A Look Back- Page 7

April 1977 President Carter told members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation that Fort Devens would be kept open, and that the realignment study announced…

April 1992 An editorial opined about the recently held Town Meeting: “…the Finance Committee, Board of Selectmen, and School Committee all deserve a round…

March 1983 The stars were out at the Oak Ridge Observatory to mark the announcement that the observatory’s search for extraterrestrial intelligence was officially…

February 1975 A sighting of the rare northern three-toed woodpecker in Harvard drew birdwatchers to town from as far away as Connecticut and New…

February 1979 A seaweed farmer from Maine gave a presentation to a gathering of the Ugly Apple Co-op about seaweed as a food of…

February 1974 The Post reported that Congressman Robert F. Drinan had introduced a bill to prohibit the “giant oil companies” from passing on to…

January 1984 Gov. Michael Dukakis paid a visit to Carlson Orchards, where he signed a bill to promote the apple industry in Massachusetts. The…

December 1980 School lunch prices were raised from 50 to 60 cents. The Finance Committee started looking seriously at implementing user fees to charge…

November 1981 Reporters from Time magazine planned a visit to Harvard, “a typical New England village,” to photograph quintessential small-town holiday preparations and celebrations…

November 1973 A letter-writer suggested that, in order to avoid the energy pinch created by rising prices for gasoline and home heating oil, residents…