A Look Back- Page 8

October 1979 At a School Committee meeting a parent argued that eliminating interscholastic sports in the middle school, in favor of intramural sports, would…

September 1975 The Post reported that Continental Trailways received permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to offer half-price bus fares for unemployed persons who…

September 1973 Confusion about a webworm infestation was a big page-one story. Some people feared the worms would destroy. A Bromfield biology teacher offered…

September 1978 An “unexpectedly large” crowd of 135 voters turned out at a special town meeting and approved the purchase of nearly 30 acres…

September 1982 In answer to a reporter’s question as to whether Harvard should return some of the $2 million it received in state aid,…

August 1980 The postponement of repairs to a leaky roof at the elementary school prompted an editorial writer to opine, “The delay in roof…

August 1976 A letter-writer said he hadn’t been a telephone subscriber for more than 18 months. He wrote, “While this is occasionally a source…

July 1979 The Board of Health reported that 6 million pounds of refuse were deposited annually at Harvard’s town dump, and estimated that the…

June 1978 The School Committee voted to return to the town an estimated $6,000 to $8,000 of a $20,000 surplus that was the result…

June 1984 Among the topics identified by the Land Use Issues Committee as being critical factors affecting the town for the rest of the…