Students’ original play to be in drama festival finals
Anna and Kelly Banker of Oak Hill Road, seniors at Lawrence Academy, have made it to the finals of the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild's…
Tracking the town’s vagabond vault
Walk out the back door of Town Hall, across the wide pavement area, into the door of the old fire station; dial the combination,…
Interim Fire Chief Donald Hurme has seen it all
Most people don't know what it's like to be the one rushing into a burning building while everyone else is rushing out, but Harvard's…
‘Race to Nowhere’
We need to change the way we define success in this country. We need to end the pressure for academic excellence from parents, schools,…
My Life’s an Open Book: An escape to the realities of history
I spent the two days of the blizzard of 2010 in Paris and Hungary, mostly in Budapest but also hundreds of miles to the…
My Life’s an Open Book: Tony Wagner issues a call to action for America’s education system
I finally did my homework assignment. For the past year Superintendent Jefferson has been urging administrators, teachers, staff, members of the school councils and…
My Life’s an Open Book: Richard Francis feeds the fascination with Fruitlands
It's hard to live in Harvard and not be endlessly fascinated by the experiment in living out the ideals of Transcendentalism that went on…
My Life’s an Open Book: A photographic field guide
I have long been an ardent fan of Mary (Richards) Holland's "It's Only Natural" column that runs about once a month in the Harvard…
Houses and arts to be featured at Harvard Historical Society event
Seven houses—from antique to modern—will be open to the public during the Historical Society's House Tour and Arts Festival on Saturday, Nov. 6. Two…
Garden Club gives elementary school entry a new look
Last week the Garden Club of Harvard completed its most recent project in a long history of civic beautification for the town: landscaping the…
