May 1989
A headline posed the question: ‘The future of Harvard’s landfill: Is recycling the answer?’
The School Committee voted to spend an expected budget surplus on repairs at the elementary and high schools, an increase to the salaries of cafeteria workers, and making up an anticipated deficit in the service account of the Concord Area Special Education (CASE) Collaborative.
During a presentation to the School Committee, Bromfield’s principal described student absences and tardiness as “the gravest problem in schools today.” He presented figures showing that absenteeism had decreased in all but the lowest grades in Harvard’s schools, a decrease he credited to a strict new absence policy that dictated failing grades for students who missed more than 12 classes per quarter or 30 classes per year.
June 1979
The town clerk reported the results of the town census, which showed the town’s population passed the 4,000 mark, standing officially at 4,150.
The Water System Study Committee told selectmen they would ask voters at the next Special Town Meeting, scheduled for the end of the month, to approve a $500,000 upgrade to the town’s water system.
Based on reports in the old Harvard Post.
