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Hello Bedford! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could new classroom screen rules affect Bedford teachers and students?

Also on today's calendar: Bedford Public Library Fiber Arts Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Thursday: Variable cloudiness, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Limiting screen time in class is harder than it looks, says state education task force (keenesentinel.com) — A new state task force is rethinking how much screen time New Hampshire students should have in class, and Bedford Superintendent Michael Fournier is warning against policies that overburden teachers. Educators and parents statewide are weighing how to balance technology's benefits with concerns about social skills, digital citizenship, and who should enforce any new limits. Recommendations are expected in September.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

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Goffstown

  • The Soapbox: The math on New Hampshire's housing doesn't add up anymore (inklink.news)

Londonderry

  • Londonderry Man Indicted On Attempted Murder Charges: Rockingham County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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