A seat at the table: Taverns and tea rooms on the Common
It's been more than 50 years since a person could sit down for something to eat or drink in the center of town. But…
New England Portraits exhibit opens at Fruitlands
The exhibit, New England Portraits, has opened at Fruitlands Museum. 88 of Fruitlands' 230 portraits, miniatures, and silhouettes are on display.…
The Food Whisperer: Spruce Street Cafe
Last Friday morning a few of us from the Press visited the paper’s newest advertiser, the Spruce Street Café in West Acton, and found…
Center on the Common opens with Jazz Brunch
On New Year's Day the new Center on the Common opened with a sold-out Jazz Brunch.…
Fruitlands looks to WHIP land into shape
It's a rude awakening when we realize that trees die, maple saplings left to their own devices could replace grass, and unwanted shrubs and…
Natural world inspires local illustrator
Susan Barber with a copy of the book she illustrated. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz) “I’ve always had my hand in a craft of some…
Old inn remains an iconic building at Harvard’s crossroads
While its current iteration is a four-condominium complex, the building at 11 Fairbank St. has had many different identities over its nearly 200-year history.…
Desk tells story of Shaker generation gap
Every object tells a story, no matter how mundane or fascinating. The Shaker desk recently acquired by Fruitlands Museum tells the latter sort of…
Historical Society uncovers treasure trove of Still River history
Louisa H. Willard Bateman, who died in 1910, is being brought back to life at the Harvard Historical Society.…
Garden club guest speaker embraces change
So often in the past several years I have looked around at my flower gardens, especially the long perennial borders in my lower yard,…
