Ayer Road multifamily development hinges on ‘smart growth’ bylaw
The Planning Board will open a public hearing Monday, March 20, on a proposed bylaw to create a smart growth district on Ayer Road.…
Planning Board will review bylaw for a ‘smart growth’ district
The Select Board voted Wednesday, Feb. 15, to pass a proposal for a new smart growth overlay district on Ayer Road to the Planning…
Developers pitch plan for 235 apartments, 8 townhouse units, and new zoning on Ayer Road
Harvard developer Lou Russo and Minco Development of North Andover are proposing plans to build a total of 243 mostly multifamily housing units at…
Ayer Road report envisions mixed-use projects to discourage sprawl
Harvard’s Ayer Road commercial zone is best suited for small-scale, mixed-use developments connected by walking paths, with each development compact enough to retain some…
Nomination papers due April 4 for May Town Election
Prospective candidates for elected, volunteer positions in town government will be pleased to know they have plenty of time to prepare for a run.…
Volunteers haul ruined boats, barrels, towing tubes, other trash from pond
When at the end of November the drawdown at Bare Hill Pond revealed previously submerged debris, Harvard’s harbormaster, Bob O’Shea, knew that timing its…
Third-generation owners open Daigneault Liquors on Ayer Road
The owners of Daigneault Liquors want people to know that they have made spirits rise—literally—at the former location of The Grape Vine, which until…
Three Seasons Garden Store: A local landscaping business expands to retail
Twenty years after Mike Hood founded Three Seasons Landscaping with his brother, Tim, he knew it was past time to find new headquarters for…
Pond is drawn down too far, expected to reach desired level in coming weeks
Bare Hill Pond is looking more bare than usual these days after the annual drawdown drained an extra 7 inches of water this year—over…
Ailing spruce on the Common is replaced five years after it was first planted
The Common has gained a new, healthy evergreen tree, replacing the diseased blue spruce that served as the town’s holiday tree for the past…
