What was going on in Harvard a year ago today … 10, 17 years ago? Here are Press headlines from previous issues on or near today’s date.
April 27, 2007
- Assisted-living plan proposes 61 small units
- The Harvard Press moves to town center
- Parents press for school contract
April 25, 2008
- Council on Aging budget is spared cuts
- Tri-boards consider three levels of budget cuts
- Library raises concerns over budget cuts
- Selectmen create Energy Advisory Committee
April 24, 2009
- Officials optimistic about FY10 budget
- Selectmen draft charter for a sewer building committee, prepare to vote final plan
- Voters to tilt at windmills again
- Changes made, lobbying begins on Vicksburg Square proposal
- JBOS struggles to find consensus and direction on shared services
April 23, 2010
- Police report new scam in town
- Stretch energy code on town meeting warrant
- Tension builds on Board of Health over emergency grant money
April 29, 2011
- Town Hall restoration analysis begins
- Selectmen choose Sobalvarro to chair new board
- Grading the Board of Selectmen
- Beavers take over Ryan playing fields
April 27, 2012
- FinCom drops support for an increase in CPA surcharge
- Town Meeting says yes to Town Hall renovation
- Debt refunding will save town $40K per year
- School Committee delays decision on solar project
April 26, 2013
- Debate Night 2013: Planning Board candidates offer visions for Harvard’s future
- Declining enrollments haunt schools’ future
- Luzuriaga named one of Time 100’s most influential people
- Discipline in school drug cases will not be made public
- Marathon bombing suspect now at Devens facility
April 23, 2014
- Town administrator suggests moving employees out of Town Hall
- Town will ask for new MART van
- Town Hall Analysis: What’s our $4 million really buying?
April 24, 2015
- Local orchards and farms survive harsh winter with little damage
- Town Hall offices reopen in old library
- Capital committee defers recommendation on ladder truck purchase
- April 29, 2016
- Many candidates apply for Bromfield principalship
- Future of town servers remains ‘up in the air’
- Fruitlands director and board step down; new ownership begins
- Board of Health reorganization delayed
April 28, 2017
- Building committee unveils plans and estimates cost of HES renovation
- Committee accepts Hildreth senior housing site plan with conditions
- School Committee adopts new procedure for paying bills
April 27, 2018
- Building committee says minimal renovation would not meet goals
- New group confronts BOS, calls for no vote on school
- Study finds Harvard pays nonunion workers less than other towns
- Planning Board, selectmen, and town counsel revisit marijuana regulation
April 26, 2019
- Unexpected rise in charter school students unbalances budget
- Crowd urges Planning Board to keep roadside trees; board assents
- New rules and no senior discounts for Transfer Station
- School budget no longer ‘level service,’ say School Committee members
April 24, 2020
- Virus complicates HES construction, but work moves forward
- Town Caucus canceled
April 23, 2021
- Three will vie for open Select Board seat
- Select Board accepts plan to move Bromfield House, keep land
- Town seeks bids to study DPW facility
- Select Board calls for diversity training of town employees, committees, and boards
April 29, 2022
- Select Board approves five-year lease for Fivesparks, drops request for back rent
- Committee proposes Harvard assume jurisdiction of historical lands, and add Devens residential areas in Ayer to Harvard
April 28, 2023
- Remote and in-person, candidates draw hybrid crowd for debate of issues
- Legal expert needed to pursue delinquent taxes
- Article 20: Select Board seeks to lease old landfill as a solar array site
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