Leaky roof plagues Hildreth Elementary School library
A roof leak at the Hildreth Elementary School library damaged several shelves full of picture books and teachers’ resource materials last Wednesday, Feb. 24.…
Final arguments heard in Jefferson-Wormser ethics case
A scant quorum of the State Ethics Commission heard closing arguments on Friday, Feb. 19, in the conflict-of-interest case initiated in 2007 involving Harvard…
Fifth-graders take on bullying
With bulletin boards, podcasts, rap songs, and a website, fifth-graders in Mrs. Keith’s class have banded together to put a stop to bullying wherever…
FinCom backs override vote to reduce fees
Harvard parents may finally get some relief from school fees that are among the highest in the state…
2010 Bromfield Science Fair winners
Exhibits at the Bromfield Science Fair ranged from a lemon-powered clock to studies of the H1N1 flu.…
Charrette reveals vision of vibrant town center
What will Harvard’s town center look like in 50 or 100 years? More than 70 residents packed a meeting room in the old library…
HES to become Hildreth Elementary
More than a century after Edwin, Stanley, and Emily Hildreth donated land for Harvard’s elementary school, the School Committee voted to name the school…
School Committee ponders impact of a local income tax
The School Committee voted unanimously to discuss the option of a local income tax with other town boards, so as to develop a better…
Jefferson, Banios may leave Harvard schools
Harvard finds itself facing the sudden possibility that two of its three top school administrators might soon leave. Both Superintendent Thomas Jefferson and Harvard…
Dissension marks School Committee budget discussions
Acrimony marked School Committee budget discussions last week, as board member Piali De called for changes throughout the school system, and particularly at Harvard…
