Site for town’s solar array to be chosen by end of September
The Select Board has unveiled a list of alternative sites for a ground-mounted, 1.4-megawatt solar array that had originally been planned for the town’s…
On Climate: The house that changed—one decision at a time
I’ve known Bill and Susan Holcomb for years. Our kids went to school together, and in a town the size of Harvard, you come…
Timelines shift as town, Solect Energy negotiate for municipal solar installation
Negotiations between town officials and Solect Energy are continuing, with the latest plan extending the date by which a formal agreement must be signed…
Among competing needs, affordable housing must remain a town goal
I want to clarify a comment that was attributed to me in last week’s Press article on the continuing effort to bring solar to…
Board revives plan to bring solar power to town; facility would offset municipal energy costs
According to the Select Board, the possibility of a solar power facility in Harvard was not extinguished by Town Meeting’s May 2 vote against…
Learn firsthand how to live more sustainably
In my letter to the editor two weeks ago, I stated, “Only 20% of town residents have solar on their homes, on their land,…
Neighbors, skeptics reject solar farm proposal despite projected cost savings
The town will not enter a lease agreement that would have allowed Solect Energy to construct solar panels on the town’s former gravel pit.…
Town Meeting passes budget, honors volunteers, but solar article steals the show
Harvard Annual Town Meeting predates the American Revolution, but while clickers for voting and video projection of warrant articles are new, the concerns of…
Advance Harvard’s climate and financial goals: Vote ‘Yes’ on Articles 25, 26, and 27
We respectfully urge residents to vote “Yes” on Articles 25, 26, and 27 to accomplish the following: Advance the town’s climate and financial goals.…
Opportunity for solar farm at gravel pit depends on Town Meeting vote
Voting “yes” on articles 25, 26, and 27 at the May 2 Town Meeting would update Harvard’s 16-year-old bylaw regulating ground-mounted solar installations and…
