School Committee predicts need for override in FY26
After weeks of work by its budget subcommittee and school administrators, this week the full School Committee saw a draft of the proposed school…
Harvard voters back Harris and Warren, vote to keep MCAS as a graduation requirement
Harvard voters turned out in substantial, though not record-breaking, numbers for this 2024 presidential election. Overall, 84% of the town’s 4,800 registered voters cast…
Youth survey finds less stress and substance abuse; more bullying, harassment
Last spring, more than 400 Bromfield students answered a broad range of questions as part of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, sponsored by Emerson…
State Ballot Question 2 will decide role of MCAS in high school graduation
Passage of Ballot Question 2 would end the current requirement that a student must pass the 10th-grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to graduate…
Personnel Board sets smaller COLA for nonunion employees, but increases merit pay
With inflation gradually declining, the Personnel Board voted unanimously last week to recommend a cost-of-living increase of 3.19% for the town’s nonunion employees in…
Two-hour Town Meeting passes all warrant articles by clear majorities
People were still checking in as Moderator Bill Barton opened Town Meeting last Saturday at noon, asking people to stand for the Pledge of…
Russell brings expertise in self-defense and safety training to new police job
The newest member of the Harvard Police Department, Officer Fawne Russell, is eager to get to know Harvard and its residents. “If people see…
Articles 11 and 12: Schools say new accounts would capture fees and help fund special education
Articles 11 and 12 both create new funds for use by the schools. Each would do a job that some other fund formerly did.…
State primary with few contests draws few voters; most vote early
Just under a quarter of Harvard’s registered voters cast ballots in this year’s state primary election. And only a third of those who did…
Without NVMC, Harvard ambulance will rely on Concord, Leominster, Clinton hospitals
The abrupt closure of the Nashoba Valley Medical Center has triggered expressions of alarm from Harvard’s Select Board, Board of Health, and Council on…
