🌱New Train Station + Free Garth Brooks Tickets + Signs Of Hope

Paula Constance
Updated ·3 min read

Hello, Bedford! It's Friday, so let's start with everything you need to know going in Bedford today.

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Partly sunny and very cold. High: 18. Low: 2.

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Here are the top stories in Bedford today:

  1. New train service from Boston to Nashua and Manchester is one step — and one stop — closer. On Tuesday, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a commuter rail extension layover station, also known as the Pan Am South site, adjacent to Elliot Urgent Care at River’s Edge and the Manchester Transit Authority facility. The other proposed locations were close to the Elm Street Market Basket in Manchester and land adjacent to the U-Haul in Bedford. Officials said the proposed downtown station would likely be ready for passengers "within four to six years," depending on federal funding and other proposed projects waiting for federal funds. (Manchester Ink Link)

  2. Calling all Bedford Garth Brooks fans, you can enter to win tickets for Garth Brooks only New England stadium concert on Saturday, May 21, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Tickets for the concert ($94.95 a seat) go on sale Friday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. but you have a chance to win two free tickets. Q106.5 is giving away a pair of tickets to the concert. You can read more about this story and find out how to win free tickets here: (q1065.fm)

  3. Health officials reported 24 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday in New Hampshire. But there are signs of hope. There were 18,986 active cases this week, a lower number than the recent all-time high of more than 22,000 new cases last week. As the omicron surge continues, more vaccines are available for free at pharmacies and the state is adding new walk-in COVID-19 vaccination sites in Stratham, Keene, Concord, Nashua, Manchester, and Salem for boosters and first doses. A vaccine can mean the difference between "getting back to work or school quickly" or being "laid up for weeks and weeks on end," said Gov. Chris Sununu. There are currently 410 New Hampshire residents hospitalized with COVID-19 infections. (WMUR)


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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Paula Constance

About me: I am a freelance writer, author, and media producer. I am committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place.

This article originally appeared on the Bedford Patch