🌱 PFAS Town Library, Village Common Testing + Seth Myers Almost Quit

Hello, Bedford! It's Paula Constance, your host of the Bedford Patch newsletter — here with the most important things happening in Bedford today, including these stories and more:

• Bedford required to test Town buildings and Village Common for PFAS contamination.
• Why Seth Meyers almost quit "Saturday Night Live."
• Town Manager recognizes Bedford Fire Department and Public Works for "outstanding" service.
• Expect delays on Bedford Center Road.

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But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 84 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories in Bedford today:

1. Seth Meyers almost quit "Saturday Night Live." While the famous host and Bedford native waits for the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strike to end to record his show, he revealed on comic Neal Brennan's podcast that he almost quit SNL after five seasons. When he was offered the Head Writer position after Tina Fey, he could no longer appear on the show’s Weekend Update segment. He didn't sign the contract. It was only when the opening credits ran during the taping of the 2006-07 season that Meyers said he learned he would remain on the Weekend Update show. (94.9 WHOM)
2. At this week's meeting, Bedford Town Manager, Rick Sawyer, recognized the Bedford Fire and Public Works Departments for "outstanding work" as emergency responders to recent flood emergencies in neighboring towns from strong storms. Sawyer noted that fire department members of the Swift Water Rescue team were "on the road within an hour and a half notice” when the call came in to assist neighboring Vermont. Firefighters left the station just before 9 p.m. and made their first rescues at 2 a.m. Sawyer also praised the Bedford Public Works department for providing outstanding flood assistance to neighboring towns around the state. (Town of Bedford)
3. The NH Department of Environmental Services asked the Town of Bedford to perform additional PFAS testing for contamination at the site of the former Bedford Fire Department, and "additional monitoring wells and soil boring tests near the Library and Village Common property" will be finished Friday, said Town Manager Rick Sawyer. Find out more here: (Town of Bedford)
4. Drivers can expect delays and detours on Bedford Center Road. The Bedford Center Road Water Main Line project is under construction this week. Driving to the Town Offices will be "challenging" while construction crews work between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. At certain times, the only access to Bedford Town Offices will be from Wallace Road. (Town of Bedford)

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Today in Bedford:

Saturday, July 22

• Pick Your Project Workshop (2:00 PM)
• Sea Glass Art Creations (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Girl Scouts national convention at Disney: "Our national council delegates have been busy down in Orlando this week for the National Council Session and Phenom By Girl Scouts national convention. They are spending time at Disney and connecting with Girl Scout councils." (Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains via Facebook)
• Craft Corner: "Miss Jane had fun visiting the Bedford (NH) Community Television studio recently and shared some fun summer crafts with Coleen for the recent episode of "Craft Corner". Keep an eye on BCTV's channels 16 & HD1072." (Town of Bedford Recreation Department via Facebook)
• Lucky Beanstack raffle winners: "Three more lucky raffle winners will be called this afternoon! Two more weeks left in our Kids Summer Reading Challenge to log your time in Beanstack and earn prizes! Keep on reading!" (Bedford (NH) Public Library via Facebook)
• BCTV Live Events Schedule: "Here is this week's BCTV program and live events schedules. Visit www.bedfordtv.com for online and on demand viewing. Thank you for Watching!" (Bedford (NH) Community Television via Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a contributing writer, author, and media producer. When she's not writing, you can find her hiking or watching fireflies in the sultry moments before sunset. You can also find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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