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.
August 31, 2007
August 29, 2008
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Selectmen draft Devens disposition success criteria
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Board grapples with approach for affordables
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School Committee takes stand against Question 1
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Harvard couple to take over Acton Real Estate
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State rep candidates answer voters’ questions
August 28, 2009
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Selectman Blair resigns mid-term
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Protests fail to stop construction over Ayer aquifer
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Route 2 noise may skew Evergreen Solar measurements
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BOH learns: To target Lyme disease, aim at deer
August 27, 2010
September 2, 2011
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Carlson cider making moving to Leominster
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Harvard weathers the storm
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Harvard hits threshold for lower solar price
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Devens Economic Analysis Team, Trinity differ on numbers
August 31, 2012
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Long discussion of Article 4 leads to three amendments
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Special Town Meeting passes entire warrant
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Zoning violation delays Town Hall construction
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Investors say Devens film studio will rival Hollywood
August 30, 2013
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School start brings changes to services, staff, and curricula
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Anonymous donor promises Bromfield new sound system
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New staff at Hildreth and Bromfield schools
August 29, 2014
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Council on Aging votes to ask town for money to renovate Hildreth House
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Education secretary calls pace of reform ‘too fast,’ but says teachers ‘have to adapt’
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Police to file charges in not-quite-cold case
August 28, 2015
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School’s open: What’s new for 2015–16 at Hildreth Elementary and Bromfield
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New attendance policy recognizes family travel but tightens rules
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Teachers and staff expect new website to improve communication
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School lunch program continues focus on fresh, healthy foods
September 2, 2016, 2016
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Planning Board to propose Hildreth district for senior housing
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DPW worker to oversee town building maintenance
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Bromfield sees improvements inside and out
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Timber! DPW and National Grid are cutting trees along local road
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Blue ribbons on Common honor police and their families
September 1, 2017
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Selectmen to vote on future of retired teachers’ health insurance
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State, town sign Community Compact to improve IT, traffic and building maintenance
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All-boards meeting will test charter-proposed budget cycle
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Cable studio gets an ‘infinity wall’
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State board OKs next step for HES building project
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School Committee gives Dwight high marks
August 31, 2018
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Voters have many choices on primary ballots Tuesday
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Trichome Health, marijuana retailer, will pursue license to open in Harvard
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Capital committee hears request to replace old library roof
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Building committee examines new cost estimates
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Rowe steps down as school business manager; no replacement yet
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New at Bromfield: A pop culture seminar and a sign language course
August 30, 2019
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Select Board votes for all-wind electricity for Harvard
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Boards recommend EEE personal protection measures, not roadside spraying
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Planning Board proposes relaxing several commercial zoning bylaws
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Hildreth House Phase 2 project could top $4 million
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Surprises, both good and bad, as schools open
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Personnel changes free up funds in school budget
August 28, 2020
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School Committee approves ‘hybrid’ reopening, and most families agree
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Mail-in ballot applications surge; voters question readiness of U.S. Postal Service
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Caught on video, three Harvard juveniles summoned for vandalizing town beach
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Town officials ready slimmer, deficit-free budget for Fall Town Meeting
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Algal bloom forces no-swimming order at town beach
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State primary is Tuesday; in-person voting available
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By the Numbers: COVID-19 update
August 27, 2021
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Back to school: A return to in-person learning —with masks
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HES work will be complete in October, with money to spare
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Contract negotiations at impasse as DPW pushes for more competitive pay
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Building committee chooses site and architect for alternative senior center
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Old library roof project delayed until April; drainage issues emerge
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Swimming prohibited at town beach due to algal bloom; cyanotoxin testing underway
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Fall sports return; but COVID-19, fields, and program costs haunt reboot
September 2, 2022
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Affordable housing trust aims to manage 40B developments with updated housing plan
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Select Board proposes bylaw change to allow annual entertainment licenses for area farms
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Developer proposes 24-unit housing complex at corner of Old Mill and Ayer roads
September 1, 2023
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Newman reappointed town constable, a modern office with a colonial legacy
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Select Board drops curb extensions from Ayer Road renovation plan
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Unexpected resignation forces school to consolidate fourth grade into three class sections
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Hildreth Elementary crosswalk updated to improve visibility and student safety
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