The Bromfield boys soccer team is once again a state champion after shutting out the No. 5 seed Rockland Bulldogs 1-0 in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 4 final before an enthusiastic crowd of supporters Nov. 21 at Doyle Stadium in Leominster. The championship was Bromfield’s 14th since 1979.

From a pool of 24 applicants, the School Committee interviewed three finalists to be Harvard’s next superintendent of schools. After hearing from each candidate, the committee voted unanimously to appoint Dana Labb to succeed Superintendent Linda Dwight.

Tyler Robichaud is Harvard's newest police officer.

The School Committee has submitted a list of eight projects to the Capital Planning and Investment Committee for funding in fiscal 2027. Some were brand new, others were familiar requests from past years, and at least one is likely making its last appearance.

Voting began this week to fill open seats on the Devens Committee and the Devens Educational Advisory Committee, two volunteer boards created in 1994 to advise MassDevelopment—the agency that oversees the development of the former U.S. Army base—on the delivery of municipal services and education to Devens residents.

With last month’s departure of the interim executive vice president for Devens, Meg Delorier, MassDevelopment has named a transitional team to oversee operations as the agency searches for a replacement.

As temperatures hovered a little above freezing on Veterans Day, about 30 people gathered under gray skies on the Common to honor all those who had served in this nation’s armed forces. They stood at the southwest corner of the Common, near the World War I flagpole and memorial.

Harvard’s Addiction Abatement Working Group has a new plan in the works for a portion of the town’s uncommitted opioid settlement funds. In partnership with Riverbend, a Lowell organization that provides addiction recovery services, the group plans to contribute $75,000 to open a peer counseling facility.

A failing culvert, tennis courts beyond repair, and floors and roofs that are reaching the end of their natural lives topped the list of requests presented to the Capital Planning and Investment Committee at its Nov. 6 meeting. 

In a unanimous vote, School Committee members this week were clearly happy to approve the traditional ninth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. And School Superintendent Linda Dwight noted that nearly all ninth-graders take part in the event each year.

Costumed kids and their parents had already begun to arrive for Harvard’s annual celebration of Halloween Friday, Oct. 31, before the town bell struck 5 o’clock, and the crowds grew as darkness fell.

In January the tax bills of most property owners will jump several percentage points to cover the rising cost of town government, including the Proposition 2 ½ override approved by voters last spring.

It’s been more than six months since the town has had a full-time Department of Public Works director. The position was filled by a contract employee during the summer, but that employee’s contract was temporary, and he will be leaving in a few weeks. 

Loaves & Fishes food pantry set aside its residence requirements and opened its doors to unpaid federal employees across the area. Many came from Devens, but others were from Hanscom Air Force Base or Minuteman National Park.

Harvard has applied for a state grant to help fund a major upgrade to the public library’s aging heating and cooling system, a project that would significantly reduce the building’s reliance on fossil fuels while also saving the town money.

The Select Board has begun its process of forming a Charter Review Committee, a panel tasked with examining Harvard’s governing document and recommending possible updates for a Town Meeting to consider.