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Board of Health approves condemnation and housing variance on same night

Harvard Board of Health condemns house and approves basement variance. The Board unanimously voted to find 7 Highland Avenue unfit for habitation and require it vacated by May 1, 2026, where the resident lacked water and heat; Health Agent Jim Garreffi of Nashoba Associated Boards of Health

Harvard Energy Advisory Committee approves prior minutes, tracks school HVAC grant award.

Harvard Energy Advisory Committee approved prior minutes and received updates on major decarbonization initiatives. The committee confirmed receipt of an executed contract for a 150,000-dollar DOER technical assistance grant for Bromfield School HVAC design, with invoices and quarterly reports now

Select Board approves transfer station fee increases, rodenticide ban, and four other measures.

Harvard Select Board approves transfer station fee hikes and votes down Town Center Overlay District. The board unanimously backed DPW Director Eric Ryder's recommendation to raise non-senior sticker prices by $10 and increase bag pricing to $2 for 15-gallon bags and $4 for 30-gallon bags,

Elm Commission reviews spring fungicide, planting, and tree-care plans

Elm Commission sets spring planting schedule and flags care-resources shortfall. The four-member Commission plans to plant a disease-resistant American elm at the library in early May and to trim young trees before April's end, with mulching of town-corridor trees expected in early June. Annual elm

Planning Board approves Lot 1 Pinnacle Road site plan, continues solar bylaw hearing

Harvard Planning Board approves Pinnacle Road site plan after environmental review. The board unanimously accepted the site plan and driveway design for Lot 1 Pinnacle Road after the applicant consulted the Tree Warden and committed to planting supplemental trees around the property perimeter; no