Dunbar and Ryder lay out landfill options, promise community engagement
A recent comprehensive site assessment of the town’s land on Depot Road confirmed that the old landfill boundary extends beneath approximately three-quarters of the…
Landfill capping will force DPW move; Upper Depot Field best option, Dunbar says
The town must cap the former Harvard landfill, and the work will force the Department of Public Works headquarters and the Transfer Station off…
Harvard’s new town administrator: Priorities, challenges, and the style she brings to the job
Dawn Dunbar had been Harvard's assistant town administrator for six months when, following the resignation of Town Administrator Dan Nason in February, the Select…
On Climate – The subnational shield: How Massachusetts and Harvard can outlast federal climate retreat
Climate action in Massachusetts has become subnational, out of necessity. It’s codified in state statutes, which can’t be undone by federal mandates or executive…
Select Board ponders raising Transfer Station fees
For the first time in seven years, the Select Board is considering raising both the Transfer Station annual sticker fee and the price of…
PFAS-free water is coming soon to Depot Road homes
Because a toxic class of chemicals has leaked from the former Harvard landfill into the well water of homes on and near Depot Road,…
