August 1978
An investigation conducted by the Board of Health and the Bare Hill Pond Study Committee concluded that high bacteria counts in water samples taken from the pond were not connected with sewage pollution.
Plans were under way for the September Harvard Grange Fair, scheduled to feature an apple pie-baking contest, a spelling bee, a frog-jumping contest, and speeches by political candidates.
August 1979
A Boston University ecologist reported discovering a rare species of bat in Harvard.
A report noted that the gasoline shortage had not changed a developer’s plans to build an 80-acre shopping mall on Route 2 in Lancaster.
Based on reports in the old Harvard Post.
