The new principal for the Hildreth Elementary School (HES) will be coming back to a familiar setting. Former elementary teacher Suzanne Mahoney has been chosen from a group of more than 20 applicants to serve as interim principal.

Town Administrator Tim Bragan announced late last week that the town would not be renewing Fire Chief Bob Mignard’s contract, which is due to expire at the end of December.

Peggy Kempton, a former Harvard resident and former chief financial officer and deputy director of Fruitlands Museum, was sentenced Monday to serve three to five years in state prison, followed by 10 years of probation, in connection with the embezzlement of more than $1.3 million from the museum.

School Superintendent Thomas Jefferson reported to the School Committee that he expects to have hired an interim principal for the Hildreth Elementary School (HES) by July 12, the committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

If the sudden conciliatory behavior of Evergreen Solar’s chief financial officer this week and the response of Harvard residents who live near the company’s solar cell factory are any indication, a long-running dispute over noise from the plant may be about to end.

The town of Harvard announced this week that it has selected the Blackboard Connect mass notification platform, enhancing communication and emergency preparedness.

As Harvard’s fiscal year wanes, so do the appointments of the nearly 100 volunteers and employees who staff the town’s committees, boards and departments.

On June 19, Bare Hill Pond was teeming with aquatic activities.

The Board of Selectmen has appointed the new Municipal Buildings Committee to continue the work of the Municipal Buildings Task Force, which presented its report at this year’s Annual Town Meeting

Harvard firefighters were among those from several surrounding towns who responded to a large structure fire on Hudson Road in Bolton Friday, June 18.