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Stabilize or Demolish? Devens Faces $44M Decision on Historic Buildings

August 6, 2026

MassDevelopment on Wednesday presented preliminary findings from a long-awaited building conditions assessment of the Innovation and Technology Center (ITC) district, putting the cost to…

Consider This·Devens·Opinion

Consider This: Don’t blame super town meeting for Vicksburg Square’s fate

July 10, 2026

by Paul Green

I have been deeply involved with Harvard’s analysis of Devens for the past 15 years, starting with the Devens Economic Analysis Team in 2011…

Devens·News

House cuts Devens zoning provision from governor’s economic development bill

July 10, 2026

by John Osborn

The House voted 148-2 Wednesday night, July 8, to pass the $425 million, 82-page Mass Wins economic development bond bill, after the House Ways…

Harvard and Ayer oppose plan to shift Devens zoning power to state agency; Shirley undecided

June 26, 2026

by John Osborn

A provision in Gov. Maura Healey’s economic development bill would remove Harvard, Ayer, and Shirley from any formal governing role over zoning changes at…

Editorials

A failure to communicate

June 19, 2026

by Harvard Press

In its letter to the town’s legislative delegation—as reported in our page 1 story—Harvard’s Select Board says bluntly that the governor’s proposal to bypass…

Devens·Disposition·Housing·News

Harvard asks legislators to reject governor’s changes to super town meetings

June 19, 2026

by John Osborn

Harvard’s Select Board voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose a provision in the governor’s economic development bill that would strip the towns of Harvard, Ayer…

Disposition·News

Committee says Governor’s move to bypass super town meeting is government overreach

May 15, 2026

by John Osborn

Members of the Harvard-Devens Jurisdiction Committee said last week that a provision of Gov. Maura Healey’s economic development bill would hand the state too…

Devens·News

Harvard panel eyes end-run around MassDevelopment on Devens future

March 27, 2026

by John Osborn

A planning timeline presented at Tuesday’s meeting of the Harvard-Devens Jurisdiction Committee estimates that reaching consensus on the future of Devens and delivering the…

Editorials

The clock is ticking on Devens

March 27, 2026

by Harvard Press

The Harvard-Devens Jurisdiction Committee is right about one thing: Time for planning is running out. If Paul Green’s timeline estimates are even roughly correct,…

Stabilize or Demolish? Devens Faces $44M Decision on Historic Buildings

Consider This: Don’t blame super town meeting for Vicksburg Square’s fate

House cuts Devens zoning provision from governor’s economic development bill

Harvard and Ayer oppose plan to shift Devens zoning power to state agency; Shirley undecided

A failure to communicate

Harvard asks legislators to reject governor’s changes to super town meetings

Committee says Governor’s move to bypass super town meeting is government overreach

Harvard panel eyes end-run around MassDevelopment on Devens future

The clock is ticking on Devens

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