Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 9/15/17
New for Children Panda-Monium edited by Stuart Gibbs FunJungle is frenzied, awaiting the arrival of Li Ping, a rare and very expensive giant panda.…
Promises made, promises broken
The selectmen recently repealed and replaced a retired teacher health plan that has been mainstream in Harvard for 45-plus years: the GIC Retired Municipal…
Missed opportunity for dialogue puts retired teachers at risk
We often say in a lighthearted way, “Being 80 is not for sissies,” but there are joys and challenges. We belong to a group…
Boys soccer sweeps St. Peter-Marian 6–0
Senior Mischa deRuijter gets a fast break on his opponents in the first game of the season, Sept. 8. (Photos by Lisa Aciukewicz) An…
Thrown under the bus for 1 percent of the budget
For 1 percent of the town’s budget, retired Harvard teachers have been betrayed by the selectmen who voted to terminate their health care insurance…
Magan and Jarosz are American Legion champs
Alex Magan (left) and Lance Jarosz. (Courtesy photo) Lance Jarosz of Poor Farm Road and Alex Magan of Warren Ave. were key players on…
The resourceful people of the Caribbean need our help
The most rewarding week of my high school education was the one I spent studying marine biology in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It…
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Art for all
Sculptor and orchardist Linda Hoffman talks about Liz Fletcher’s “Strange Beast,” just one of 41 outdoor artworks in this year’s Sculpture Walk at Old…
Sports Roundup: September 15, 2017
Field hockey (1–0, 1–1) 9/8 @Tyngsborough High School, 3–1 win 9/11 @Sutton High School, 1–0 loss 9/13 vs. Murdock High School, NA Upcoming schedule…
