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Oct 11, 2024 · The first step to connect the town’s public water system to the Devens public water supply was completed Oct. 8. Contractors connected the first section of the new water main that will eventually run the full length of Depot Road to the …
Columbus Day | The Harvard Press | Opinion | Editorial & Press …
1 day ago · Another year has come and gone without the Massachusetts Legislature passing a bill declaring the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples Day. Harvard is one of 28 towns or cities in the state that have made the change, and it’s past time for our state to do the same. Celebrating Indigenous peoples rather than the skilled navigator and explorer who was known in his own time for brutally ...
In-person, early election voting begins Saturday
1 day ago · Some Harvard residents may cringe at the thought of crowds and lines, so the office of the town clerk is inviting those folks (along with other early birds) to cast their votes for the 2024 general election, in person and early. Town Hall will be open on the following days and times for registered voters to cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. …
A restroom in an unoccupied water pump station? Yes, says the …
1 day ago · The Water Commission is struggling to find the cheapest way to provide a state-required restroom in the small pump station that will be built as part of the Devens water connection project. The structure will be located on the Devens side of the railroad tracks at the end of Depot Road to house the pumps that will deliver PFAS-free water to Harvard’s public water supply system. Department of ...
State opens grant program for towns that have enacted …
1 day ago · The Healey-Driscoll administration has opened a $15 million grant program for communities that are certified as compliant with the MBTA Communities Act, and Harvard is eligible. Communities can use the grants for projects supporting housing production, including infrastructure upgrades, planning, rehabilitation, and the purchase of property for housing. Harvard passed the multifamily bylaw ...
Gratitude from Harvard Flea Market co-chairs
1 day ago · Saturday, Oct. 5, was a beautiful sunny day for our 52nd annual Harvard Flea Market. Thank you to all the vendors and to the attendees who came to enthusiastically shop. The continued success of the flea market is important to both the Harvard Schools Trust and the League of Women Voters of Harvard as both groups support many activities in town. The Harvard Schools Trust has supported the ...
Tapestry weaving: ‘The yarn is always in your hands’
1 day ago · The exhibit currently at Fivesparks, “Over and Under Through the Warp: The Art of Tapestry,” features the work of Tapestry Weavers in New England (TWINE), whose members are dedicated to the education and practice of this handwoven art form. Rebecca Mezoff states in her comprehensive book “The Art of Tapestry Weaving,” that “True tapestry can only be woven by hand.” Tapestry is in ...
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Community to community | The Harvard Press | Opinion | Editorial ...
Oct 11, 2024 · The drive launched by the Harvard Lions Club and schools this week to provide much-needed supplies to Asheville is an opportunity for Harvard to come together as a community to support another in need. This year’s late summer hurricane was especially devastating to inland areas in Appalachia that are usually spared the full force of storms born in the Gulf and Atlantic. The road to recovery ...
Author and journalist Jim Sullivan rocks with the best of the stars …
Oct 11, 2024 · Jim Sullivan, journalist, music critic, and author, has a vast repository of anecdotes and conversations collected over decades of interviews with rock musicians, both classic and modern. He has compiled these into “Backstage & Beyond: 45 Years of Rock Chats & Rants.” Sullivan will read excerpts from his book at the Warner Free Lecture on Friday, Oct. 18, at Volunteers Hall in the Harvard ...