Red Sox Open Play at Fenway Today

1. Play ball! Your 4-2 Boston Red Sox, sitting in first place in the AL East after opening the season on a six-game road trip, today take the field for the first time in 2013 at Fenway Park. Clay Buchholz is set to take the mound against Baltimore's Wei-Yin Chen. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.

2. A little help never hurts. The Bedford Education Association (BEA) is offering $1,000 scholarships to two Bedford High School students who are graduating in 2013 and planning to work in education upon graduation. Candidates must complete the online application at www.bedfordbea.org by April 19, and provide a letter of recommendation from a teacher, community service supervisor, employer, or coach. Email your recommendation to ramseyr@sau25.net. Submit applications to BEA Scholarship, c/o Rachael Ramsey, McKelvie Intermediate School, 108 Liberty Hill Road, Bedford, NH 03110.

3. Bow Wow Bedford. Bedford residents are invited to bring their four-legged friends to the Animal Rescue League, on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for a $19 rabies clinic and discounts for Bedford residents for Micro chipping.

4. Like us on Facebook! Thank you to all the Bedford residents and friends of Bedford Patch who helped us reach 900 Facebook 'Likes' last Monday. We are in a race with The Inside Scoop. Owner Hillary Rankins and company also surged past 900 last week and today sit at 942 Facebook 'Likes' to Bedford Patch's 913. Help support both businesses through social media and click here to 'like' Bedford Patch on Facebook, and here for The Inside Scoop.

5. The weatherman says ... the spring warmup begins, with today's forecasted high projected at 66 degrees by Weather.com. Partly cloudy skies rule the day with a 10-percent chance of rain.