The Cordish Companies of Baltimore has made public a proposal to build a slots-only casino at a site in Boxborough, just beyond the Harvard town line.

Town Clerk Janet Vellante has announced preliminary results of Tuesday's town election and state primary election.

Reuters and other news services reported that accused Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been transferred to the Federal Medical Facility (FMC) at Devens.

The Congregational Church of Harvard (5 Still River Road) will hold a brief prayer service tonight at 7:30 p.m. for the victims of the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

At their April 8 meeting, the School Committee voted unanimously to accept interim Superintendent Joe Connelly's recommendation of Dr. Marie T. Harrington as the new Director of Pupil Services.

The Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday morning denied the town’s request for the variances and the special permit it needs to begin its renovation of Town Hall.

The Zoning Board of Appeals this morning denied the Town’s request for the variances and the special permit it needs to begin its renovation of Town Hall.

With barely a quorum present, the five-member Planning Board voted Tuesday night to support a citizens’ petition that would exempt municipal buildings from the town’s protective bylaw.

Late Sunday afternoon, Hildreth Elementary School Principal Linda Dwight informed families in the school system that longtime kindergarten teacher Barbara Ann Gould had died suddenly the evening before.

The town board responsible for enforcing Harvard's protective bylaw once again postponed a vote on whether to grant the special permit and two zoning variances the town needs to begin renovating and expanding Town Hall.