Wrapping up an intense two-month search, the Select Board voted Monday night, June 24, to offer the position of town administrator to Dan Nason of Holden. The vote was unanimous.

People in Massachusetts have a long history of filling in wetlands—think of the Back Bay, the Fenway, much of South Boston, and Logan Airport. Only recently have people begun trying to preserve and even recreate wetlands.

In 1984, when Harvard closed its old landfill on Depot Road and built a new Transfer Station, there were no state regulations to cap or otherwise officially close landfills in Massachusetts. 

An unsecured door on a truck led to a major collision with an SUV on Poor Farm Road earlier this week.

• Youth baseball and softball
• Youth soccer
• Advice on clearing invasives
• Summer Fun Program
• Bridge replacement, Route 111 over I-495
• Hazardous waste collection
• Beach parking stickers
• Sumner Tunnel closes July 5
• Devens farmers market
• Transfer Station stickers
• Swimming, boating lessons
• Farm volunteers sought
• Loaves & Fishes
• Fish advisory: Nashua River
• Devens noise report
• Park-and-ride shuttle to Littleton station

When, in early 2023, the state published the total amounts that each of the 351 towns in Massachusetts would receive from seven opioid settlements, the numbers for Harvard, as compared with its neighbors, practically jumped off the page.

Former resident, devoted to family, known for her warmth and grateful attitude

Tireless volunteer in service to the town, devoted to family, 2015 Citizen of Note

2022 Bromfield graduate; excelled at soccer, tennis, and pool; loved all kinds of music

Harvard’s benefits-eligible municipal and school employees will soon be able to purchase dental and vision insurance at favorable rates through group policies offered by the town.

Nearly two years in development, a request for expressions of interest in consulting on a plan for the future governance of Devens was finally approved last month by the Devens Jurisdiction Framework Committee.

The Department of Public Works was first up to bat in this year’s budget season. Director Tim Kilhart came before the Finance Committee at its Oct. 24 meeting to discuss his requests, which were mostly for level services. But one request went above and beyond.