Divers to begin weed eradication at town beach in June
The Parks and Recreation Commission has approved $45,000 to clear weeds at Bare Hill Pond’s swimming and boat mooring areas, with the work tentatively…
Board selects parcel near Route 2 for multifamily zone, bylaw vote April 6
The Planning Board has chosen an 8-acre parcel near the Route 2 interchange, across from Dunkin’ Donuts, as the town’s multifamily district. The board…
Plans for Devens-Harvard connector path stall as proponents and stakeholders wrangle
Two years after it was first presented at a public input session, a nascent plan for a pedestrian and bicycle path connecting Devens from…
Virtual workshop seeks citizens’ input on Ayer Road development
The Planning Board and the consultants it hired to create the second part of a three-part study on developing the town’s commercial district will…
Town to act on weed overgrowth at pond’s swimming area
The town committees charged with protecting the health of Bare Hill Pond and managing the town beach have agreed to pursue suction harvesting of…
Board grapples with state requirement for multifamily zones
As it faces the state’s December 2025 deadline to create zones in town for multifamily housing, the Planning Board has narrowed its list of…
Bureaucratic and mechanical problems cancel a deep drawdown of Bare Hill Pond this year
The Bare Hill Pond drawdown performed yearly to reduce nuisance aquatic plants, ecologically harmful levels of phosphorus, and the chance of algae blooms, has…
Ayer Road Vision Plan needs input from residents
Last February, real estate consultant Weitzman Associates completed the first of a three-part study of how best to develop Harvard’s commercial district on Ayer…
Guide to Town Meeting
Residents and town officials will convene for the second session of Annual Town Meeting Saturday, Oct. 21, in Cronin Auditorium at the Bromfield School.…
Article 3: Bylaw revision would encourage diversity of housing, preserve open space
The bylaw amendment up for vote at Saturday’s Town Meeting would update an existing zoning bylaw, the Open Space and Conservation Planned Residential Development…
