THE BEDFORD BANNER  

                                                                                                October  2016

 

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In This Issue
Dash & Dine Launched
Bedford First
The Goddard School Trunk or Treat
It's Flavors of Bedford Time
Chestnut Dental
Business Development
What the Chmaber did in September?
Chamber Connections
Chamber Calendar
Follow us on Facebook
DASH & DINE SHUTTLE LAUNCHED

The Town of Bedford has launched their pilot lunchtime shuttle called the "Dash and Dine" for the  Crosby Drive area employers to Bedford Center area restaurants on September 23. The shuttle is Fridays only and the Fare is $1 each way, exact change only please. If you are on Crosby Drive simply flag down the shuttle and they will stop to pick you up. Don't see your stop on Great Road? Just ask the driver to stop in a safe spot near your destination.  The driver can let you know about discounts at local restaurants exclusively for shuttle riders. For schedules and more information click here.
BEDFORD FIRST
Member to Member PROGRAM

The Bedford First Program is designed to increase your exposure to new customers and drive repeat business for existing customers. The program provides access to more than 150 Chamber-member companies and their 6000 plus employees to prefer other Chamber members when making buying decisions. New for 2016 is the inclusion of Middlesex Community College which includes hundreds of faculty and over 5,000 students to gain exposure too. Bedford First offers are valid for personal as well as corporate purchases.

The most popular requests are for Restaurants follow by personal services and retail. You will be receiving your
Bedford First ID card my email.

                              Join these businesses who have already signed up

Holi
Red Heat Tavern
The Great Wall
Elite FreeStyle
Law Officers of Rene Lazar
Red Heat
Virsa De Punjab
Callahan Karate
Express Pizza 

Please contact the Chamber at
[email protected]  if you would like to participate in the program.



Put your Business in front of
700 Bedford Families at the
The Goddard School Trunk or Treat

The Goddard School Trunk or Treat is an alternative, free Halloween Celebration for the children of the community.  It also is a fabulous way to be seen and have direct contact with hundreds of Bedford families.
 
Put your costume on and drive your Decorated to the Whole Foods parking lot, on Friday, October  28th 4-6 PM. Last year 1000 children come to each car to Trunk or Treat instead of going house to house to Trick or Treat. Consider joining these businesses for a couple of hours of different networking and lots of fun. 
Participating Businesses as of 10/1
The Goddard School, Callahan's Karate, ServPro, OrganizingWorks, Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel,  ComforCare Home Care, IM Wireless, Hanscom Federal Credit Union, Suzanne & Company, DSA Printing, Burlington School of Music, Debbie Spencer & Co., Whole Foods, AFC Urgent Care, Chestnut Dental, KidsJAm, State Rep Ken Gordon, Burlington School of Music, Express Pizza, Danielle Beck, and Elite Freestyle             

There is no charge to participate but you do have to pre-register at 

It's Flavors of Bedford Time 
We would like to offer you the opportunity to promote and showcase your firm as part of Flavors of Bedford. This grand community event will be held on November 6 from 4-6 pm. The Flavors of Bedford is an afternoon of elegance, fine dining, and a chance to mingle with people from all over Town.  Nibble and nosh your way through while sampling the very best in appetizers, entrees, and desserts from area restaurants.  Enjoy a glass of wine from the bar, or a cup of delicious coffee while listening to music provided by Ricky Rat Pack. It's the very essence of Bedford and what makes us such a great place to live and work. Your sponsorship makes it possible to bring the event to town, while offering an excellent opportunity to showcase your business in Bedford and you get tickets to the event to use yourself or give to clients. It's a win-win!
                            
  Premier Sponsors 
Please visit www.flavorsofbedford to view other sponsorship opportunities . This event anchors the Bedford Chamber of Commerce and makes it possible to implement programs of excellence in the community.
 

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Chestnut Dental 

                                                                                                                             Chestnut Dental
41 North Road, Bedford, MA
339-234-5075
  
 
We love our patients! Chestnut Dental is a small, privately owned pediatric, orthodontic and adult dental practice that began in Needham in 1970. In 1999 we opened an office in Franklin, and in 2016 we joined the Bedford community with an office on North Road across from Bedford Farms.
 
What makes us different?
  • Many of our specialists were trained at Harvard Dental School and Boston Children's Hospital.
  • We are open when you need us! We are open evenings and Saturdays, and offer all patients
24-hour emergency care.
  • Coordination of care between specialists. Chestnut Dental dentists treat patients together across specialties, allowing us to provide the highest quality care with fewer appointments.
  • Latest technology: Low-radiation digital X-rays and 3-D mouth scans instead of impressions.
 
Pediatric Dentists
In addition to routine dental cleanings, sealants, and fillings our pediatric denists have two years of advanced training in children with special health care needs, children with anxiety requiring specialized behavior management techniques or nitrous oxide, and children sustaining dental trauma.
Dr. Anne Hertzberg
Dr. Hertzberg is a second generation dentist at Chestnut Dental- her father was the first orthodontist in the practice in 1977! She is the immediate past president of the Massachusetts Association of Pediatric Dentists, Harvard trained and teaches at Boston Children's Hospital.
 
Dr. Kathleen McCafferty
Dr. McCafferty is a highly skilled pediatric dentist who received her college, dental school, and pediatric dental degrees from Harvard. She is also an accomplished athlete, having played Division I soccer and ice hockey for the Harvard Crimson.
 
 
Adult and Cosmetic Dentist
Dr. Sharon Jin is a Harvard trained prosthodontist. She completed a three-year residency following dental school to obtain advanced training in cosmetic dentistry. In addition to routine cleanings, fillings, and whitening, she is specially trained to do complex dental treatments, including crowns, bridges, veneers and implants.
 
 
Orthodontist
Dr. Adam Donnell is a Board Certified orthodontist who specializes in braces and Invisalign for both children and adults. He is also Harvard trained and recently received the Anthony Gianelly award from the Massachusetts Association of Orthodontists and teaches orthodontics at Harvard.
 
 
We look forward to meeting you!

 Business Development Updates
 
  • Tony Fields is the new planning director. He was the planning director for Billerica for the past 3 years and spent about 20 years as the Director of planning for Burlington. He was involved with both 3rd Avenue and The District in Burlington
  • RKG Associates, Inc will be the consultant for the The Great Road Business District re-zoning project and work should start shortly. Jeff to look in to getting a representative from the Chamber to be involved in the process.

Economic Development Town of Bedford


The Bedford Dash shuttle service has started. For businesses, this includes a lunch time shuttle from the Crosby Drive area to downtown Bedford on Fridays.

Several new businesses have moved in to Bedford including Ocular Therapeutics on Crosby Drive, another technology company in to 201 Burlington Road and a mental health company in to 205 Burlington Road.

A survey will soon be sent out to town residents and others regarding what types of businesses they would like to see as part of The Great Road Business District re-zoning project.

Stuff a Truck
The  Stuff a Truck program will be held on October 1st in conjunction with recycling day at the DPW. The idea is for residents and businesses to stuff a truck with donated items they no longer need like furniture and toys for a local charity.

Walkabout
This has now been confirmed for December 3rd. Will be similar to the one last year except that food will not be served in old town hall and it will end at 7pm which is an hour earlier.

Tourism
At our last meeting we discussed about adding a lot of history and favorite places in Bedford that are not well publicized in review sites like Trip Advisor and Yelp to significantly increase tourism. Adam to contact Ralph Hammond to see about getting the review process going.

For example compare Lexington - https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g41643-Activities-Lexington_Massachusetts.html with Bedford - https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g41456-Activities-Bedford_Massachusetts.html    

What the Chamber did in September
How many of these events did you attend ? 


Leadership Luncheon

Learning Express Ribbon Cutting
 
Board of Directors

Three New Members

Bedford Day

Catch the Net ~ B
illerica Crossings 

CHAMBER CONNECTIONS 

 
 
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CHAMBER CALENDAR

October 13
Board of Directors
Town Center
7:30 AM

October 26
Leadership Luncheon
Stay tuned for details

October 28
Goddard School Trunk or Treat
4-6 PM

November 6
Flavors of Bedford
Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel
4-6 PM

December 3
Tree Lighting & Walk About
Details to follow how you can get your business involved

December 11
Suzanne & Co. Holiday House Tour



 
Welcome Our New Chamber Members

Chestnut Dental
41 North Road
Bedford, MA 
339-234-5075

AFC Urgent Care
154 Great Road
Bedford, MA
(Opening Soon)

Holi Indian Restaurant
20 North Road
Bedford, MA
781-538-5906 
 
 
2016 CHAMBER MEMBERS


AFC Urgent Care
Ametek
Atlantic Capitol
Atlas Commercial Real Estate
B& D Advertising Agency
Baldwin Insurance
Baudanza Electric
Bedford Acupuncture
Bedford Car Wash
Bedford Children's Center
Bedford Citizen
Bedford Farms
Bedford FAmily Connection
Bedford Florist
Bedford Funeral Home
Bedford Motel
Bedford Orthodontics
Bedford Periodontal and Dental Implant Care, LLC
Bedford Plaza
Bedford Research Foundation
Bedford VA Research Corp
Bernstein Development
Billerica Crossings
Brightview Concord River
Brookline Bank

Brown & Brown, P.C.
Brueggers Bagels
Caldwell Banker
Callahan's Karate Studio
Carlton-Willard Village
Carlton & Duran, CPAs
Chestnut Dental
Christine Pinney Marketing
Collegeapplicationessaycoach.
com
ComforCare Home Care
Conagen
CouponSurfer.com
Danielle Beck NP-C-LLC
Davidson's Law Office
Dianne Bridgeman, DDS
The Debbie Spencer Group KW Boston Northwest
Design 2 Order
Design 1 Kitchen & Bath
Doubletree Bedford Glen
DSA Publishing
Edward Jones Investments
Elite Freestyle Karate
First Parish in Bedford
Formulatrix
F.W.  Webb Company
Fujifilm Microdiscs
Ge Infracstructure
Go Papaya
Gordon Law Services
Great Road Gallery & Framing
Hanscom Federal Credit Union
Harold Nichols Insurance
Heritage at Bedford Springs
Holi Indian Restaurant
Inside Outside Staging
inConcert Web Solutions
Jamba Juice
JRM Antiques
Kammerwerke
Kimberly Bee Design
Law Offices of Renee Lazar
Law Office of Ken Gordon
Leary Auto
Learning Express Toys & Play
Lexington Symphony
Lincoln Liquors
Live Life Well
Mead Trees
Metller Toledo
Middlesex Savings Bank
MITRE
New England Nurseries
North Road Chiropractic
Organix Spa & Salon
Patriot Pediatrics
Peter Quin Insurance Agency
Primrose School
Prince St Cafe & Bakery
Pro Nails
OrganizingWorks
Quality Database Design
Quinstance
Red Heat Tavern
Richard A. Egan Insurance Agency 
Right at Home 
Salem Five
Salon Oz
Salon Reyna
ServPro of Bedford/Lexington
Slak Chiropractic
St. Michael's Parish Center
Stories with a Heart
Suzanne & Co.
The Goddard School
The Higgins Group
The Place for Words College Application Essay Coach
The Real School of Music
The Tutor Doctor
The Well Effect
UPS Store
uVisualize
Waxy's O'Connors

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