BOH Rules and Regulations Version - 2022 Public Hearing Notice

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

TOWN OF BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

BEDFORD BOARD OF HEALTH RULES AND REGULATIONS

Version - 2022

The Bedford Board of Health will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 7:00 pm at the Bedford Town Hall, 10 Mudge Way, Sele...

DRAFT - Board of Health Rules and Regulations - Version November 2022

Consolidated document of the Bedford Board of Health Rules and Regulations - Version November 2022 (Draft)

Thanksgiving Food Safety - Turkey Tips

Thanksgiving Food Safety - Turkey Tips

Whether you are preparing food for a crowd or yourself, remember to make food safety part of your holiday. Raw meats, such as turkey, can be contaminated with germs that can make you and your family sick. Raw turkey c...

Free Zoom Event: Q.P.R.- Question, Persuade, Refer- Suicide Prevention Training. Thursday March 30,

Rabies Vaccination Clinic for Cats and Dogs - April 8, 2023

The Bedford Health Department will be hosting a Rabies Clinic for Cats and Dogs on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 9:00 – 11:00AM. The clinic will take place at the Town Center Building at 12 Mudge Way (Yellow Building) and will be open to Bedford...

Gun Violence Prevention Forum – March 1st – recording available

Decluttering Workshop in Chelmsford – FREE and open to Bedford residents

Minutes from 12/8/22 NWIRP Bedford RAB Meeting

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DECEMBER 2022 RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES FOR NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT BEDFORD

The Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) Bedford Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting minutes from the hybri...

Legal Notice of Helicopter Applications to Control Mosquito Larvae

Extreme Cold Weather Reminders

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Watch in effect from 4:00 am on February 3, 2023, extending until at least 1:00 pm on February 4, 2023, with dangerously cold wind chills possible. Cold wind chills may cause frostbite on exposed skin i...

CDC Recommends having a COVID-19 Plan

The Bedford Health Department reminds residents that there are many ways your actions can help protect you, your household, and your community from severe illness from COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends putting toget...

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise - XBB.1.5 is new Subvariant of Concern

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an increase in COVID-19 infections throughout the nation. Most recently, XBB.1.5, a new Omicron subvariant of significant concern, has surged to represent 40.5% of all United States COVID-19 cas...

Free COVID-19 Treatments Available

COVID-19 Test Kits available at Town Departments

Respiratory Illness Prevention 2022

Vaccination Clinic for Flu and Pfizer COVID-19 Bivalent Booster

On December 12, 2022, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm, the Bedford Health Department will be hosting a clinic offering Flu Vaccine and Pfizer COVID-19 Bivalent Booster doses. Only the Pfizer Bivalent booster will be available at this clinic, not Mo...

Thanksgiving Food Safety - Turkey Tips

Thanksgiving Food Safety - Turkey Tips

Whether you are preparing food for a crowd or yourself, remember to make food safety part of your holiday. Raw meats, such as turkey, can be contaminated with germs that can make you and your family sick. Raw turkey c...

FY2022 Annual Town Report Now Available

2023 Annual Town Meeting Information

2023 Annual Town Meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. (please note earlier start time) on Monday, March 27, 2023 in the Bedford High School Auditorium (9 Mudge Way). Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. All Bedford registered voters are eligible to vote at Town Meetin...

Town Meeting Survey - Resident Feedback Invited

As the Select Board considers potential changes to how Town Meeting is conducted in Bedford, resident feedback is valued. This anonymous, unscientific survey is designed to take you about five minutes to fill out. All of the questions ar...

COVID-19 Test Kits Available in Town Buildings

The Town of Bedford continues to offer free COVID-19 test kits to residents, while supplies last. Questions? Please call the Health Department at 781-275-6507.

There are four pickup locations:

• Bedford Free Public Library (Circulation Desk):&nbs...

Bedford Rent Relief Program - Applications Now Being Accepted

Applications are currently being accepted for the Bedford Rent Relief Program (BRRP). BRRP provides temporary monthly rental assistance in the form of a grant to eligible households. BRRP will pay between $300-750 per month in rental assistance, depending...

March 14 meeting rescheduled to Monday, March 20

The Planning Board meeting that was posted for March 14 did not commence any deliberations, due to an error affecting public participation. The meeting has been re-scheduled to Monday, March 20, commencing at 7:30 PM, on Zoom. A vote was made to continue ...

Tonight's Planning Board meeting is still on! (March 14)

The remote Planning Board meeting scheduled for this evening (March 14) will still be held unless there is a power outage or the Governor declares a state of emergency that precludes the meeting from being held.

2-Family Dwellings proposed zoning amendment - lots of information on Planning webpage!

The Planning Board is eager to get the word out about its proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw relating to Two-Family Dwellings, which will be voted on at the upcoming Annual Town Meeting. A wealth of background material is now available on the Planning...

Continuation of Hearings on Two Family Dwelling Bylaw and on development at Old Billerica Road

At its scheduled meeting on January 24, 2023 the Planning Board will continue two public hearings:

- The Planning Board's proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw relating to two-family dwellings

The background to this lies in the recommendations of ...

Public hearings will continue tonight, Tuesday December 13

Two Planning Board public hearings are set to continue within the Planning Board meeting which starts at 7:00pm on Tuesday December 13, 2022:

- Planned Residential Development at 229, 251A and 251F old Billerica Road

- Proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments relat...

Dates set for continuation of public hearings

The public hearing on a special permit application for a Planned Residential Development at 229, 251A and 251F Old Billerica Road is currently set to continue on November 22 at 7:00pm on Zoom. The developer has been working on responses to questions raise...

Planning Board issues draft of new zoning rules for 2-family dwellings

During the last year, the Planning Board has been considering changes to the Zoning Bylaw’s provisions for 2-family dwellings. The aim is to be less prohibitive while applying some limitations on size and design (previous News & Announcements article ...

Planning Board issues Annual Report

The Planning Board finalized its Annual Report for FY 22, which covers the period from July, 2021 to June 2022, at its meeting on August 23. The report includes lists of developments approved, zoning amendments proposed and other topics discussed. Its Pro...

Planning Board reviewing zoning for 2-family houses and for our denser residential areas

When time has allowed over the past year, the Planning Board has been discussing ideas about potential amendments to the Zoning Bylaws on two topics that are partly inter-related. One is the expansion of opportunities to create 2-family houses. The other ...

Bedford considers state requirement to zone for multifamily housing

As mentioned in the Annual Report, the Planning Board has been examining the implications of state legislation passed in January of 2021, which amends the Zoning Act (MGL Ch 40A). A significant part of the new law, in Section 3A, is a requirement for MBTA...

Zoning Amendments from Nov 2021 Special Town Meeting Approved by AG

Amendments to the Bedford Zoning Bylaw, changing certain provisions in Section 22 applying to the Great Road District, were passed at the Special Town Meeting on November 1, 2021. They have now received the necessary approval from the Massachusetts Attorn...

Zoning Bylaw Reorganization Project Gets Underway

At its meeting on November 16, 2021, the Planning Board formally began work on the Zoning Bylaw Reorganization Project that was funded by Town Meeting in 2019. It held a discussion with its newly-appointed consultants, Barrett Planning Group LLC and revie...

Preliminary Results for the March 11, 2023 Annual Town Election

"Stories of Our Stuff" Recycling Webinar - April 11th

WEBINAR - Stories of Out Stuff: Recycling & Secondhand Industries Across the World

Join Liz Antanavica, Bedford's Trash & Recycling Administrator, and other Massachusetts municipalities on April 11, 6:30-8:00 p.m. for a webinar, &ldquo...

Save the Date: Spring DPW Events

Spring Recycling Events Schedule; 

Curbside Yard Waste Collection – April 24th

Compost & Recycling Center, 108 Carlisle Rd, Bedford

The Compost & Recycling Center will continue to be open to residents every Wednesday and ...