🌱 Drought Well Program + Free 'Cool' Craft + New Lower Drug Prices

Hello, Bedford! I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything that's happening in Bedford today. Let's go!

• State program helps pay for wells that have gone dry.
• Fall team tryouts are already underway. Join in the fun with the Bulldogs Athletic Booster Club.
• Pick up the free Teen Take and Make Craft at the Bedford Public Library.
• Bedford residents will see lower drug prices with the Inflation Reduction Act.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with a passing shower today. High: 77 Low: 60.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Bedford:

1. It's that time of year again! Fall athletic tryouts are "well underway" at Bedford High School, with the new school year right around the corner. Consider supporting athletics by becoming a member of the Bedford Bulldogs Athletic Booster Club, the club wrote in a recent post. The cost is only. $25 per year (with a discount for multiple years). Find out more about joining the Athletic Booster Club here: (Bedford Bulldogs Athletic Booster Club via Facebook)
2. Make a craft and "beat the heat" at the Bedford Public Library. Teens ages 12-22 are invited to "beat the heat" the BPL's new Teen Take and Make Craft, the library wrote in a recent post. Stop by the new YA bookshelves to pick up a craft kit to make your own folded paper fan. (While supplies last.). You can find out more here: (Bedford (NH) Public Library via Facebook)
3. If your well water runs dry from the severe drought, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has a program that can help. The program makes sure that New Hampshire residents have access to safe drinking water if they qualify and the well is dry due to severe drought conditions in the state. The well water program can cover up to 100 percent of the cost of drilling a new well. You can find out more about the well water program here: (WMUR)
4. Lower costs for life-saving prescription drugs will soon be capped, thanks to the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act will cap the prices drug companies can charge for some life-saving medications. Bedford resident and health care volunteer Bev Cotton said, "While people are sitting to get their chemo treatments, I watch the nurses on the phones, trying to work with the patient's insurance and the pharmacy, trying to find them the best price they can for the medicine they need to survive." She added, when Ketruda, a cancer emission drug, became too expensive for one man at $15,000 per infusion, he had to stop the life-saving treatment. The newly passed law will take effect in 2025. (Subscription/(Seacoastonline.com)

Today in Bedford:

• Bedford Rotary Trails 2 Ales Race. (6 p.m.)
• Custom Sneaker Workshop. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains: "The perfect new addition to your cookie stash. Exclusively sold online for direct shipping to you this Girl Scout Cookie Season! (Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains via Facebook)
• The Canvas Road Show: "Today is the last day to get in on the fun and make your own Custom Sneakers this Thursday!" (The Canvas Road Show via Facebook)
• Animal Rescue League of NH: "Not your average spay happening as we speak at the ARLNH!" (Animal Rescue League of NH via Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

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