From the Great and General Court
Eldridge proposes Iraq War memorial at Devens State Representative Jamie Eldridge filed an amendment to create an Iraq War memorial at Devens in the…
Jeff Harasimowicz plays in national rugby quarterfinals
Jeff Harasimowicz (Courtesy photo) Middlebury College senior Jeff Harasimowicz, in the photo at left, works his way between a pair of ruggers from the…
275 Years of a Town: Flora and fauna
Excerpt from Henry S. Nourse’s “History of the Town of Harvard Massachusetts 1732–1893,” written in 1894. The flora and fauna of Harvard differ in…
Comfort in an emergency
The family of Jeanne Kalber is grateful to the Harvard police and ambulance departments for their quick, competent, and caring responses to recent 911…
Mind over manners
How nice that some people are thinking about and writing about manners. Much of the time it seems that the idea of good manners…
My Two Cents: For the record on MHOC
Citizens who are concerned about Harvard getting a fair deal from Mass. Housing Opportunities Corp. were disturbed by the testimony at the last Zoning…
Police Log: April 17 to 23, 2007
Tuesday, April 17 A driver calling from Still River Road at 4:27 p.m. reported a minor single-car accident. Damage to the car was so…
People consume energy
Last week, the Harvard Press ran an article by Erica Schwiegershausen about Bill and Sydney Blackwell’s concerns on life after peak oil. Where will…
Future focus
I am encouraged and honored to have been selected as Harvard’s newest selectman, and look forward to working for all Harvard’s citizens in the…
‘Trust but verify’ isn’t enough
When housing developments—“regular” or “friendly” 40B or “unfriendly” 40B—go through many design iterations with zoning boards, planning boards, conservation commissions, and ad hoc committees,…
