Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 7/10/26
New for Children They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt Meet Sam, an insolent pug and incidental hero who will stop at nothing…
A Look Back: The way we were…August ’78 and ’79
August 1978 An investigation conducted by the Board of Health and the Bare Hill Pond Study Committee concluded that high bacteria counts in water…
Wingin’ It: You don’t have to go far to enjoy birding
Although I do not consider myself a “lister,” I do keep track of the birds we see and where we first see them. Taking…
A Look Back: The way we were…July ’81 and ’94
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…
A Look Back: The way we were… June ’80, ’85, and ’91
June 1980 Looking ahead to the Proposition 2½ initiative petition that appeared to be headed for the statewide ballot in the fall, an article…
A Look Back: The way we were… June ’88, ’90, and ’92
June 1988 A wagon train passed through town on its way to Maine from Sutton. The group sponsoring the trip was hoping to raise…
It’s Only Natural: Heard, but seldom seen—gray tree frogs get a grip
A gray tree frog. (Photo by Mary Holland) Melodic, birdlike trills lasting up to several seconds emanate from the woodlands this time of year.…
A Look Back: The way we were… June ’83 and ’93
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…
Wingin’ It: The birds of summer
Our summer resident birds have returned to the farm. We have squadrons of barn swallows this year sharing space in the lower barn with…
A Look Back: The way we were… May ’78 and ’86
May 1978 Residents at a public forum challenged the Energy Advisory Committee on its proposal to convert the heating system at the middle school…
It’s Only Natural: Great blue herons—colonial nesters
Great blue herons have been reusing their nests year after year—long before recycling became fashionable. A wonderful example clearly visible to all is the…
