🌱 Voter Guide Features Local Candidates + Track And Field Champions

Hi, neighbors! It's Paula Constance, your host of the Bedford Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with everything that's happening in Bedford today, including these stories and more...

• Eckman Construction gets Pinkerton Academy project.
• Bedford high school athletes excel at indoor track and field championships.
• Bedford candidates, don't wait! Submit your profile for the Bedford Patch 2023 annual voter guide.

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Here are the top stories in Bedford today:

1. Pinkerton Academy hired Eckman Construction Co. of Bedford to build a "new, three-story, 30,275-sq.-ft." social studies building. The $21 million project calls for demolishing the existing building to create an additional 5,000 sq. ft. of classroom space in the new building. (Construction Equipment Guide)
2. A shoutout to the Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams, who won first and second place in the indoor track and field NIAA championships held at Dartmouth on Sunday. In the Division 1 track and field morning session, Bedford High School girls took second place with a score of 57, and the Bedford boys team finished in the top five with the highest score: Bedford 60. Congratulations! (Concord Monitor)
3. Are you a candidate in the Bedford elections on March 14? Our readers want to hear from you! Take a moment to complete your profile and email "a photo of yourself in .jpg format with usage permission" to Bedford Patch editor tony.schinella@patch.com. Profiles "will be published as they are received" and will "also be featured in our 2023 voter guides for the election." Let Bedford readers know the position you're running for and what inspires you to serve. We can't wait to hear from you! "Feel free to email Tony.Schinella with any questions, and good luck with your races!"(Bedford Patch)

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— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a contributing writer, author, and media producer. When she's not writing, you can find her hiking or watching fireflies in the sultry moments before sunset. You can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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