🌱 $10 Million Ponzi Deadline + New Jobs + Brazen Gun Thefts

Happy Wednesday, Bedford! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A partly sunny day and colder. High: 22 Low: -2.

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Here are the top stories today in Bedford:

1. Victims of New Hampshire's biggest Ponzi scheme can apply to receive compensation over the next four months. More than 500 investors were conned out of $60 million by Financial Resources Mortgage in Meredith, operated by Scott Farah. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. If you or someone you know was involved with Financial Resources Mortgage, the deadline to apply for a $10 million fund set up by the state to help compensate victims is May 18. You can read the full story here: (WMUR)
2. Find out who's hiring in the Bedford area. If you want to help save the planet, a Bow company is looking for a solar coordinator and if you love retail tech, T-Mobile in Bedford is offering a new employee bonus. An IT services and consulting firm in Bedford is looking for a project manager. A Manchester company is looking for an arborist, and an HVAC company is looking for a field services manager that pays up to $100, 000. You will find more job listings in our area here: (Bedford Patch)
3. Eight gun shop burglaries and attempted burglaries at southern New Hampshire gun shops over the past five months are being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The most recent attempted burglary was early Sunday morning in Hooksett where would-be gun thieves smashed a rear window at Shooters Outpost but couldn't get in the building. In September, gun thieves shattered the door and glass cases of Milford Firearms and stole more than 20 guns "in less than a minute," according to store owner Nick D'Augustine who offered a $10,000 reward. In a written statement, the ATF said that guns stolen from legitimate stores in the hands of violent criminals "pose a serious threat" to community safety. D'Augustine said he is betting on the ATF, adding, "Everybody gets caught eventually." You can read the full story here: (WMUR)

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From my notebook:

• Bedford Area Events: This week: (Bedford Patch)
• New Hampshire HS Hockey; Division 1 Top 10: Bishop Guertin blanks Bedford; Trinity makes an appearance. (HNIB News)
• Bedford Area Prep Sports Schedule: This week: (Bedford Patch)
• Peter Woodbury School: "This week is kindness week. Students will be participating in some fun activities and challenges to practice intentional acts of kindness. On Tuesday our spirit day will be 'kindness ties us together!'" (Facebook)

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