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🌱 Patch AM: What 75 Bedford Fire calls reveal about a busy week

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Hi there, Bedford! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What 75 Bedford Fire calls reveal about a busy week
  • How Bedford early risers turned a simple walk into community
  • Bedford mourns boater found dead after extensive Maine search

Also on today's calendar: Union Station Card Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Windy and cool with rain, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Sunday: Windy and cool with rain, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
  • Monday: Remaining cool with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bedford Fire Department Helps with Partial Finger Loss (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Bedford firefighters and EMTs handled 75 calls in one week, ranging from medical emergencies and emotional distress to school drills and carbon monoxide alarms across town neighborhoods. Crews also assisted a man who lost part of a finger, retrieving and preserving the fingertip for transport to Mass General. The report highlights how Bedford's Fire Department supports residents at home, school, and local facilities every day.
   

2. Bedford Walking Group Marks Five-Year Anniversary (thebedfordcitizen.org) — A Bedford-based walking group that meets daily at Depot Park is celebrating five years of early-morning walks along the Minuteman Bikeway. Founder and Bedford resident Nina Oliveri keeps the group informal, free, and focused on social connection, even screening new members to ensure they're from Bedford, Mass. Locals can join by emailing her to get on the contact list.
   

3. UPDATE: Body of Missing Bedford Boater Found in Maine (thebedfordcitizen.org) — An 84-year-old Bedford resident, Chester Benjamin Wiggins, has been found dead off the coast of York, Maine, after going missing from his 17-foot Boston Whaler near Cape Neddick Harbor. Multiple agencies, including the Coast Guard and Maine Marine Patrol, searched by air and along the shoreline before his body was discovered and recovered Friday afternoon. Authorities will continue investigating the circumstances of the incident.
   

4. FDA approves Lantheus' Bravnetsa for GEP-NETs (dotmed.com) — A Bedford-based company, Lantheus, has just received FDA approval for Bravnetsa, a radioligand therapy for certain gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, marking the first such drug cleared through the ANDA pathway. While the firm hasn't announced a launch date or pricing yet, it's preparing distribution plans and highlighting important safety warnings, which could matter to local residents working in biotech or facing these cancers.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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