What was going on in Harvard a year ago today … 2, 10, 18 years ago? Here are Press headlines from previous issues on or near today’s date.
November 9, 2007
- Selectman Randy Dean resigns
- Planning board considers alternative to 40B development
- Planners say new bylaw can preserve and renew town center
November 7, 2008
- Thieves target Harvard homes
- Housing could bring rezoning to Vicksburg Square
- Blair sees cost of education as driver in Devens disposition
- Harvard goes for Obama
November 6, 2009
- School officials debate how much to focus on MCAS
- Liquor license bylaw clears legislature
- Elementary school hopes boiler arrives before frigid weather
- Commitment to affordable housing questioned even as plan is revised
November 5, 2010
- Town readies for Green Community votes at STM
- MassDevelopment mosquito control plan raises questions
- Town seeks authority to decide health insurance plans
- Search for new HES principal well underway
- Subcommittee formed to discuss Harvard-Boxborough school collaboration
- Officials tackle cross-jurisdictional flooding problem
November 11, 2011
- Officials say town was ready, National Grid was not
- Inn and Great Elms auction slated for December
- Phone outages hindered safety checks on elders
- Harvard man facing trial for larceny, forgery
- State to give Harvard additional $90K in aid
November 9, 2012
- Superintendent applications start coming in
- Plans under way to repair storm-damaged Shaker cemetery
November 8, 2013
- Voters say no, again, to additional debt for Town Hall
- Harvard hires a town planner
- Town to honor veterans at HES and Center on the Common
November 7, 2014
- Town chooses Swanton for selectman, Coakley for governor
- Poor Farm: Can the town use state’s anti-snob permit to its advantage?
- Five Bromfield teams are league champs
- BOS fills vacancies on Planning Board, Park and Rec
- MassDevelopment seeks zoning changes at Devens
November 6, 2015
- Its job done, Devens committee says it’s time to plan for disposition
- State education board will decide fate of MCAS
- Under Construction: Transformation of Town Hall exterior underway
- Selectman Blair proposes town building maintenance fund
November 4, 2016
- Early morning crash on Ayer Road injures three
- Selectmen battle over old library RFP criteria
- School leaders respond to ‘racially divisive incidents’
- Parents, school personnel hear guidelines for preventing teen suicide
November 10, 2017
- Town Meeting rejects Hildreth land sale
- Holtzman sells Still River Winery
- Bromfield boys soccer wins Division 4 semifinal
November 9, 2018
- Maiore to join Select Board; Dems dominate all but governor’s race
- Columbia departs after final two days of filming in the center of Harvard
- Select Board responds to citizen petition requesting ban on cannabis commerce
November 8, 2019
- School enrollments predicted to begin rising next year
- Select Board seeks cost estimate to connect Phase 2 addition to Hildreth House
November 6, 2020
- Governor orders mandatory mask wearing in public and other measures to slow COVID-19
- COA to bring funding request for senior center addition back to 2022 Town Meeting
November 5, 2021
- Voters say yes to senior center, fire truck, and selling Bromfield House and land
- Town Hall ready for hybrid meetings, but boards and committees hesitate
- Citing inflation, personnel board recommends higher COLA for nonunion town employees
November 4, 2022
- Departments and boards asked to limit increases to 2.5%, but inflation could push costs higher
- Requests to CPC for next fiscal year far exceed its budget
- Committee finds no quick fixes for structural deficit, but proposes longer-term initiatives
November 10, 2023
- Bureaucratic and mechanical problems cancel a deep drawdown of Bare Hill Pond this year
- Select Board deems mastiff dangerous after it attacks neighbors’ dog
- Possible need for land for proposed new fire station leaves next steps in question
November 8, 2024
- Youth survey finds less stress and substance abuse; more bullying, harassment
- Harvard voters back Harris and Warren, vote to keep MCAS as a graduation requirement
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