🌱 Inside Scoop + Bedford Library May Events + Few Affordable Homes

Rise and shine, Bedford! Let's start today with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy, showers around. High: 60 Low: 47.

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Here are the top stories in Bedford today:

1. Buyers finding it difficult to find reasonably priced homes in today's market, due to rising home prices and interest rates. “I know some of my buyers have had to readjust what they could afford,” said Bedford real estate agent Dorothy Mills. Home prices have risen more than 40% in two years. The average price of a home in New Hampshire has jumped to $440,000, which is a monthly payment of $2,272 for principal and interest on a 30-year loan. Suggestions to provide more housing are zoning law changes, where towns would allow duplexes where only single-family homes are permitted, and reducing minimum lot sizes. (The Union Leader)
2. May is a busy month at the Bedford Public Library! The first Junior Librarians Information Session will be on May 11 as part of the Summer Reading Program for 5th-8th graders and their parents. The Bedford Public Library Foundation welcomes mountaineer, author and Antarctic guide Ed Webster with a lecture on May 12. Mr. Kids ages 0-12 are invited to a Pixies and Pirates Party on the library lawn on Saturday, May 14. And the Library's final Cinema Sunday of the spring on Sunday, May 15 will have a short prsentation followed by a screening of Alfred Hitchcock's, "Rear Window." (Press Release Desk)
3. A shout-out to Bedford's The Inside Scoop that is as part of WOKQ's New Hampshire's Ice Cream Trail. They wrote, the ice cream tour is a "sweet road trip you have to take." The popular Bedford ice cream stop serves Richardson’s Homemade ice cream and soft serve. They also have breakfast sandwiches and a coffee bar. (wokq.com)

Today in Bedford:

• The Craftworkers' Guild Annual Spring Fair (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains: "With today being the last day of Volunteer Appreciation month, we put together this video for all of our volunteers that mean so much to us." (Facebook)

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Events:

• CMC Retirement Seminar. (May 3)
• Kreiva Academy 2022-2023 Information Session and Tour. (May 4)
• OPEN HOUSE: The Harkness House, New Private Middle School in Nashua. (May 5)
• Seacoast Cat Club Cat Show May 7, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., May 8, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (May 7)
• April showers bring May flowers Craft & Artisan Show. (May 7)
• Hire A Pro To Tackle Mom's To-Do List. (May 8)
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That's it for today. I'll see you again soon!

— Paula Constance

About me: I am a freelance writer, author, and media producer. I am committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place.

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