Who will minister to the Minister’s Path?
Tree roots poke through the macadam of the Minister’s Path, creating an obstacle course for those with mobility challenges. From left: Gloria Macario, Jen…
What are schools doing about youth mental health?
Schools have been providing mental health services in some form since the early 1900s. The first school psychologist was appointed in 1915 in Connecticut.…
Fivesparks: Building community through culture and art
Housed in the lovely Romanesque Revival style building on Fairbank Street is another Harvard gem. Fivesparks is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to…
In with the Lions and their ‘Spring into Health’ wellness fair
The Harvard Lions Club will hold its first health and wellness fair on Saturday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the…
New handbook makes town policies, procedures easily accessible to volunteers
In early February, the Select Board released the newly created Harvard Volunteer Handbook, distributed via email to the 211 current members of the various…
‘Breaking’ the color barrier: Reinstein tells the story of baseball’s unsung heroes
Author Ted Reinstein. (Courtesy photo) Ted Reinstein, journalist, author, and familiar face on WCVB’s “Chronicle,” will visit Harvard for the upcoming Warner Free Lecture…
Ryder takes the helm at Harvard’s DPW
The new Harvard Department of Public Works (DPW) director, Eric Ryder, had been on the job all of nine days at the time of…
The Taylor School Annex: Montessori comes to Harvard
Tucked into one wing of the Fellowship Building of the Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church is the Taylor School Annex, a Montessori program for infants…
Hanging out with the nasturtiums at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum
The famous nasturtiums cascade from the third-floor galleries to the courtyard garden below, up to 20 feet in length. (Photos by Heidi Gómez) For…
Teaching ‘good humans’: The role of social-emotional learning in schools
Among the requests of the Harvard Public Schools in next year’s budget is funding for an additional special education teacher at Bromfield, a position…
