A Look Back Do you remember? February 6, 2026 by Harvard Press What was going on in Harvard a year ago today … 5, 10, 15 years ago? Here are Press headlines from previous issues on… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were…September ’83 and ’93 September 3, 2010 September 1983 A letter-writer said that, while attending the Harvard Post’s harvest fair, he realized that the town of Harvard was “no longer an… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were…August ’80, ’90, and 2000 August 20, 2010 August 1980 The town of Harvard was reported to have the highest unemployment rate of several small towns in this area. At 8.9 percent,… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were…August ’78 and ’79 August 13, 2010 August 1978 An investigation conducted by the Board of Health and the Bare Hill Pond Study Committee concluded that high bacteria counts in water… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were…July ’81 and ’94 July 9, 2010 July 1981 Commenting on the nation’s baseball players’ strike, a reader wrote a letter applauding it. He said the strike showed that Americans can… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were… June ’80, ’85, and ’91 June 25, 2010 June 1980 Looking ahead to the Proposition 2½ initiative petition that appeared to be headed for the statewide ballot in the fall, an article… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were… June ’88, ’90, and ’92 June 18, 2010 June 1988 A wagon train passed through town on its way to Maine from Sutton. The group sponsoring the trip was hoping to raise… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were… June ’83 and ’93 June 11, 2010 June 1983 An informal survey conducted by police deemed the newly enacted bottle bill a success. The survey of 80 of Harvard’s 86 miles… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were… May ’78 and ’86 June 4, 2010 May 1978 Residents at a public forum challenged the Energy Advisory Committee on its proposal to convert the heating system at the middle school… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were…May ’76, ’82, and ’88 May 14, 2010 May 1976 The School Committee approved a new course for Bromfield juniors and seniors, “The Family.” The course description said the class would be… Read More
A Look Back A Look Back: The way we were…April ’78, ’88, and ’98 April 23, 2010 April 1978 For the second year in a row, Massachusetts Electric offered customers garden space under its electric lines. As part of the “Grow… Read More
