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…
Chris Jackson brings permaculture to Harvard
“Feed the soil, not the plant!” speaker Chris Jackson advised the audience that filled the Hapgood Room for his talk on “Permaculture Gardening” Thursday,…
The Quill: ‘So Many Words for Snow’
A word, you might say, doesn’t carry much weight, less even than a snowflake, and a flake doesn’t weigh much, doesn’t have much in…
275 Years of a Town: Advisory School Committee
Excerpt from Henry S. Nourse’s “History of the Town of Harvard Massachusetts 1732–1893,” written in 1894. In March, 1832, the advisory committee presented a…
Trout Baked in Paper with Olives
4 trout, about 10 ounces each, gutted 5 tablespoons olive oil 4 bay leaves 4 slices pancetta 4 tablespoons chopped shallots 4 tablespoons chopped…
Chic Boutique raises funds and spirits
Photos by Lisa Aciukewicz In a twist on fundraising, the Bromfield swim team gets suited up for the Snow Ball and spring proms…
Egans have a ball at Patrick inauguration
The January 4 inauguration of Deval Patrick as governor and Timothy Murray as lieutenant governor was a significant day not only for the commonwealth,…
Growing good in the garden
When Kate Deyst and Cindy Buhner first met as young mothers in a parent group, they never imagined that their very full lives would…
It’s Only Natural: Antlers … their form and function
There exists a living material that grows one-half inch a day (it takes human hair roughly a month to achieve this much growth). This…
Wingin’ It: More on the Christmas bird count
Though nothing really unusual was seen in our circle on the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), other counts in Massachusetts observed hummingbirds and wood…
Chalk Talk: Communicating with the community
Last year I was visiting a first-grade classroom on an afternoon when we had a late school opening due to bad weather. One little…
