A FedEx driver making a delivery in Harvard last week was robbed in what police believe was a targeted attack. The robbery took place Thursday, Jan. 9, around midday. Four men suspected of the crime were arrested the following day in Rhode Island.

On Jan. 8, families with children in the Harvard schools received the unwelcome news that information about students here had been hacked in a massive cybersecurity breach at PowerSchool, whose software is used by some 18,000 school systems. 

International real estate developer Lincoln Property Company, which in 2023 had proposed an office park on the border of Harvard, is back with several new proposals for the 213-acre site that sits next to the Boxborough Regency on Route 111. 

When the Devens housing working group meets for the first time next Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21, one of its first tasks will be to clarify its mission.

The Harvard Public Schools, in conjunction with third-party food service provider Whitsons Culinary Group, hosted a forum on Tuesday, Jan. 7, via Zoom, after many families had expressed concerns with Superintendent Linda Dwight regarding the quality and nutritional value of the meals.

The elevator at the town’s library, which has been out of service since November, and which provides access to the mezzanine, second, and third floors, has been repaired.

A FedEx driver making a delivery in Harvard on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, was robbed in what police believe was a targeted attack.