🌱Race To Find Top-Secret Jet + Gun Decision + Holiday Events

Happy Sunday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Increasing clouds today. High: 39 Low: 25.

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Here are the top stories today in Bedford:

1. Race still on to find top-secret stealth jet: The United Kingdom's royal navy is in a race against Russia to locate a British top-secret F-35 fighter jet, with important components that were made in New Hampshire, that crashed in an undisclosed location in the Mediterranean Sea. Britain's Ministry of Defense said that the pilot safely ejected from the £100 million jet, and returned to the HMS Queen Elizabeth ship. The F-35 is an"invisible" jet with the capability to fly undetected. The stealth jet can also perform high-level intelligence gathering and reconnaissance missions, according to New Hampshire defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Bedford residents who worked on developing top-secret components for the fighter jet may be wondering how this will all turn out. (The Union Leader)
2. Gun decision: In 13 states including New Hampshire, it's up to the judge if a person under a temporary order of protection is allowed to keep guns. In a Nov. 2021 article published in The Trace, they wanted to understand how those decisions are made. They discovered in the states of Michigan, Arizona, New Hampshire, and South Dakota, that firearm restrictions were seldom tied to a protection order even if the victim was threatened with a gun. In one New Hampshire case, a man sent a woman a photo of a gun with bullets with a note saying he wanted people dead, but the judge allowed the person to keep his guns. Krista Heeren-Graber, executive director at the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault, said in New Hampshire and Arizona gun restrictions depend on the courthouse you go to. You can read more here: (NHPR)
3. Holiday events! A few festive and fun events are happening in different locations around New Hampshire this year, including a Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting, Dec. 4 (rain date Dec. 5) at 4 p.m. in Portsmouth, and a Gingerbread House Exhibition, also in Portsmouth that ends Dec. 22. In Derry, you can visit "LaBelle Lights" until Feb. 26, from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Links, the LaBelle Winery golf course, and don't forget the return of Manchester's popular Holiday parade on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. following the Santa Claus Shuffle road race on Elm Street at 3 p.m! (WMUR)

Today in Bedford:

• Cozy Knit Blanket Workshop (2:00 p.m.)
• New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Brass (3:00 p.m.)

Bedford Patch Notebook

• The Craftworkers' Guild: "THE HOLIDAY FAIR IS OPEN! 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Stop by and enjoy some great In-person shopping." (Facebook)
• Bedford N.H. Public Library: "Did you know that this year marks 75 years since the premiere of the holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life? Join us for our December 12 Cinema Sunday for a short presentation about the film followed by a screening." Reservations required. (Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

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