Updated July 22, 2023 at 3 p.m.
Starting Monday, July 24, Harvard will have a new town clerk. She is Rose Miranda, most recently the assistant clerk for the town of Sudbury.
Miranda replaces Lynn Kelly, whose last day in office, according to Town Administrator Tim Bragan, was June 30. Kelly, he said, had decided to join a friend in pursuing other opportunities and gave her notice earlier that month.
According to an email sent by Assistant Town Administrator Marie Sobalvarro to Town Hall staff July 11, Miranda is a certified municipal clerk with six years of experience as assistant town clerk in Sudbury and 15 years’ experience as assistant town clerk and budget analyst in Ashland. In her email, Sobalvarro wrote that Miranda “impressed the interviewing team with her calm competence, her interest in small town government, and her extensive experience with municipal elections and mentoring.”
The town clerk is responsible for providing any member of the public with election results and responding to public records requests. Some of the clerk’s other duties include conducting elections, recording the actions of town meetings, issuing marriage licenses and dog licenses, and providing notary public services. The town clerk’s office also conducts the annual town census.
John Osborn contributed to this story.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to report the name and qualifications of the new town clerk.
