At Spring Town Meeting Saturday, May 15, voters will be asked to approve 23 articles put forward by the Select Board and other town committees.

The Harvard Press, founded 15 years ago by public-spirited residents to provide comprehensive news of the community while reviving small-town journalism in Harvard, is seeking new owners.

The vote to approve a budget for the coming fiscal year is arguably the main event of Spring Town Meeting. It’s when voters decide how their tax dollars and other town revenue will be spent.

Unlike a fine wine, roofs do not improve with age, and the old library roof is one year older since the town last rejected a request to replace it. Leaks have continued since then.

The Planning Board has proposed two bylaw amendments designed to increase the housing available to Harvard’s older citizens. 

The candidates forum Tuesday evening showed broad areas of agreement among the three people running for the single open position on the Select Board.

The largest grant the Community Preservation Committee is offering this year is $150,000 toward protecting about 70 acres of farmland and orchard on Prospect Hill. 

The state reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Harvard for the week ending May 4. The town’s cumulative number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began remains at 136.