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🌱 Patch AM: 'Charming' 4-BR Home Hits The Market In Bedford

And check out Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus on the Bedford Patch calendar

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Greetings Bedford! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Four-bedroom Bedford home hits market on quiet Dana Road
  • How Bedford's water, power, and internet really reach your home
  • What Bedford firefighters faced during a week of 69 emergency calls

Also on today's calendar: Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Rain, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
  • Thursday: A morning thunderstorm or two, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'Charming' 4-BR Home Hits The Market In Bedford (patch.com) — Bedford homebuyers can now tour a four-bedroom house at 8 Dana Road, newly listed for $949,000. The longtime owner's residence offers 2,093 square feet, a spacious living room with a picture window and wood-burning fireplace, and a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood setting.
   

2. Bedford Explained: Infrastructure (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Bedford's water, sewer, electricity, internet, and cell networks are all mapped out in this explainer, from MWRA water supplies to local cable and fiber options. You'll see how much water the town uses, why PFAS shut down the Shawsheen well, what Community Choice Aggregation means for your electric bill, and which providers actually serve your home today.
   

3. Bedford Fire Department Handles Multiple Alarm Issues (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Bedford firefighters handled 69 calls in one week, from medical emergencies in neighborhoods like Woodland, Springs, and South roads to repeated alarm issues at local schools, shops, and homes. The detailed log shows how crews responded to falls, Route 3 crashes, VA campus calls, and nuisance alarms, while also checking detectors and coordinating with neighboring towns' ambulances.
   

4. Asset managers misjudge what advisors prioritize: Cerulli (americanbanker.com) — A Bedford-based financial advisor, Kashif Ahmed of American Private Wealth, is featured in a national look at how advisors really want asset managers to support them. His stance—that firms should focus on solid investment access rather than pricey add-on services—offers Bedford investors insight into how local advisors think about fees, portfolios, and client support.
   

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Ok Bedford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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