New charter takes hold; Select Board to plan transition
With a majority having voted for its adoption at Town Election last week, Harvard’s new charter is now the town’s governing document, posing new…
Hundreds turn out for Town Meeting to approve new elementary school, $26 million budget, and more
The 2018 Annual Town Meeting was one for the history books, drawing the largest turnout in 20 years, approving the largest building project ever…
Charlie Sennott believes journalism is a community service
Corrected and updated May 4, 2018 Journalism in the United States is in crisis, and the crisis in journalism has become a crisis…
Divided selectmen vote to recommend borrowing for new school
A divided Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday night to support the financing of a brand-new elementary school.…
Town Meeting, Articles 39-40: As taxes rise, town seeks means-tested ways to lower them for seniors
Articles 39 and 40 of the 2018 Town Meeting warrant, if approved, will offer Harvard seniors two means to seek relief.…
New group confronts BOS, calls for no vote on school
A Better Way for Harvard Schools, a new group led by former Selectman Bill Marinelli, went public this week, calling on town voters to…
State approves $18M grant for new elementary school
A two-year effort to win state support for a renovation of the Hildreth Elementary School came to a successful conclusion Tuesday morning when directors…
Early bonding, Devens and capital money would lower school tax impact
Should voters approve the construction of a new elementary school at Town Meeting and Town Election next month, property owners can expect project costs…
To appoint or elect? Charter Q&A rehashes controversial provision
Harvard’s elected charter commissioners gathered one last time Wednesday evening, March 28, for a sparsely attended question-and-answer session to explain the proposed charter.…
Town boards agree on plan to finance HES project
Though the project awaits voter approval in May, the selectmen and the School, Finance, and capital committees now have a joint strategy for financing…
