🌱 E. Coli Recall Lef Spiced Lettuce + Bedford Memorial Day Parade

Good morning! It's Saturday in Bedford and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's happening today, including these stories...

• E coli recall for Lēf Farms "Spice" Packaged Salad Greens.
• Get involved in the Bedford Memorial Day Parade.
• Two Bedford girls' lacrosse best friends have big dreams.
• Travel Soccer tryouts.

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Here are the top stories today in Bedford:

1. Lēf Farms "Spice" Packaged Salad Greens have been recalled for possible Escherichia coli O157 bacteria. contamination. The "Spice" Packaged Salad Greens were sold at Market Basket and Hannaford. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services asked consumers not to consume the "Spice" Packaged Salad Greens that were grown in Loudon, New Hampshire, and sold at Market Basket and Hannaford. The packages involved contain lot number SP10723-1RGH1 with a "best by" date of May 5. (Bedford Patch)
2. Join the Bedford Memorial Day Parade! The Town of Bedford Recreation Department invites you to watch a brief PSA to "learn all about the Bedford Memorial Weekend Parade and how you can participate!" The Bedford Town parade will be held on Sunday, May 28 at 1 p.m. (Town of Bedford Recreation Department via Facebook)
3. A shoutout to girls' lacrosse teammates Sydney Grogan and Regan O’Brien. The Bedford High players are also best friends who have been playing lacrosse together since grade school. They'd like to help bring the Bulldogs to a state Division I girls championship before they head to ivy league schools in the fall. Go, Bulldogs! (Subscription/The Union Leader)
4. Registration is open for Travel Soccer tryouts. The Bedford Athletic Club Travel Soccer Tryouts for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Season will be held May 16-18 and May 23-25. All age groups born between 2016 to 2009 are invited to try out. Find out more here: (Bedford Athletic Club via Facebook)

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Today in Bedford:

• "Madagascar, a Musical Adventure Jr." (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The weather this weekend: See the Bedford weekend forecast: (Bedford Patch)
• The Craftworkers' Guild Spring Fair: "Watch this brief video with Carol Davis & learn all the details of the fair. Happy spring!" (Bedford (NH) Community Television via Facebook)
• May the forth be with you! "May the forth be with you! ✨️ It was a fun paint night with this group. Those are some cute Grogu painting......aka Baby Yoga. 😉" (The Canvas Road Show via Facebook)
• Thank you for your support: "THANK YOU💚! We are so grateful to these business and foundational supporters. These major donors have made a considerable impact this year. We appreciate their commitment and their ongoing dedication to our mission." (Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains via Facebook)
• Register for the Bedford Swim Team: "Registration is open to all Bedford families for the Barracudas 2023 season!" (Bedford Swim Team Barracudas via Facebook)
• Help save the planet: "Cadettes through Ambassadors, it's time to get in touch with nature! Cadettes learn and practice the skills important to help protect the environment while on an outdoor adventure with the Eco Trekker Badge Series." (Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains via Facebook)
• Welcome mystery author speaker: "Join the Bedford Public Library Foundation at they welcome mystery author and multiple Maine Literary Award winner Paul Doiron as their speaker for this year's annual Russell Leen Lecture. In addition to writing a popular crime series." (Bedford (NH) Public Library via Facebook)
• Two Bedford School District meetings: "There will be two meetings starting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 8. These meeting will take place in the boardroom at the SAU office on 103 County Road, Bedford. The first meeting will be a Public Hearing (see agenda):" (Bedford School District via Facebook)

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