine and Pfizer COVID-19 Bivalent Booster doses. Only the Pfizer Bivalent booster will be available at this clinic, not Mo...

Thanksgiving Food Safety - Turkey Tips

Thanksgiving Food Safety - Turkey Tips

Whether you are preparing food for a crowd or yourself, remember to make food safety part of your holiday. Raw meats, such as turkey, can be contaminated with germs that can make you and your family sick. Raw turkey c...

New Fire Station Project - Community Meeting on Tuesday, June 13

All Bedford community members are invited to a community meeting on the New Fire Station Project, proposed to be built at 139 The Great Road. 

At this meeting, the Town's contracted architects and owner's project manager will provide a brief prese...

Bedford Town Manager Search - Community Survey and June 5 Forum

Bedford community members are encouraged to fill out an online survey with their feedback on the desired experience and attributes of the next Town Manager. The Select Board is currently searching for the next Town Manager, with support from Community Par...

Bulky Item Scheduling Now Available on Town Website

The Department of Public Works is pleased to announce that Bulky Item Scheduling and other customer service functions are now available via the Waste Wizard tool, online at www.bedfordma.gov/recycling. This digital capacity will improve service and increa...

COVID-19 Test Kits Available in Town Buildings

The Town of Bedford continues to offer free COVID-19 test kits to residents, while supplies last. Questions? Please call the Health Department at 781-275-6507.

There are four pickup locations:

• Bedford Free Public Library (Circulation Desk):&nbs...

2-Family Dwellings zoning amendment passed at Town Meeting

Article 22, the Planning Board's zoning bylaw amendment to ease restrictions on Two-family Dwellings, passed with more than the required two-thirds vote at the Annual Town Meeting on March 27, 2023. Details are available in the Warrant. The amend...

March 14 meeting rescheduled to Monday, March 20

The Planning Board meeting that was posted for March 14 did not commence any deliberations, due to an error affecting public participation. The meeting has been re-scheduled to Monday, March 20, commencing at 7:30 PM, on Zoom. A vote was made to continue ...

2-Family Dwellings proposed zoning amendment - lots of information on Planning webpage!

The Planning Board is eager to get the word out about its proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw relating to Two-Family Dwellings, which will be voted on at the upcoming Annual Town Meeting. A wealth of background material is now available on the Planning...

Continuation of Hearings on Two Family Dwelling Bylaw and on development at Old Billerica Road

At its scheduled meeting on January 24, 2023 the Planning Board will continue two public hearings:

- The Planning Board's proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw relating to two-family dwellings

The background to this lies in the recommendations of ...

Public hearings will continue tonight, Tuesday December 13

Two Planning Board public hearings are set to continue within the Planning Board meeting which starts at 7:00pm on Tuesday December 13, 2022:

- Planned Residential Development at 229, 251A and 251F old Billerica Road

- Proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments relat...

Dates set for continuation of public hearings

The public hearing on a special permit application for a Planned Residential Development at 229, 251A and 251F Old Billerica Road is currently set to continue on November 22 at 7:00pm on Zoom. The developer has been working on responses to questions raise...

Planning Board issues draft of new zoning rules for 2-family dwellings

During the last year, the Planning Board has been considering changes to the Zoning Bylaw’s provisions for 2-family dwellings. The aim is to be less prohibitive while applying some limitations on size and design (previous News & Announcements article ...

Planning Board issues Annual Report

The Planning Board finalized its Annual Report for FY 22, which covers the period from July, 2021 to June 2022, at its meeting on August 23. The report includes lists of developments approved, zoning amendments proposed and other topics discussed. Its Pro...

Planning Board reviewing zoning for 2-family houses and for our denser residential areas

When time has allowed over the past year, the Planning Board has been discussing ideas about potential amendments to the Zoning Bylaws on two topics that are partly inter-related. One is the expansion of opportunities to create 2-family houses. The other ...

Bedford considers state requirement to zone for multifamily housing

As mentioned in the Annual Report, the Planning Board has been examining the implications of state legislation passed in January of 2021, which amends the Zoning Act (MGL Ch 40A). A significant part of the new law, in Section 3A, is a requirement for MBTA...

Zoning Amendments from Nov 2021 Special Town Meeting Approved by AG

Amendments to the Bedford Zoning Bylaw, changing certain provisions in Section 22 applying to the Great Road District, were passed at the Special Town Meeting on November 1, 2021. They have now received the necessary approval from the Massachusetts Attorn...

Zoning Bylaw Reorganization Project Gets Underway

At its meeting on November 16, 2021, the Planning Board formally began work on the Zoning Bylaw Reorganization Project that was funded by Town Meeting in 2019. It held a discussion with its newly-appointed consultants, Barrett Planning Group LLC and revie...

Stories of Our Stuff Webinar Recording

Thank you to all who attended Stories of Our Stuff: Recycling & Secondhand Industry Across The World. We hope you enjoyed our event

Here is the link to the recorded webinar: https://youtu.be/ABqTGBccy1k

And, as a reminder from MassDEP's Brooke ...

Fentapills - one pill can kill

a powerful video clip for young people about the dangers of fake prescription pills made of illicit fentanyl.