🌱 Patch AM: How Bedford honored beloved reporter and civic leader Mike Rosenberg

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In today's newsletter:

• How Bedford honored beloved reporter and civic leader Mike Rosenberg
• How Bedford-based iRobot’s forgotten robots shaped its uncertain future

Also on today's calendar: Let's Design a Game (gr3-5) Thu 1/8 2:45pm-W26 - Bedford, MA 2026 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 31 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly sunny, brisk and cold, temps: high: 24, low: 17.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 29 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Bedford Citizen Stories of 2025 – Mike Rosenberg's Death (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Longtime local journalist and civic leader Mike Rosenberg, a former Bedford School Committee and Select Board member, died suddenly in February while covering a Bedford High School playoff game. The community honored his decades of service by naming the Sabourin Field press box after him and sharing tributes that highlight how deeply he shaped Bedford’s schools, sports, and civic life.
   

• Looking back at iRobot's scrapped and retired robots through the years (therobotreport.com) — A longtime Bedford, Mass.-based robotics company, iRobot, is in Chapter 11 but expects Roomba operations to continue while it restructures into early 2026. The piece walks through the firm’s 35-year history of lesser-known robots, from early space-exploration prototypes and military PackBots to pool cleaners, gutter bots, and an unreleased robotic lawn mower.
   

📸 Around Bedford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bedford

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 4

• Super Soccer Stars (ages2-3) S1: Sun 1/4 1:30pm-W26 - Bedford, MA 2026
  Bedford High School, 9 Mudge Way, Bedford
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 5

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

Tuesday January 6

• Recreation Commission Meeting 1/6/2026
  Bedford, MA Calendar , Town Center 12 Mudge Way , Bedford
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Let's Design a Game (gr3-5) Thu 1/8 2:45pm-W26 - Bedford, MA 2026
  Lieutenant Job Lane School , 66 Sweetwater Ave , Bedford
  2:45 pm
• National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
  Bedford High Bedford, MA 01730
  5:00 pm
• Recreation Summer 2026 Employment Open House
  Bedford, MA Calendar , Town Hall 10 Mudge Way , Bedford
  6:00 pm
• JGMS Band Concert
  John Glenn Middle Bedford, MA 01730
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Builders & Racers (grK-2) Fri 1/9 - W26 - Bedford, MA 2026
  Davis School , 410 Davis Rd , Bedford
  3:20 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Gleason Knitters
  Gleason Public Library , 22 Bedford Road , Carlisle
  10:30 am
• Alphabet Storytime
  Children's Activity Room Main Library , 129 Main Street , Concord
  10:30 am
• Animal Adventures Show
  Maynard Public Library Roosevelt Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA, 01754
  10:30 am
• Mindfulness & Meditation
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Eurpac Service, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Commissary - Hanscom AFB - P/T 23 hrs in Bedford. Apply here.
• Bedford School District posted a job opening for Assistant Football Coach Job ID 781 in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bedford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Billerica

• Middlesex Sheriff's Office Marks One Year For Naloxone Vending Machine (wilmingtonapple.com)
• Globe Top 20 girls' hockey poll: Skating into Cup final, there's a new No. 1 (bostonglobe.com)

Carlisle

• Judith Gage Willard (carlislemosquito.org)

Concord

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

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