What was going on in Harvard a year ago today … 5, 10, 15 years ago? Here are Press headlines from previous issues on or near today’s date.
February 8, 2008
- Devens housing process on boil, not simmer
- Ayer Road business robbed
- Obama takes Bromfield
- Caucus heats up two races
- Department of Ed praises special ed improvements
February 6, 2009
- Layoffs limited in fiscal year 2009
- ‘Worst week ever’ at library
- FinCom plots new strategy for FY10
- Ann Lee Road standoff ends peacefully
February 5, 2010
- Charrette reveals vision of vibrant town center
- Selectmen approve town’s first two off-premise liquor license applications
- ‘Chronicle’ show to air Monday
- Groton’s cable access program soars, while Harvard’s inches along
February 11, 2011
- Heavy snow loads close the schools
- Snow causes roof collapse at Appleworks building
- CPIC pushes for ‘quasi decision’ on Municipal Buildings Committee proposal at quad board meeting
February 10, 2012
- Trinity pitches plan to Historical Commission
- Selectmen to request local MBTA hearing
- New strategy helps Healing Garden compete for scarce funds
- Capital Committee: Add road repairs to excluded debt
February 8, 2013
- Appleworks to be temporary Town Hall
- Town caucus seeks candidates for 17 open seats
- Grading Bromfield: NEASC delivers a mixed report card
- FinCom sets final wish list items; earmarks dollars for OPEB
February 7, 2014
- Park Association seeks CPC funds for McCurdy Track resurfacing
- No referendum on Devens at town elections this spring
- Oxbow explains fire control policy; some remain unsatisfied
- Two Brittany spaniels declared ‘dangerous’ at dog hearing
- Meet-the-candidate forums scheduled for HES principal candidates
February 6, 2015
- February 10 hearing set for zoning changes in Devens
- Decided: Town offices to move to old library
- DPW digs out from historic snowfall, responds to complaints
February 5, 2016
- Selectmen back off plan for majority membership on Municipal Affordable Housing Trust
- Harvard will receive state funds to solve K-wing problems, upgrade HES
- No easy solutions as General Store struggles for profitability
- Town will vote on charter question in April
February 10, 2017
- Three bidders respond to RFP for Hildreth housing engineering study
- Bromfield to offer ‘global competency’ certificate
- Community Harvest survives 2016’s small apple crop
- Selectmen choose new DPW director
- Parking clerk named, police can issue tickets
- Legislation threatens millions in future local aid from lottery
- 2017 Annual Town Meeting Warrant: Higher spending, few surprises
February 9, 2018
- Selectmen raise propane tank disposal fees
- League announces forum on running for office, engaging with town government
- Selectmen vote to implement SMART recycling
- From pot to school construction, BOS gets first look at 2018 Town Warrant
- New school could cost $53 million; state would pay a third
- Overlay district would encourage preservation of farms through agritourism
February 8, 2019
- Cut or override? Select Board sends unfinished budget to Finance Committee
- Personnel Board sets ceiling on merit pay for nonunion workers
- Park and Rec votes to permit skating lessons at town center ice rink
February 7, 2020
- Pouring license for Carlson Orchards edges toward approval
- Distracted driver strikes hydrant, disrupting schools, town water, businesses
- Harvard men wanted for helping Nissan tycoon escape
- FinCom, School Committee struggle with budget
- Board drops plan for Hildreth connector
“On the level”
February 5, 2021
- Council on Aging considers former medical building for senior center
- Harvard police will soon have Tasers, purchased with a grant
- Outdated punch card purchase procedure irks residents
- Town committees say Park and Rec parcels are unsuitable for athletic fields
“Plowing ahead”
February 4, 2022
- Snowstorm delivers less than promised, DPW and public safety deliver more
- Fire, ambulance, and finance add to requests for additional staff support
- Crane test shows visual impact of cell tower limited to center of town
“Never closed”
February 3, 2023
- State says town must close and monitor long-dormant landfill
- New Seqens lab joins growing biotech, pharmaceutical cluster at Devens
- Architects honored for work on HES
- Ayer Road report envisions mixed-use projects to discourage sprawl
“Playing for keeps”
February 9, 2024
- Plans for Devens-Harvard connector path stall as proponents and stakeholders wrangle
- Steward executive says hospitals will not close; officials’ concerns unresolved
- Select Board takes first step to sell Bromfield House
- Vision for athletic fields and future complex at Harvard Woods takes shape
“Tiny but mighty”
February 7, 2025
- Immigration policies worry families, schools, and churches
- Seven open seats at Town Election: What’s it like to serve?
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