🌱 Firefighter Promoted + Athletic Club Scholarships + Patio Garden

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First, today's weather:

A warner day today, with sunshine. High: 78 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories today in Bedford:

1. A shout out to Bedford Firefighter Corey Fecteau who has been promoted to lieutenant this week! Officials with the Bedford Fire Department said Lt. Fecteau "has been a tremendous asset since joining in 2007," in a recent Facebook post. Fecteau has been a mentor to other firefighters and is also a fire inspector, fire instructor, and serves as the department's "only certified emergency vehicle mechanic." Congratulations on your new role! (Bedford Fire Department Facebook)
2. Congratulations Bedford High School scholarship winners! The Bedford Bulldogs Athletic Booster Club announced its 2022 scholarship recipients were, "Hanna Spires and Todd O’Connell." Way to go! Congratulations to all Bedford High School seniors this week for Senior Week. (Bedford Bulldogs Athletic Club Facebook)
3. What are the best potted vegetable plants for a patio? If you don't have enough space for a garden or would like to find the easiest vegetable to grow on a patio, Leah Devriendt of Devriendt Farms in Goffstown offered a few tips when she spoke with WMUR's Ray Brewer of Grow It Green. Tomatoes are "the number one container vegetable," Devriendt said, adding that the mistake most people make is using "too small a pot." Tomatoes are "deep-rooted" plants and need a large container with holes. She notes that tomatoes bred specifically for pots are the best choice. See the full story/video here: (WMUR)

Today in Bedford:

• Graduation — Bedford School District. (All Day)
• Year End Performance — PreSchool — Southern NH Dance Theater. (All Day)
• Year End Performance — Matinee — Southern NH Dance Theater. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Bedford Fire Department, N.H.: "Today is Firefighter/Paramedic Mark Roarick's last tour with the Bedford Fire Department. Firefighter Roarick began his career at Bedford Fire 23 years ago." (Bedford Fire Department, NH via Facebook)
• Bedford Bulldogs Athletic Booster Club: "Thank you Mary Beyer for presenting the Richard Beyer Scholarship tonight at BHS in honor of your husband, Rich to an outstanding scholar athlete — the 2022 recipient is Sam McDonough!" (Bedford Bulldogs Athletic Booster Club via Facebook)
• Bedford N.H. Public Library: "We're starting our summer hours! During the months of June, July and August, the library building will be closed on Sundays. Our hours will remain the same on all of the other days of the week." (Bedford (NH) Public Library via Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

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