Suggested town center improvements focus on pedestrian safety
Pedestrian safety will be the main focus of a public forum on Thursday, May 26, at 7 p.m. at Hildreth Elementary School.…
Drink, snack, drive, toss: Litterbug habits yield piles of refuse
From left: Chip deVillafranca gets bags from two of the event organizers, Libby Levison and Brian McClain. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz) After 292 bags…
Committee to suggest improvements for pedestrian and vehicular safety
Recommendations for improving the safety of vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic in the center of Harvard will be shown to the public Thursday, May…
Resignation raises housing strategy debate
A six-year trustee of the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust has resigned, objecting to a new policy of having a majority of the trustees be…
With Master Plan complete, the ‘hard work of implementation’ begins
Harvard’s Master Plan made its official debut last week in front of an audience of more than 40 residents at Volunteers Hall, who listened…
Creating diverse housing: A popular goal blocked by resistance to change and governmental silos
The many planning documents and citizen surveys produced for Harvard since the very first Master Plan of 1969 portray diversified housing as a popular…
Local developer unveils plan for modest homes near Ayer town line
A developer who has built affordable homes in Harvard is proposing another project, this time for 18 two-bedroom homes on Ayer Road.…
Down payment on Town Hall debt dominates CPC spending plans
Community Preservation funds have been allocated to five of the 11 projects that applied for funding in the coming fiscal year. Harvard’s Community Preservation…
Selectmen back off plan for majority membership on Municipal Affordable Housing Trust
The selectmen voted unanimously on Tuesday to reappoint Bruce Nickerson and Manny Lindo to the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, one week after suggesting that…
Group mulls crosswalks, sidewalks, parking in center
Halfway through their study of ways to improve the safe flow of vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic in the town center, the Town Center…
