🌱 Patch AM: Bedford community remembers the life of Barbara Ann Dyment

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In today's newsletter:

• Bedford community remembers the life of Barbara Ann Dyment

Also on today's calendar: Bedford Garden Club January Meeting and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 44 and low of 23 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 38, low: 27.
• Tuesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 44 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• An Obituary: Barbara Ann Dyment (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Bedford is mourning longtime resident Barbara Ann Dyment, 85, a member of Bedford High School’s first graduating class in 1958, who passed away at home on January 8 surrounded by family. She raised four children here after her husband’s death, welcoming friends and relatives to a warm, open house. A graveside service and celebration of her life are planned for spring.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bedford

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday February 4

• Intro to Scriptwriting (gr3-12) Wed 2/4 2pm - W26 - Bedford, MA 2026
  Old Town Hall, 16 South Rd, Bedford
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• 2026 Select Board Meeting-7:00 PM-Select Board Room
  Bedford, MA Calendar , Town Hall 10 Mudge Way , Bedford
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Bedford Garden Club January Meeting
  Zoom Call
  10:00 am
• Town Caucus
  Bedford, MA Calendar , Town Hall 10 Mudge Way , Bedford
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Marching Band Banquet
  Bedford High Bedford, MA 01730
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Office Hours with State Rep. Ken Gordon
  Blackbird Cafe , 297 Great Rd , Bedford
  10:30 am
• Erin Ash Sullivan & Rupert Wates in Concert
  Bedford Town Hall , 10 Mudge Way , Bedford
  7:30 pm

Thursday February 5

• Fiber Art (gr3-5) Thu 2/5 2:45pm - W26 - Bedford, MA 2026
  Lieutenant Job Lane School , 66 Sweetwater Ave , Bedford
  2:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Milton Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ SVTHS
  Shawsheen Valley Technical High School , 100 Cook St , Billerica
  12:30 pm
• Alexander Children’s Theatre School presents Disney’s “Newsies”
  The Umbrella Arts Center , 40 Stow St , Concord
  1:00 pm
• Winter Seed Sow at Verrill Farm (Session 1), All Ages
  Concord Free Public Library , 11 Wheeler Road , Concord
  1:00 pm
• Sunday Cinema: Oscar Best Picture Winners
  Fogelberg A Burlington Public Library , 22 Sears Street , Burlington
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MCC Alumni Receive Guinness World Records Recognition —Middlesex Community College Read on Patch

• ABM posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitor Cleaner in Bedford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Billerica

• Naloxone vending machine at Mass. jail accessed more than 200 times in first year (corrections1.com)
• Man Sentenced to Year of Probation After Axe Threat at Harvard Square Protest (thecrimson.com)
• Alleging retaliation, ex-CFO sues town over ouster (concordbridge.org)

Carlisle

• Patriots wrestlers top two rival squads at Taunton Super-Quad (concordbridge.org)

Concord

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-- The Patch AM Team

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