Seen at Town Meeting 2008
Photos by Lisa Aciukewicz Sharlene Tuttle amuses the crowd at Town Meeting with tales of how hot her second floor classroom gets in
Against the wind?
The vote against wind turbines at Annual Town Meeting was disappointing. While the discussion and the vote showed a recognition that alternative energy sources
The people deserve better
What a great Town Meeting—so many high points with gracious, knowledgeable, and earnest acts of civic responsibility. Yet there were dark and embarrassing moments
Thanks for supporting Fruitlands
The trustees, corporators, staff, and volunteers of Fruitlands Museum thank Harvard voters for the very positive response to Warrant Article 25 at the recent
A waste of energy
Budget-weary and environmentally-aware townspeople heard a lot of discouraging news at Town Meeting about municipal energy use. They heard that the Department of Public
Schools’ strategic plan to be presented
Since September, a group of teachers, administrators, community members, town officials, and a student have been involved in an extensive process of strategic planning.
The Harvard Almanac: April 2008
New moon: In Aries, April 5 Full moon: In Scorpio, April 20 The stars: Hydra, the Sea Serpent, the largest constellation in the sky,
My Two Cents: When process and structure count
At Annual Town Meeting there was a citizens’ petition to amend zoning to permit individuals to operate windmills on 100-plus-foot towers. The proposed amendment
Kids being adult
The idea that the library has to hire monitors to control unruly schoolchildren who spend their after-school hours there is troubling indeed. At the
Helping Mother Earth
This year students in kindergarten through fifth grade will be participating in the Earth Day grocery bag challenge, a project in which a local
