Harvard's Select Board advanced a $9 million landfill-capping project by approving two consultant contracts totaling $122,050. DPW Director Eric Ryder outlined a plan to relocate the Transfer Station and DPW facility, noting that careful capping design could spare playing fields and provide 1.4
Harvard Planning Board approved revisions to the 2026 Master Plan supplement, incorporating climate change language and removing stalled Rural Life Preservation permit references. Chair John McCormack and members Doug Thornton, Irene Battaglia, and Richard Abt voted unanimously to adopt the vision
Harvard Soccer Club is taking registrations for two upcoming programs: the Challenger TinyTykes program, running Sundays from September 13 through October 18 at Charlie Waite Fields for kids not yet old enough for In-Town U5/U6, and a Bromfield Soccer Clinic scheduled for August 18-20 (…
Bare Hill Pond committee held public forum on drawdown strategy amid resident division. Approximately 40 residents attended to address pond management concerns. Chair Bruce Leicher reported water quality metrics remain positive: Secchi disk clarity at 13.5 feet and total phosphorus at 0.017 mg/L.
Harvard's Energy Advisory Committee advanced multiple decarbonization projects at its July 15 meeting as a controversial gravel pit solar development remained blocked by failed warrant votes. Chair Brian Smith and members voted 3-0 to approve prior minutes and recommend 100 percent renewable
Harvard disabilities commission planned 2027 accessibility initiatives and advanced board engagement. Commissioners Toni Spacciapoli and Amy Nutt, with guests Mike Dempsey and Jamie Allard, pursued strategic outreach to other town boards and explored consultant feedback on the Minister's Path
Harvard Select Board unanimously approved 401,230 dollars in year-end transfers to cover fiscal 2026 shortfalls across municipal accounts. Finance Director Jared Mullane reported the transfers addressed a 30,000 dollar transfer station revenue gap mandated by state Department of Revenue rules,
The Harvard Public Library Trustees approved the prior month's minutes and heard Director Mary Wilson report that FY26 closed on budget with all certification numbers met. Circulation totaled 126,612 items for the year, with June alone hitting 11,372 checkouts split between physical and
Harvard Finance Committee unanimously approved $401,230 in year-end budget transfers addressing staffing shortages and departmental overruns across town accounts. Chair Sara Fanning moved the measure, seconded by Charles Oliver, with all five present members voting in favor. Finance Director Jared
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