🌱 Bedford Fraud Arrest + Preserve History + Real Estate Listings

Hello, Bedford! Here's everything you need to know to get your Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

A comfortable day today. Cloudy, with the sun breaking through. High: 73. Friday night, Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Bedford:

1. Some Bedford residents paid a contractor from Southern Premier Homes to build homes in Florida, but the new houses were never built. On Monday, Cape Coral contractor Christopher Paul Cheney, 43, was sent to prison for defrauding customers and ordered to repay more than a half-million dollars to the clients he defrauded. The sentence also banned Cheney from working in the real estate, mortgage, financial, banking and loan industries. Those affected by the long running scheme included clients from Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, and Alva in Florida, as well as Monmouth, Illinois; Bedford, New Hampshire; Lakewood, Colorado; and Highbridge, New Jersey. (News-Press)
2. Restoration is underway for one of New England's most popular lighthouses, Nubble Lighthouse, in York, Maine. About an hour's drive from Bedford, the Nubble Lighthouse was put into service in the late 1800s and is still an operating lighthouse today. Restoration of the lighthouse and lighthouse keeper's home has been underway for almost five years. Historic preservation is also valued by the residents of Bedford. The Bedford Historical Society wrote on its website that they are committed to preserving the things "that inform us of our past." Discussing the lighthouse restoration, York Maine's Parks and Recreation Department Director Robin Cogger said, “Old houses are like people. Once you get someone that knows them, you keep them around.” You read more here: (Seacoast Online)
3. If you're looking for a new home in Bedford, you may be interested to find out about two recent listings to hit the market that also have open houses. Sometimes it helps to see a property to get a better idea if it's what you are looking for. One property has 2 beds and 2.5 baths for $409,900, and another has 3 beds and 2 baths for $560,000. You can find out more about local real estate listings here: (Patch)

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Today in Bedford:

• Reversible Seasonal Signs Workshop. (6:30 p.m.)
• Spamalot: School Edition by Majestic Theatre Teens. (7 p.m.)

Bedford Patch Notebook

• Girls at Work: 'Art Made by Women' artisan fair in Manchester is on Oct. 15-16. (Manchester Ink Link)
• 2021 AVCA/USA TODAY Regional High School Volleyball Rankings: Bedford High School, Week 6. (USA TODAY High School Sports)
• 2021 Halloween Trick-or-Treat: Dates and times in New Hampshire. (WMUR)

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