Historical Commission rejects sculpture proposal at Fivesparks
The Harvard Historical Commission voted 4–1 Wednesday night to deny Fivesparks permission to install three modern steel sculptures on the grounds of the former…
Havin’ a ball…
Photos by Ellen Harasimowicz unless otherwise noted Allison Quinty, left, with her friend Kylie Gordon, shows off the feathered dress she made especially…
All eyes
Photos by Lisa Aciukewicz Second-grader Maya Grant listens as Marcia Wilson of Eyes on Owls, an educational program on owls, calls to her…
Committee hopes library will serve as landmark for next 100 years
When the new library opens its doors to the public April 7, it will bring to fruition many years of effort on the part…
Bromfield student speaks at anti-war rally in Washington D.C.
A virtual storm of media attention has followed Moriah Arnold since she was chosen to speak at an anti-war rally in Washington, D.C., last…
Warner Free Lecture to present ‘Layers of Harvard’
Jonathan Pike, Bromfield’s photography teacher, has been working with the Harvard Historical Society under the sponsorship of the Warner Free Lecture Trust to present…
275 Years of a Town: Libraries
Excerpt from Henry S. Nourse’s “History of the Town of Harvard Massachusetts 1732–1893,” written in 1894. Reverend Peter Whitney, writing of Harvard in the…
Cavolfiore (Cauliflower)
2 cups cauliflower florets 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 slices white bread, made into fine crumbs ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1 green bell…
No longer hidden: An exhibit of black cloth dolls
Sitting on time-worn chairs in Pat Hatch’s antiques-filled living room on Fairbank Street, two groups of black cloth dolls are arranged in collected splendor,…
Cassandra Ostertag is stellar cookie seller for Girl Scouts
ssie Ostertag looks over her cookie order sheets and the prizes she’ll be eligible for after selling more than 600 boxes of Girl Scout…
My Life’s an Open Book: Books that kept me up all night
My birthday looms. I’d just as soon ignore it, but the other day my adult children asked me what I wanted. Pressed beyond the…
