Week in Review: March 25-March 29

The Bedford Police Department reported this week a police vehicle was involved in a two car crash near 110 Great Road on March 22. The officer was responding to reports of a fist fight between two motorists at the scene of another car crash on Burlington Road under the Route 3 bridge when his cruiser was involved in a crash with another vehicle on Great Road. The officer was transported to the hospital with minor injuries following the crash

 Due to the four "no school days" the last day of school for Bedford Public Schools will now be June 21, moved from the original date of June 17. This is of course barring any more no school days.

. The heat shield will be used on the NASA Orion spacecraft and was flown into Hanscom in order to be transported to Textron Systems in Wilmington on March 27 where a protective coating was applied in order to shield astronauts during re-entry

On Thursday, we reported that while sales of single-family homes were down this February statewide, in Bedford home sales increased 12.5 percent through the first two months of 2013 compared to the same period a year ago. 

We know Bedford is a designated Green Community, meaning the town receives funding for energy projects from the Green Communities Designation and Grant Program. But we want to know what else makes Bedford an environmentally friendly community. Leave your comments here. 

A family of four in Massachusetts needs to earn nearly $74,000 to make ends meet without public or private assistance, according to a study released Thursday by the Crittenton Women's Union. .

. James C. Barr, 50, of 5 Cedar Ridge Road, Bedford. Arrested on a charge of sexual conduct for a fee. According to a release, on March 15 members of the Woburn Police Department working with members Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force conducted a prostitution sting at local hotels. The investigation included posting online advertisements for female prostitutes and a female contact to set up the transactions.