‘You build it and they’ll come’: A longtime Bedford resident looks back at a fast-changing city

‘You build it and they’ll come’: A longtime Bedford resident looks back at a fast-changing city

Not everyone spends their entire life in one place, but those who do get a special bird’s-eye view of their hometown’s history. Over the last few decades, longtime Bedford resident Dane Martin has seen his country town transform into a robust small city. He spent his childhood exploring the area on foot and bike with friends, and he attended the Old Bedford School in the 1950s. Martin later spent almost four decades as a local mail carrier. He s…