🌱 Patch AM: What Shawsheen Tech’s new plans could mean for Bedford families

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In today's newsletter:

• What Shawsheen Tech's new plans could mean for Bedford families
• Why Tewksbury's Shawsheen and surveillance votes matter beyond its borders

Also on today's calendar: Burlington Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 61 and low of 51 degrees.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
• Tuesday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 60 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shawsheen Tech outlines business office changes, new school-year initiatives (homenewshere.com) — Shawsheen Tech, which serves Bedford students, is tightening its financial procedures and improving communication with member towns while planning for a possible major building project. Bedford's representative on the building subcommittee stresses that early cost figures are not final commitments, as the district works through a feasibility study, new staffing, and expanded programs that could affect Bedford families and taxpayers.
   

• Tewksbury Town Meeting refers articles to Surveillance Technology Advisory Committee (lowellsun.com) — Decisions in Tewksbury could ripple to Bedford through Shawsheen Tech's budget and governance, as Town Meeting backed an amended fiscal 2027 budget after demanding cleaner finances and a new business manager. Voters also sent proposed surveillance-technology rules to a new advisory committee and rejected cutting back mailed Town Meeting warrants, citing transparency and access for less tech-savvy residents.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bedford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Burlington Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
  St. Margaret's Church, 111 Winn St, Burlington
  9:00 am
• Trinity's Trunk or Treat 2026 →
  170 Old Westford Rd, Chelmsford
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Musical Storytime (All Ages) →
  BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD
  10:30 am
• Preschool Storytime →
  BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD
  3:00 pm
• Read to a Dog with Officer Mel and Bolo →
  BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD
  4:00 pm
• Mah Jongg Meetup →
  BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD
  5:30 pm
• Winter Seed Starting →
  Congregational Church, 25 Great Road, Bedford
  6:00 pm
• Bedford Garden Club October Meeting →
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Local Middlesex Author Doing A Book Signing of Newly Released Book →
  Barnes & Noble, 98 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington
  12:00 pm
• The Concord Orchestra presents "Dancing in Disguise" →
  51 Walden St, Concord
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Grain Thief Brings Americana and String Band Roots to Bedford →
  John Glenn Middle School, 99 McMahon Rd, Bedford
  7:30 pm
• Fall Castleberry Fair →
  Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Rd, Wilmington
  10:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Alum Credits MCC for Rewarding Experiences —Middlesex Community College Read on Patch

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Bedford. Apply here.
• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bedford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Burlington

• Jason Santos Brings Citrus & Salt to His Burlington Community (nshoremag.com)
• Post-Grad Party Committee Renews Commitment to BHS Tradition (bcattv.org)
• AI/ML Engineer - Computer Merchant, Ltd., The - Boston, MA, US (dice.com)

Billerica

• Billerica Police K-9 KC Struck by Car in Lowell While Helping Search for Missing Man, Then Treated and Expected to Recover Fully (centralrecorder.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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