Because Thursday, Jan. 9, is a federal day of mourning, post offices are closed, and mail delivery is delayed by a day. As a result, Harvard Press subscribers will receive the Jan. 10 issue of the paper a day later than usual.
The fire chiefs of 13 Central Massachusetts communities formerly served by the shuttered Nashoba Valley Medical Center have asked Gov. Maura Healey for an emergency appropriation of nearly $10 million.
Life savers
From left: At a ceremony Dec. 23 at the police station, newly promoted sergeant Aaron Cavanaugh, Detective Charlie Genetti, and Officer Eddie Coffin were recognized by Chief James Babu for saving a life. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)
Residents ambling past Town Hall or taking in the view from the Prospect Hill parking area may have noticed two new cameras aimed their direction.
At the Harvard Police Department’s Dec. 23 Christmas party, officers celebrated the heroism and leadership shown by department members during the past year.
The furnace that burns waste oil to heat the Department of Public Works mechanic’s garage has become so unreliable that Director Dave Smith asked the Select Board for emergency funds to replace it.
The Executive Office of Economic Development released the names of the last two members of the Devens housing working group this week and set a date for the group’s first meeting.
With time running out, municipal and state agencies scrambled this week to name representatives to the working group that will study the feasibility of building more housing in Devens, in an area that includes the iconic quadrangle of abandoned Army barracks known as Vicksburg Square.
In the recent election, voters rejected requiring a passing score on the MCAS for high school graduation. In the wake of that change, Harvard school administrators are updating graduation requirements for the Bromfield High School.
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