Drawdown, not chemicals, for Bare Hill Pond
I want to express my support for the Bare Hill Pond Watershed Management Committee’s policies in managing the pond. In response to residents’ earlier…
A thank-you to the Harvard town beach summer program
My children, now in their 30s, had the privilege of learning to swim and work in the Harvard town beach program under the guidance…
Citing 25 years of data, committee defends pond drawdown as residents request change in strategy
In a special meeting of the Bare Hill Pond Watershed Management Committee Monday evening, Aug. 10, committee members devoted more than 2 ½ hours to…
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Pond water level, drawdowns, rainfall concerns surface at Conservation Commission meeting
The low water level at Bare Hill Pond has garnered attention this spring, and at a well-attended June 25 Conservation Commission meeting, Bare Hill…
July 3, 2026
Leave fireworks to the professionals Massachusetts law prohibits the possession, use, and sale of fireworks and other pyrotechnics without professional licensing and certification. The…
Consider This: Why is Bare Hill Pond low this spring?
If you’ve spent time at Bare Hill Pond this spring, you’ve seen it: The water is well below its summer high level. Docks stand…
Low water level creates challenges for Bare Hill Pond recreation
Boaters, swimmers, and Park and Recreation staff are feeling the effects of unusually low water levels at Bare Hill Pond in the nearly four…
