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Good morning Bedford! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Driver backs into South Road research building; see what happened next.
  • Step inside the Appletree Lane log cabin Bedford has cherished.
  • How a Bedford office just became a high-tech biotech hub.

Also on today's calendar: Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 47.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, rain possible, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman Crashes Car Into South Road Building (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Emergency crews in Bedford responded Tuesday morning after a 91-year-old driver accidentally backed across South Road and into the AFFOA headquarters at 135 South Road, narrowly missing a support beam. Bedford firefighters stabilized the damaged wall, medics evaluated the driver, and the town's code enforcement director and a structural engineer assessed the building while police continued investigating the crash.
   

• Bedford Family's Appletree Lane Log Cabin Reflects Decades of Memories (thebedfordcitizen.org) — A longtime Bedford family has turned their 12-acre Appletree Lane property into a log-cabin homestead packed with antiques, wildlife, and memories from decades in town. Bob and Lynda Bailey's home has hosted school trips, weddings, and even a Bedford Holiday House Tour, reflecting deep ties to local schools, businesses, and neighbors that many residents will recognize.
   

• DPR Converts 275,000-SF Massachusetts Office Into Lab (constructionowners.com) — A 275,000-square-foot office building in Bedford has been converted into a life sciences facility, adding labs, production space, and offices that consolidate biotech teams from across Greater Boston. The project required major structural steel upgrades, new mechanical systems, and heavy digital coordination, allowing key lab spaces to open a month early and potentially boosting Bedford's role in the regional biotech economy.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Toy Retail Giant Plans 120 New Stores: Will Any Come To MA? (patch.com)

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Wilmington

  • Wilmington Police Provide Update On Flock Cameras (patch.com)

Ok Bedford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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