Massachusetts State Police arrest 20 climate activists for disrupting traffic at Hanscom Field

A proposed expansion at Hanscom Field should not be cleared for takeoff, according to climate activists who were arrested while protesting the development in Bedford. Massachusetts State Police arrested 20 members of Extinction Rebellion Boston for disrupting flights at the airfield Saturday morning as they “breached a security perimeter and trespassed on the tarmac” to … Read more

Mail stolen from U.S. Postal Service mailbox outside Massachusetts post office: Police

Police are warning residents after mail was stolen from a U.S. Postal Service mailbox outside a local post office early Monday morning. A maroon, newer model Jeep Cherokee was allegedly involved in the mail theft behind the Bedford Post Office, according to police. A Bedford police officer parked at the Bedford Market Place at around … Read more

Local Massachusetts teachers group demands state union retract ‘inflammatory’ cease-fire resolution

Another local teachers union is demanding the Massachusetts Teachers Association rescind an “inflammatory” resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. The Bedford Education Association disassociated itself from the resolution this week, following the same action as the Newton Teachers Association whose president referred to the MTA statement as “antisemitic dog-whistling.” “The Bedford Education … Read more