Fugitive Alert + New Plans For Walmart Site + Famous NH Crimes

Hello, Bedford! Let's get started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on in Bedford today.

Today's Daily: U.S. Marshals looking for fugitive "with violent tendencies" may be in New Hampshire or Maine. Famous New Hampshire true crime stories in movies, books, on TV, and podcasts. Local company sponsors Bedford Triathlete's Olympic dream. Nashua and Bedford schools ramp up COVID-19 testing as numbers rise. Also, find events happening in Bedford today, the Glendi Greek Festival this weekend, and much more!

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First, today's weather:

Showers in the morning, then cloudy. High: 69. Chance of rain 40 percent. Mostly cloudy in the evening. Low: 60.

Here are the top stories today in Bedford:

1. The U.S. Marshals-New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force issued an alert asking for the public's help to find fugitive Marc Ryan Beaulieu, 34, who has "violent tendencies" and may be in New Hampshire or Maine. He is wanted for alleged probation violation after being convicted of bank robbery, and could be living out of a white Honda CR-V. Do not approach Beaulieu. If you see him, or someone you think may be him, call the authorities. (Patch)
2. Secrets, serial killers, and mob heists. From Whitey Bulger and Lizzie Borden, to the Boston Marathon bombing and the Isabella Gardner Museum heist, New England and New Hampshire have its share of intriguing crime stories. Here are a few that appeared in movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts. (The Providence Journal)
3. One step closer to gold: Bedford Triathlete Adoh Doherty may be one step closer to his Olympic dream, thanks to Bedford company Rise Private Wealth Management, who recently announced they would sponsor the Olympic Triathlon hopeful. (Manchester Ink Link)
4. The Bedford Walmart, vacant for more than two years, will be converted into a light industrial manufacturing facility. The Bedford planning board unanimously approved the plan on Monday, and also addressed neighbors' concerns about the new facility. The planning board urged the new owner to eliminate some of the pavement surrounding the building and former garden center, and add solar panels on the roof. (The Union Leader)
5. Safer at School: More New Hampshire schools will test students and staff for COVID-19 as numbers of cases in children continue to rise. Nashua and Bedford schools will both be participating in the Safer at School Screening program to identify asymptomatic individuals in an effort to decrease the spread of the virus. (The Union Leader)

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Today in Bedford:

• Raytheon Retirement Seminar. (7 p.m.)
• College Info Night for Seniors and their Parents. (6:30 p.m.)

Bedford Patch Notebook

• Bedford Fire Department: The Operations Team has been participating in a unique training for Dementia. (Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Bedford: The Regional Idol Scholarship Competition is returning on Jan. 15, 2022. Any high school vocalist in Southern New Hampshire is eligible to apply. (Facebook)
• Glendi Greek Festival: Opa! The annual Glendi Greek food festival will be on Friday, Sept. 17 - Sunday, Sept. 19, at St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester. (Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

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