By a margin of nearly 200 votes (649 for, 841 against) on Nov. 5, Harvard voters confirmed the Oct. 16 town meeting vote rejecting the proposal to borrow an additional $1.1 million to renovate Town Hall.
The three-year effort to renovate and expand Harvard's Town Hall suffered a major setback Wednesday when attendees at a Special Town Meeting failed to approve the additional money needed to begin work on the 1870s-era building.
By a unanimous vote, the Harvard School Committee approved the hiring of current Hildreth Elementary School Principal Linda Dwight as Harvard's next permanent superintendent of schools.
If the bids submitted by contractors for the Town Hall renovation project are any indication, Harvard taxpayers are likely to be asked this fall to approve additional spending to get the job done.
Harvard once again voted for a Democratic candidate on Tuesday and helped elect Rep. Edward Markey to the U.S. Senate.
At its June 19 meeting, the Harvard Historical Commission once again nixed the architect’s latest design of the exterior of Town Hall addition.
The School Committee will not renew its search for a permanent school superintendent until it has given full consideration to the application of Hildreth Elementary School principal Dr. Linda Dwight.
The Bromfield-Acton-Boxborough crew team returned from the Youth National US Rowing Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with a first-place title. Caroline Hart, Olivia MacLean, Molly Hart, Sylvia Sarnik, and cox Emily Erdos won gold in the women's youth 4+ event. The team also took 9th place in the men's youth 4+, and 12th place in the women's youth lightweight 4+.
The Bromfield boys tennis team beat Whitinsville Christian 4-1 in the finals of the Division 3 district tournament Thursday, June 6, at Algonquin Regional High School. The Trojans now move on to the state semi-finals in Springfield on Monday at 4 p.m.
Harvard residents who have been worried a casino might appear on the town's doorstep can now breathe a sigh of relief.
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