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🌱 Patch AM: How Bedford residents really feel about data centers, by the numbers

Also, don't miss Multifamily Yard Sale to Support Jimmy Fund Walk on the Bedford Patch calendar

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What's up Bedford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Bedford residents really feel about data centers, by the numbers
  • Bedford's community college lands major grant to grow biotech training

Also on today's calendar: Multifamily Yard Sale to Support Jimmy Fund Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, temps: high: 66, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ask the Readers: Data Centers (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Bedford readers strongly favored blocking or tightly restricting data centers, with most poll respondents wanting the town to prevent them as much as legally possible. A large majority also said recent coverage helped them better understand the issue ahead of Special Town Meeting, signaling intense local interest in how Bedford regulates this type of development.
   

• Press Release Governor Healey Announces More Than $5.2 Million to Expand Career Pathways in the Life Sciences (mass.gov) — Middlesex Community College's Bedford campus is receiving more than $2.1 million to expand life sciences training, creating 169 new seats in its advanced manufacturing programs. The funding is part of a $5.2 million statewide Pathmaker initiative, aimed at giving residents hands-on biotech skills and connecting local employers with job-ready workers in Bedford and other Massachusetts communities.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • MCC to Offer Early Childhood Education Certificate Fully in Spanish —Middlesex Community College Read on Patch
  • MCC Offers Business Student a Strong Foundation —Middlesex Community College Read on Patch
  • Learn Financial Wellness with MCC's Money Management Group —Middlesex Community College Read on Patch
  • Instrumentation Laboratory Company posted a job opening for International Customer Service Coordinator I in Bedford. Apply here.
  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Full Time in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bedford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Burlington

  • Burlington Awarded Tree Planting Grant for Terrace Hall Area (bcattv.org)
  • From Traditional Dining to Vibrant Nightlife: How Audio Transforms Rocco's Tacos (cepro.com)
  • Fatal Fentanyl Overdose At Tewksbury Motel Leads To Arrest, Police Say (patch.com)

Billerica

  • Man charged with fentanyl trafficking after fatal OD at Tewksbury motel (bostonherald.com)
  • Quanterix Corporation Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (natlawreview.com)

Wilmington

  • Road Closures Coming Up Due To Work In Wilmington (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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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