Editorials People power April 7, 2016 The debate that erupted late Monday night at Town Meeting over the best use of free cash was an eye-opener. It laid bare a… Read More
Editorials Thanking Town Hall April 7, 2016 Reporting and producing our Annual Town Meeting and Town Election editions at the Press is never easy, and because our readers rely on them,… Read More
Editorials Debating the charter question March 31, 2016 Although at $23.6 million the town’s omnibus budget is the fiscal elephant at Town Meeting, the most consequential article on this year’s warrant is… Read More
Editorials A vision for Harvard March 24, 2016 Four years in the making, the Master Plan update commissioned by Town Meeting in 2012 is finally done (see story). It’s the work of… Read More
Editorials Town Meeting time March 17, 2016 It is not uncommon to hear political scientists claim that New England’s town meeting form of government is the only “real” democracy practiced anywhere… Read More
Editorials Housing: The dream and the reality March 10, 2016 Last week’s League of Women Voters forum on housing offered a clear example of at least one challenge facing Harvard’s boards and staff: how… Read More
Editorials Seeking answers March 3, 2016 In the weeks since proponents of a charter for Harvard have succeeded in adding the question to both the 2016 Annual Town Meeting warrant… Read More
Editorials Now’s your chance February 25, 2016 This presidential election year, everybody seems to have a complaint about government. Either it’s doing too much, or not enough, or all the wrong… Read More
Editorials Charter commission: Now or later? January 21, 2016 It’s official: Petitioners have the signatures they need to put the question of whether to elect a charter commission on this year’s ballot or… Read More
Editorials A farewell to our curious naturalist January 21, 2016 It’s with regret that we bid farewell to our curious naturalist, Mary Holland, who has been a fixture of this paper and its predecessor… Read More
