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Select Board Chair Don Ludwig said Monday afternoon in an email to his colleagues that effective immediately he is resigning his position as chair of the Select Board and suspending his campaign for reelection.

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“Who wants tea?” Susan Starr (pot in hand) asks, from left, Laura Hunt, Mary Ann Prouty, and Florianne Erwin sitting with friends at the Harvard Woman’s Club Valentine’s tea fundraiser, Feb. 8 at the Congregational Church. (Photo by Thomas Kilian)    MORE PHOTOS

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Friday, February 14, 2025

FinCom prepares to tackle projected $1.2 million deficit

Members of the Finance Committee gathered Tuesday—fiscal doctors in a fiscal intensive care unit—to ponder treatment of the projected $1.2 million gap between town revenue and expenses in next fiscal year’s fevered budget.

Friday, February 14, 2025

Flush with cash, CPC commits money to McCurdy Track repair, open space preservation

Thanks to an increase in the Community Preservation Act surcharge on property taxes and a change in accounting protocol, the Community Preservation Committee has over $1.7 million in its coffers to spend for fiscal 2026. 

Friday, February 14, 2025

Schools raise fees to reduce FY26 budget deficit

Faced with rising costs, the School Committee voted this week to approve a number of new or increased fees to take effect in fiscal 2026. The fees cover parking, bus transportation, sports, and preschool tuition. 

Friday, February 14, 2025

Select Board approves cost-of-living increase for nonunion town employees

Last week, as the Select Board contemplated a deficit of nearly $1.3 million for the town’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget, the members debated whether to give final approval to a 3.19% cost-of-living increase for the town’s nonunion employees. 

Friday, February 14, 2025

Ward resigns from Finance Committee

Effective Feb. 4, Eric Ward has resigned his positions as voting member and chair of the Finance Committee. He chaired the committee for two years.

Friday, February 7, 2025

Immigration policies worry families, schools, and churches

Local leaders and elected officials have reacted quickly to a new federal directive allowing immigration agents to make arrests at schools and churches—locations where they were previously barred.

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Author to speak on the enigma of the original settlers of Polynesia
Friday, February 14, 2025

Author to speak on the enigma of the original settlers of Polynesia

Wingin' It: Valentine’s Day couples ... Birds that bond
Friday, February 14, 2025

Wingin' It: Valentine’s Day couples ... Birds that bond

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Bromfield swimmers make waves at sectionals, head to states

Friday, February 14, 2025

Ski season concludes; qualifying skiers will head to state tournament

Friday, February 14, 2025

Sports Roundup: February 14, 2025

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