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07/15/2025

It’s been a good year for the self-funded Fourth of July Committee. “I tallied up our sales and donations and am pleased to report we made a little money this year,” committee member Molly Sinkewicz wrote the Press earlier this week.

It’s been a good year for the self-funded Fourth of July Committee. “I tallied up our sales and donations and am pleased to report we made a...

07/14/2025

The pond is a magical place in the summer. Between the view of the sun glistening off the water to the instant, uncoordinated playdates for kids of all ages, the sandy shores of Bare Hill Pond provide a retreat for residents and their guests. It’s a place that changes every year, and yet remains the same.

Sailing students cruise along the water on a windy day at the pond. From left: Tristan Currie (hidden), Rowan Connelly, and Graham Whitley....

07/12/2025

As many towns across the state struggle to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars they have already received as part of the national opioid settlements, Harvard’s Addiction Abatement Working Group, charged with seeking and evaluating abatement fund spending proposals, is making progress toward its goal of pooling a portion of its oversized share of the funds.

07/11/2025

The weather on Friday, July 4, with scattered clouds and temperatures in the high 70s, couldn’t have been better as Harvard’s annual Fourth of July festivities got under way.

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It’s all about the candy! Kids pick up pieces of candy thrown by people in passing vehicles. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)

Harvard’s own Lorax, JC Ferguson, speaks for the trees on the Harvard Climate Initiative Committee float. (Photo by Jen Manell)

From left: Alexander Holmes, Nathaniel Naylor, and Clara Besse prepare to dig in during the pie-eating contest. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)

https://harvardpress.com/News/News-Articles/harvards-fourth-delivers-sun160spectacle-and-memories

07/09/2025

During the Select Board’s meeting to approve fiscal 2026 reappointments, members also said goodbye to five of Harvard’s long-term volunteers: Elizabeth Williams, George Triantaris, Libby Levison, Diana Harte, and Donald Ritchie.

During the Select Board’s meeting to approve fiscal 2026 reappointments, members also said goodbye to five of Harvard’s long-term volunteers:...

07/07/2025

There are worse places to be trapped: an elevator, the subway, the Bourne bridge on a Friday. Bare Hill Pond wasn’t a bad place to be stuck on Thursday, June 26, for the six or so families enjoying the beach after a break from the heat dome that plagued Harvard at the beginning of the week.

There are worse places to be trapped: an elevator, the subway, the Bourne bridge on a Friday. Bare Hill Pond wasn’t a bad place to be stuck on...

07/07/2025

The Harvard Public Schools are likely to be pioneers in the state next week if the School Committee votes to adopt a district wide Artificial Intelligence policy that has been in development for the past three years. Currently, not even the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has set an acceptable AI-use standard for public schools, though one is in development according to the Office of Educational Technology.

The Harvard Public Schools are likely to be pioneers in the state next week if the School Committee votes to adopt a district wide Artificial...

07/04/2025

Following a temporary injunction ordered by a New York district court judge last week, the Shriver Job Corps Center in Devens is up and running again, but its future remains uncertain after changing the lives of disadvantaged youth in Central Massachusetts and elsewhere since 1996.

Photo caption: Harrison Ingels speaks about his experience with the Shriver Job Corps Center as U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, Job Corps graduate Peter Macapulay, and U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern listen. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)

https://harvardpress.com/News/News-Articles/shriver-job-corps-center-changed-their-lives160now-its-own-is-at-risk

07/01/2025

The Select Board voted unanimously at its June 24 meeting to reappoint 43 current members to town boards and committees, also appointing four new members. According to the town’s online Boards and Committees Information System, 46 volunteer committees are at work in Harvard.

The Select Board voted unanimously at its June 24 meeting to reappoint 43 current members to town boards and committees, also appointing four new...

06/30/2025

As the Select Board’s June 24 meeting opened earlier this week, outgoing Chair SusanMary Redinger nominated the board’s other veteran member, Kara Minar, as her successor. In a roll-call voice vote, Minar was elected unanimously. “It feels odd, but aye,” Minar joked, as she was called on to vote for herself. Minar then nominated Redinger for vice chair and new board member Eve Wittenberg as clerk. Each was elected to her new post unanimously.

As the Select Board’s June 24 meeting opened earlier this week, outgoing Chair SusanMary Redinger nominated the board’s other veteran member, Kara...

06/29/2025

The Select Board’s June 24 meeting agenda included an item to dissolve the War Monument Restoration Committee, as it appeared to the board that the committee’s charge had been fulfilled. But after private discussions with committee Chair Jon Schoenberg and member Stu Sklar, Select Board members were convinced that there was more work to be done and voted unanimously to take no action on dissolving the committee.

The Select Board’s June 24 meeting agenda included an item to dissolve the War Monument Restoration Committee, as it appeared to the board that...

06/27/2025

The Devens Jurisdiction Framework Committee, the group convened in 2018 to explore options for the future governance of Devens, has not been idle, in spite of the absence of a key stakeholder.

https://harvardpress.com/News/News-Articles/committee-says-financial-analysis-must-precede-study-of-future-options-for-devens