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Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Previewing every Division 5 football team in Eastern Mass. in 2026 (bostonglobe.com) — Bedford football fans get an early spotlight as Shawsheen Tech, riding a 27-game win streak, opens its Division 5 season on the road at Bedford. The wider preview breaks down every Eastern Mass. Division 5 team's strengths, concerns, and opening matchups, helping local followers know what to expect across the region this fall.
• Bedford Fire Department Deals with a Small Fire (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Recent Bedford Fire Department logs detail a busy late-August week of medical calls, minor crashes, alarm activations, and one small vegetation fire likely sparked by discarded smoking materials near Middlesex Turnpike. Crews repeatedly assisted residents across town, from South Road and Pine Hill Road to Bedford High School and the VA campus, emphasizing medical care, safety checks, and quick responses.
• Carlisle Road Developer Plans to Break Ground on Housing Project This Month (thebedfordcitizen.org) — A major new housing development on Carlisle Road is set to break ground by the end of September, bringing 84 homes to Bedford, including 21 affordable units with strong local preference. Bedford residents, school families, town employees, and local workers will get priority for most affordable units, while a second, 51-unit age-55-plus complex is planned next on the adjoining property.
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