May 1976
The School Committee approved a new course for Bromfield juniors and seniors, “The Family.” The course description said the class would be “designed to provide an intensive view of the family as the basic institution in society today, and the various forces affecting that institution.”
May 1982
New England Telephone announced that residents would have to start dialing the full seven digits of all Harvard telephone numbers to complete local calls, instead of just the last four or five digits, as had been the practice.
Harvard officials grappled with the question of what Harvard’s legal obligation was with respect to the education of Devens children. The School Committee chairman and the superintendent agreed it was the responsibility of the state to figure it out.
Town officials anticipated having to hold a Special Town Meeting in June to address how to spend a presumed windfall in state aid, expected to be announced when the cherry sheet figures were released in June.
Playing at the movies: Swamp Thing, On Golden Pond, Chariots of Fire
May 1988
Selectmen were notified that eight to ten covered wagons would be passing through town in June on a 20-day journey from Sutton, Mass. to Livermore, Maine.
The Board of Selectmen made plans to move ahead on renovations to Town Hall. They planned to request proposals from architects and then appoint a committee to evaluate any proposals received.
School officials announced that there would no longer be any areas set aside at Bromfield for students who smoke.
Planning Board members and a representative of the Army argued about who should be responsible for establishing a noise boundary line in Harvard and where such a line should be. One suggestion was that it run along Still River Road in Still River village and head north along Prospect Hill, all the way to Route 2. It was suggested that the area could be designated as a “noise disclosure area” because of the “annoying noise levels generated at Fort Devens.”
Based on reports in the old Harvard Post
