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With the killings of Thelma Tatten and Mark Cavallaro, the town of Bedford faces a deadly act of gun violence and questions about how the couple's daughter accessed the firearm she allegedly used to kill her parents.
“No school community, town, or state in this country is immune to gun violence.” That was the message delivered by Police Detective Lt. Scott Jones to the opening community education session of the Bedford Safe Campaign last Wednesday. The program included an keynote address from Dr. Peter Masiakos, co-director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Gun Violence Prevention and a personal story from Bedford resident Dawn Kociubes.
Wicked Local Candidates: Margot R. Fleischman (incumbent); Korben Elliott Whitt-Leitner In what ways do you think the pandemic will shape the future governance of Bedford? Fleischman: The pandemic has created challenges and opportunities regarding town governance. Overall, our democratic institutions have held up well: Town Meeting was successful; despite significant logistical hurdles and heat and health concerns, turn-out was robust. Although our Town Caucus was canceled, we have many contested municipal races. Public participation in remote meetings of boards and committees has increased...