🌱 Jeep In Flames+ Bedford Needs Volunteers +Clark's Bear Tribute

Hello, Bedford! Paula Constance here with your Friday Bedford Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with sun breaking through. Warmer! High: 51. Low: 34.

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Here are the top stories today in Bedford:

1. A Jeep was engulfed in flames on Route 293 in Bedford around 9 a.m. Wednesday that backed up traffic for miles. The travel and breakdown lanes were closed, and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office directed traffic around the incident. Happily, the driver escaped the flames. You can read more about this story here: (Bedford Patch)
2. The Bedford Town Council is looking for volunteers to be considered for appointment as the Bedford resident representative on the Commission on the Environmental and Public Health Impacts of Perfluorinated Chemicals as established by a 2019 House Bill. The Commission investigates and analyzes the environmental and public health impacts of perfluorinated "forever" chemicals released in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford, and Litchfield and will run until 2024. If you may be interested, please submit a resume and letter of interest to the Town Manager, 24 N. Amherst Road, Bedford, NH 03110. You can read more here: (New Hampshire Bulletin)
3. Clark’s Trading Post in Lincoln said goodbye to Victoria, the oldest female bear ever to be raised at the trading post, who died Monday at 32 years old. They considered her to be a life-long friend. Clark's said that she left an "indelible imprint on the lives of all who loved her." You can read more about this story here: (WMUR)

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Today in Bedford:

• "Nana's Naughty Knickers" at The Majestic Theatre. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Animal Rescue League of N.H.: "Bedford residents and visitors, is this your cat? Found last night in the area of Meetinghouse Road." (Facebook)
• Bedford Fire Department, N.H.: "This month Firefighter Donald Tanguay is celebrating 30 years of service." (Facebook)

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— 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.