Emergency responders assembled in front of the Public Safety Building last Saturday to honor those who died saving others on Sept. 11, 2001. The occasion also honored the memories of local first responders who served the cause of public safety in Harvard.

If Town Meeting approves, Harvard may soon have the legal authority it needs to counter speeding on town roads, a growing problem on Harvard’s formerly bucolic byways.

Members of the Harvard Fire Department rescued a kayaker on Sept. 5 after he tipped over and was forced to cling to another paddler’s kayak against powerful currents in the Nashua River.

Historical Commission Chair George Triantaris told his fellow commissioners last week that new evidence had convinced him the schools did not fall under their jurisdiction. 

The yearly drawdown of the pond, meant to reduce the overgrowth of aquatic plants and eliminate some harmful phosphorus, will proceed as usual this winter.

The School Committee voted unanimously to require every Harvard public school employee to take part in the district’s weekly COVID-19 testing program. Employees will also have to show proof of vaccination before the end of October unless they have a medical or religious exemption.

A nonbinding, two-part question regarding the Bromfield House property will be put on the ballot of the upcoming Nov. 2 Town Election.

This past weekend, the Community Resiliency Working Group launched a webpage to help Harvard residents take action against climate change.

The state reported seven new COVID-19 cases in Harvard for the week ending Sept. 9, bringing the town’s cumulative number of confirmed cases to 167.