It’s been a trying year at the Press, as we have continued to work remotely, reporting and meeting via Zoom, and respecting pandemic restrictions that have separated us from each other and too often from our subjects and readers as well. But it was also a year of accomplishment in which we won six more New England Newspaper and Press Association awards for our reporting and photography and completed a student-driven “Harvard Voices” project to highlight the amazing diversity of experience in our town. Not to mention our continuing coverage of town government and the life of the community, as it gradually resumes its pre-pandemic pace.
Now it’s time for us to refresh and recharge for a few weeks. This is our last issue until Aug. 12, when we’ll be back, ready to do our job as Harvard’s independent paper of record. Over the break we’re hoping to spend time in our gardens, at the pond, on the trail, or stretched out with a good book. But we won’t be absent. Our news desk will be staffed, ready to respond to breaking news that requires the reporting that only an experienced local news organization like the Press can provide. If you have a tip, phone us at 978-456-3700 and leave a message.
We’re always looking for new contributors, especially reporters, but also columnists and nonfiction writers of all kinds, adults as well as students. We’ll be actively recruiting when we return in August. If you’d like more information about working for the Press, write to editor@harvardpress.net.
Meantime, enjoy your summer. See you next month.
