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Vance Petrossi swings a giant flag as he walks ahead of the Wild West-themed float of the town beach staff during the annual Fourth of July parade as it passes down Ayer Road. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)   MORE PHOTOS

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Friday, July 11, 2025

Harvard’s Fourth delivers sun, spectacle, and memories

The weather on Friday, July 4, with scattered clouds and temperatures in the high 70s, couldn’t have been better as Harvard’s annual Fourth of July festivities got under way.

Friday, July 11, 2025

Pooling resources: Harvard makes progress toward sharing its outsized opioid settlement

As many towns across the state struggle to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars they have already received as part of the national opioid settlements, Harvard’s Addiction Abatement Working Group, charged with seeking and evaluating abatement fund spending proposals, is making progress toward its goal of pooling a portion of its oversized share of the funds.

Friday, July 11, 2025

Harvard’s opioid windfall: School spending, not evidence of opioid use, drove payouts

Last June the Press published an article titled “Unsettled: How Harvard landed an opioid settlement windfall while others got shortchanged.” The article outlined how the team of lawyers responsible for determining how much opioid settlement money each state, county, and town in the U.S. would receive used a questionable method to determine town allocations for several New England states..

Friday, July 11, 2025

Grand marshal Audrey Ball has been raising her hand to help for almost 60 years

Longtime resident Audrey Ball was the grand marshal in Harvard’s 2025 Fourth of July parade. Chairman Christopher Chalifoux said the committee all agreed that “Audrey is an outstanding example of the volunteerism that makes Harvard such a wonderful town to live in.” 

Friday, July 11, 2025

Chief Babu wins award from regional community service group

Police Chief James Babu was recently honored with an award from Open Sky Community Services for his ongoing work in supporting crisis intervention training for Harvard’s police officers.

Friday, July 11, 2025

Controversy flares on Nextdoor as Fourth of July Committee sets new rules for antique cars

A post concerning Harvard’s parade by local electrician and longtime resident Dave Woodsum on the social media site Nextdoor in late June sparked an explosion of commentary—120 posts as of Monday, July 7.

Friday, July 11, 2025

School Committee prepares for superintendent search, reorganizes

Ever since Superintendent of Schools Linda Dwight announced in May that she would be leaving the district in July 2026, School Committee members have been aware they have a year to choose a new superintendent. 

Friday, July 11, 2025

Fourth of July Committee in the black at last

It’s been a good year for the self-funded Fourth of July Committee. “I tallied up our sales and donations and am pleased to report we made a little money this year,” committee member Molly Sinkewicz wrote..

Friday, July 11, 2025

Recommendations of Devens Housing Working Group await key studies

The Devens Housing Working Group submitted its report to Gov. Maura Healey and the Legislature right on time, May 20, but work on its recommendations for increasing housing within Devens is just now getting underway.

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Bare Hill Pond is the heart of Harvard’s summer magic
Friday, July 11, 2025

Bare Hill Pond is the heart of Harvard’s summer magic

2025 Fourth of July Field Day
Friday, July 11, 2025

2025 Fourth of July Field Day

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Friday, July 11, 2025

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