Collection for Friend’s of Library book sale
The Friends of the Harvard Public Library annual book sale begins on Friday, May 11. This is the main fundraising event for the Friends. Book collection is on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, April 15 through May 5 at the old library on Fairbank Street. The Friends ask that those who donate books bring no encyclopedias, magazines, or moldy books.
The Friends are looking for volunteers to help sort and work at the sale. Contact Chris Frechette at 978-456-4114 and leave a message.
Selectmen offer scholarships
The Board of Selectmen will again offer financial assistance to Bromfield seniors through the Ginny Thurston Scholarship fund. Interested students should write to the Selectmen’s office at 13 Ayer Road, Harvard, MA 01451, and list their community activities, as well as extracurricular activities and where they are headed after graduation. Interested individuals should contact the Selectmen’s office no later than May 11.
The Board of Selectmen will also offer financial assistance to second- and third-year college students from trust funds left to the town by Sarah Watson. Applications are available at the Selectmen’s office and need to be returned to the trustee by July 1, 2012. Attorney David Taylor, the sole trustee of the Sarah Watson Trust, will be making final decisions on scholarship awards by early summer.
Taxes due May 1
Fourth quarter fiscal year 2012 real estate and personal property taxes are due May 1. This bill was mailed to Harvard residents on Dec. 31. Those who are unsure of what they owe should call Town Hall at 978-456-4100 x317, x318, or x311.
