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🌱 Patch AM: Bedford Sen. Ricciardi Named New England Water Works Association Legislator of the Year

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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:

  • Bedford's Sen. Ricciardi earns top regional honor for water policy
  • What will replace Bedford's former IHOP at Bedford Highlands?
  • When and where Bedford kicks off its Week 3 matchup

Also on today's calendar: Concord Farmers' Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler with rain at times, temps: high: 60, low: 49.
  • Monday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bedford Sen. Ricciardi Named New England Water Works Association Legislator of the Year (patch.com) — Bedford state Sen. Denise Ricciardi has been honored as Legislator of the Year by the New England Water Works Association for her work on safe drinking water policy. Her bipartisan bill SB 443, now law, strengthens wastewater treatment oversight, protects water supplies, and is described as supporting affordable housing, bringing statewide benefits while highlighting Bedford's legislative influence.
   

2. New Business: Flatbread Co. to take over IHOP in Bedford; Salem restaurant gets new name (unionleader.com) — A new Flatbread Co. restaurant is slated to open in January 2027 in the former IHOP building at Bedford Highlands, joining Lowe's, Target and Pressed Cafe in the busy plaza. The piece also rounds up several other New Hampshire restaurant openings, rebrandings and closures, giving Bedford diners a sense of changing options across the state.
   

3. Schedule for Week 3 (unionleader.com) — Local football fans can catch Bedford on the road at Thornton Academy in Maine this Saturday at 1 p.m., one of several Week 3 matchups for New Hampshire teams. The schedule lays out Friday and Saturday kickoffs across the region, helping Bedford supporters plan where and when to cheer on their Bulldogs and follow other key high school contests.
   

4. Dartmouth Health Children's celebrates new playground at DHMC (thelebanontimes.com) — A Bedford family's Elliot Perry Foundation helped fund a new playground at Dartmouth Health Children's Hospital, giving young patients a place to play and decompress during treatment. Their son Elliot, born extremely premature at CHaD, has now raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, including for another playground at the Manchester clinic, showing how one Bedford family's experience is improving care for kids statewide.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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