Richard Cabelus announced Friday evening, April 11, that he is dropping out of the race for one of two open seats on the Select Board.

The Select Board found Tuesday night, April 15, that an Open Meeting Law complaint filed by a former member against SusanMary Redinger, the current chair, was without merit.

Approximately 25 Depot Road residents turned out at the Water Commission’s April 9 meeting to voice their outrage over a possible $25,000 betterment fee, a fee that is typically charged when a public project increases the value of specific properties.

Like Massachusetts as a whole, Harvard has an aging population. And Council on Aging Director Debbie Thompson is hearing from Harvard elders who are worried about the impact of federal budget cuts and reorganization.

Just making it through the act of voting support for and choosing who would read each of the 44 articles of the Annual Town Meeting warrant made Select Board members groan at their April 15 meeting. 

This past week, members of the Harvard Climate Initiative Committee celebrated a win for the local community, receiving a large grant through Mass Save that will pay for a municipal energy manager to be shared by four towns