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🌱 Patch AM: Bedford High School Makes Top 5 List Of Best New Hampshire High Schools In New Analysis

Happening soon: Swing With A Purpose Golf Tournament on the Bedford Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Bedford High School earns spot among New Hampshire's top-ranked high schools
  • Bedford library spotlights true crime reads for local book lovers
  • How this week's Bedford toll work could slow your commute

Also on today's calendar: Swing With A Purpose Golf Tournament and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: An a.m. shower; mainly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 54.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bedford High School Makes Top 5 List Of Best New Hampshire High Schools In New Analysis (patch.com) — Families in Bedford can take pride in Bedford High School being named among the top public high schools in New Hampshire in Niche's new 2027 rankings. The analysis compares thousands of schools nationwide and highlights how Bedford's public high school stacks up against other leading institutions across the state, offering parents more data as they consider local education options.
   

2. Bedford Public Library: True Crime Books At The Bedford Public Library (patch.com) — Bedford readers are being pointed to true crime titles available at the Bedford Public Library, highlighted in a new library-produced press release. While brief, the notice underscores the library's ongoing effort to showcase specific genres and keep local patrons engaged with its collection.
   

3. Rolling roadblocks will be in place at Bedford tolls this week (wmur.com) — Drivers in Bedford should expect rolling roadblocks at the Bedford Tolls on the Everett Turnpike from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday as crews repaint lane stripes. Traffic will be shifted to outside lanes so remaining center tollbooths can be removed as part of a $16 million all-electronic tolling project.
   

4. Senator Ricciardi visits Jaffrey Select Board to discuss recent legislation, town concerns (ledgertranscript.com) — Bedford residents are represented in Concord by Sen. Denise Ricciardi, who recently outlined her work on school funding, transportation, and healthcare during a visit with Jaffrey officials. She highlighted efforts to boost rooms-and-meals revenue for towns, speed up insurance prior authorizations, and navigate tight funding in the state's 10-Year Transportation Plan that also affects Bedford-area infrastructure priorities.
   

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  • Bedford Mini Makers & Merchants: Calling all Young Entrepreneurs —Geoffrey Wellington Read on Patch
  • Senator Ricciardi: This is How We Lower Property Taxes Without an Income Tax —Jane Aitken Read on Patch
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    I have no idea how reliable the power supply is. About 1 in 4 houses seem to have solar or generators. If it seems a good idea, I would appreciate… (Nextdoor Pulpit Road)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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