Local business owners are taking a “wait-and-see” attitude on the tariffs recently announced by the Trump administration. The tariffs are expected to raise prices for goods coming into the United States from almost all other countries.

The Select Board broke its long-standing pattern of skipping town administrator performance reviews this month. At its April 1 meeting, the board showed the results of a full-scale review of Town Administrator Dan Nason’s performance.

The town is one step closer to purchasing land for a new, all-purpose athletic field next to Harvard Park. An agreement to buy a 6-acre parcel on Old Mill Road for $440,000 from a private landowner is nearly ready for signature according to Town Administrator Dan Nason.

Select Board member Rich Maiore resigned abruptly early Tuesday, April 1, effective immediately. Maiore has served on the board since 2018. 

The owner of a historically significant home in Harvard that is outside the town’s two protected historic districts may tear it down at will. To deter this from happening, the Historical Commission has placed a demolition delay bylaw on the warrant for the May 3 Town Meeting.