February 1976
The owners of the Clothes Corner were found guilty of violating the Massachusetts “blue laws” by conducting business on Sundays, and were given the maximum sentence of a $100 fine.
Harvard’s state senator coordinated a ridership survey to determine if there was enough interest in commuting by train to justify restoration of service in the Acton-Ayer-Fitchburg rail corridor.
Playing at the movies: Rooster Cogburn, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Dog Day Afternoon
February 1978
An editorial opined that the atmosphere at Harvard town caucuses was like that at a “stuffy and ingrown club, in which each member knows what is expected of him and the result is a foregone conclusion.” It went on, “We hear a lot about how Harvard is being overwhelmed with new residents, but you’d never know it from the look of things at town caucus.”
A letter-writer wrote: “Harvard is in danger of becoming a place where only the rich can live. Someone should plan on keeping a few of us moderate-income folks around to supply some local color, and a few young adults and a sprinkling of senior citizens for variety. Maybe even a farmer or two, so residents could truthfully say that Harvard is a rural town.”
Playing at the movies: Goodbye Girl, Charlotte’s Web, Saturday Night Fever
February 1981
A record 100 people turned out for town caucus.
A member of the Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project presented a slide show to selectmen about the benefits of the project to its 34 member towns.
At a meeting of the Harvard Arts Council, the group endorsed the renovation of the upper Town Hall as a performing and visual arts space.
Playing at the movies: Altered States, Airplane, Dr. Zhivago
Based on reports in the old Harvard Post.
