Off the trail for now, Appalachian Trail hiker Jeff Levering heads home
Jeff Levering on the trail. (Courtesy photo) He had been thinking about it for weeks as he made his way north on the 2,180-mile…
Trojans girls lacrosse team headed to district finals
For the first time ever, Bromfield’s girls’ lacrosse team is headed to the Central/West Division 2 finals. In a hard-fought semifinal game on June…
Residents honor fallen veterans at annual Memorial Day ceremonies
Harvard residents have gathered to honor the town’s war-dead every Memorial Day since its observance was ordered in 1868. Though “no form or ceremonies”…
Devens: What would a ‘super’ utility mean for Harvard?
DEAT wants the three towns abutting Devens to petition the state Legislature for control over the disposition of the Devens utilities and to ask…
Selectmen OK plan for Town Hall
Town officials have a plan for the renovation of Town Hall. By a 4-1 vote, the Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday night to proceed…
DEAT says Devens is more asset than liability; recommends creation of municipal super-utility
Is the Devens development project at last an economically viable enterprise? On Tuesday night, the Devens Economic Analysis Team (DEAT) answered with a conservative…
Following two-hour forum, selectmen say they’re ready to decide Town Hall scheme
With a vote to choose a design for the renovation of Town Hall scheduled for this coming Tuesday, the selectmen held one last public…
Selectmen call for Town Hall forum; building committee questions plans
At a public meeting next week, the selectmen and their architect will present their latest designs for Town Hall. But the board-appointed building committee—sidelined…
New faces and debt win the day in a ho-hum town election
At Tuesday’s low-key town election, voters chose newcomers over incumbents in two contested races and approved small increases in excluded debt, even when it…
Contract, not ice, keeps BHRA rowers off the pond
Relations between Bare Hill Rowing Association (BHRA) and the town reached a breaking point last week.…
