Bedford MA

Bedford MA

Incorporated in 1729, the initial community of fifty households survived on farming and requisite industries. The Town’s history is documented in the Bedford collection at the Bedford Public Library. Visitors are drawn to view historic sites including homes, the Old Burying Ground.

With a school enrollment of 2,487 the Bedford Public Schools are known throughout the Commonwealth for their excellent standards of teaching and wide offerings in extra-curricular activities and athletic organizations. There are a lower and an upper elementary school, a middle school and a high school. For vocational education, Bedford students may choose the Shawsheen Regional Vocational Technical High School. Adult continuing education is available at the high school and at the Middlesex Community College in Bedford.