🌱 Patch AM: How Bedford’s special education staffing shortage could affect students this year

Hi Bedford! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Bedford's special education staffing shortage could affect students this year
• Why Bedford's soccer teams are already near the top of New Hampshire

Also on today's calendar: Concord Farmers' Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Hampshire school districts struggle to fill special education positions (wmur.com) — Bedford schools are starting the year still short on special education staff, even as overall staffing is described as healthy by Superintendent Michael Fournier. Districts in Manchester and Concord report similar struggles, citing fewer people entering teacher programs while they scramble with backup plans and alternative certification pathways to meet growing student needs.
   

• High School Soccer: Living legend Brewster back coaching ConVal (unionleader.com) — ConVal's boys soccer team is now led again by veteran coach Ben Brewster, who's toughening his squad with preseason scrimmages against Division I powers including Bedford High. The column also previews other top New Hampshire programs and ranks Bedford's boys and girls teams among the state's preseason elite.
   

📸 Around Bedford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bedford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Concord Farmers' Market →
  Concord NH Farmers Market, Capitol St, Concord
  8:30 am
Sunday September 6
• MILFORD - Sept. 5/6 Gluten Never Ever Expo →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• August 29/30 Seacoast Food Truck Festival - Kittery Premium Outlets →
  Kittery Trading Post, 301 US-1, Kittery
  11:00 am
Sunday August 30
• August 29/30 Seacoast Food Truck Festival - Kittery Premium Outlets →
  Kittery Trading Post, 301 US-1, Kittery
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Historic District Commission →
  Bedford, NH Calendar, Town Meeting Room - BCTV 10 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Thursday Theater at 2:00 →
  Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  2:00 pm
• Thursday Theater at 5:30 →
  Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  5:30 pm
• Open House Night
  Bedford High School Bedford, NH 03110
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 6
• Sept 5/6 ~ Gluten Never Ever Expo - Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Tuesday Anime at the Bedford Public Library →
  Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Bedford Public Library Fiber Arts Club →
  Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Free Introduction to Digital Photography →
  C1M Academy, LLC, 13 Columbia Dr, Amherst
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Support John Fitzgerald for State Rep this November —John Fitzgerald Read on Patch

• Packaging Coordinators, Inc. posted a job opening for Materials Handler in Bedford. Apply here.
• Savers | Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bedford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

• This Roadhouse BBQ Joint In Manchester Has Been A New Hampshire Secret Since 1999 (myfamilytravels.com)
• DS Show Review: Tim Barry's annual return to Manchester NH's Shaskeen Pub (with Lenny Lashley and Matt Charette) (dyingscene.com)
• This New Hampshire Sandwich Shop Makes Giant Sandwiches That Mean Business (takingthekids.com)

Goffstown

• Goffstown and New Boston back to school Aug. 31 (unionleader.com)

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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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