What was going on in Harvard a year ago today ... 10, 17 years ago? Here are Press headlines from previous issues on or near today’s date.
July 6, 2007
- Mark Hardy resigns from School Committee
- Evidentiary hearings for two 40Bs end
- New method used to resurface town roads
- Joint Boards of Selectmen zeroes in on Devens ‘success criteria’
July 4, 2008
- Lambie places sixth in Olympic trials
- Trustees reflect upon decision to end Ayer Road rental project
July 3, 2009
- Grievance letter causes grief for School Committee
- Blair asks DEC to shut down Evergreen Solar plant
- Elementary school principal will seek the facts, not the climate
July 2, 2010
- Evergreen agrees to new sound protocol
- New HES principal expected on board within two weeks
- Former Fruitlands’ CFO sentenced
July 8, 2011
- Obama U.S. Fish and Wildlife appointee has Harvard ties
- Fruitlands Museum announces CEO transition
- MassDev moving quickly on regional dispatch
July 6, 2012
- Reports of late-night vandalism continue into summer
- Sale of General Store moving forward
July 5, 2013
- Historical Commission approves much-altered exterior for Town Hall addition
- Harvard to join regional dispatch—but not yet
- Parks and Rec seeks new agreement with Bare Hill rowers
- Downpours push June to near record
July 4, 2014
- Community-owned solar, first in state, begins to harvest sun’s power
- Board to consider alcohol consumption on town land
- Harvard’s neighbors gear up to fight pipeline
- School Committee will keep Bromfield House
July 2, 2015
- Devens Committee chairman protests voting arrangements
- Capital committee recommends buying ladder firetruck
- At town beach, new no-cash policy delays ice cream sales
- Property management service scopes out town buildings
- Blair wants two dates per year set aside for Super Town Meetings
July 7, 2016
- Commission assembling ‘mock’ town charter for fall discussion
- BOH requires radioactivity testing of new wells
- In midst of gypsy moth outbreak, Harvard largely spared
July 7, 2017
- Hail causes damage at Carlson, Westward orchards
July 6, 2018
- Town doubts viability of beach programs; Parks and Rec responds
- Harvard awarded climate vulnerability preparedness grant
- Harvard defies heat, celebrates Fourth of July
July 5, 2019
- Despite bag shortage, SMART system makes smooth debut at dump
- Director of Community and Economic Development has a plan for Ayer Road
- Water quality forum: Many PFAS questions, few answers
- Following delays, old library renovation nears completion
- Second developer confirms difficulties of building senior housing
- Alltown gas station to open at Ayer-Harvard line
July 3, 2020
- Bromfield alumni call for greater attention to issues of race and social justice in school curriculum
July 2, 2021
- Chief Denmark retires ahead of schedule, will work for anti-terror project
- Second June heat wave engulfs Harvard, prompting heat advisory
- Lifeguard coverage at town beach canceled until July 5
- $100,000 state grant allows expanded summer school
- Dwight proposes Sauter to lead pupil services; School Committee approves
June 24, 2022
- Commission asks to increase capacity for commercial development at Devens
- Softball field specs and scope of work defined, RFQ to go out this week
- Select Board will reconsider appointments to Devens jurisdiction committee
- MedFlight takes man hurt in tractor rollover to trauma center
- Court says town can lease Bromfield House to Afghan support group
- Demonstration on Common advocates for abortion access in a post-Roe world
July 7, 2023
- Planning Board grants permits for a badminton gym and two buildings on Ayer Road
- League of Women Voters challenges parade code of conduct
- A new leader takes command at Devens garrison
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