Assistant Superintendent Labb chosen to succeed Dwight in 2026
From a pool of 24 applicants, the School Committee interviewed three finalists to be Harvard’s next superintendent of schools. After hearing from each candidate,…
Robichaud joins Harvard Police Department after nine years in Fitchburg
Tyler Robichaud is Harvard's newest police officer.…
Schools ask CPIC for $745K to fund projects old and new
The School Committee has submitted a list of eight projects to the Capital Planning and Investment Committee for funding in fiscal 2027. Some were…
Loaves & Fishes sets the table for Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday is traditionally associated with plentiful food, so it is a particularly hard time of year for families who can barely afford…
Harvard honors veterans with ceremony and gratitude
As temperatures hovered a little above freezing on Veterans Day, about 30 people gathered under gray skies on the Common to honor all those…
School Committee approves ninth-grade trip, Shaw Trust spending, and budget schedule
In a unanimous vote, School Committee members this week were clearly happy to approve the traditional ninth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. And School Superintendent…
From haunted church to circus barn, Harvard’s Halloween draws crowds under gibbous moon
Costumed kids and their parents had already begun to arrive for Harvard’s annual celebration of Halloween Friday, Oct. 31, before the town bell struck…
Amid government shutdown, Loaves & Fishes prepares to meet rising food needs
Loaves & Fishes food pantry set aside its residence requirements and opened its doors to unpaid federal employees across the area. Many came from…
‘Dangerous’ dog owner dies; dog to be returned to Buddy Dog
Robert Rapant, the owner of a dog that had been declared dangerous at a Select Board hearing last August, died at his Mass. Ave.…
State grant will pay for nearly half the cost of multimillion-dollar HVAC system for Bromfield
The Massachusetts School Building Authority voted this week to approve Harvard’s application for a grant to pay nearly half the cost of a new…
