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Friday, August 29, 2008
Volume 2, Number 37
"Conventional wisdom"
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| Third-grader Dmitri Dutkewych listens to teacher Rob Cullinane as he asks for his help in acclimating new student Michael Placido (center) to the elementary school. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz) More Back-to-School Photos |
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Selectmen draft Devens disposition success criteria
by Joe Hutchingson | Friday, August 29, 2008
At the Aug. 26 Board of Selectmen meeting, the board made plans to present a draft of Harvard’s Devens disposition success criteria at the Aug. 28 meeting of the Joint Boards of Selectmen (JBOS). Developed by Tim Clark and Ron Ricci from working documents previously discussed by the board, the draft was reviewed and fine-tuned. More...
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Board grapples with approach for affordables
by Erin Ash Sullivan | Friday, August 29, 2008
Who is responsible for addressing Harvard’s affordable housing challenges? That was the question of the night at Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen. The question was prompted in part by the recent resignation of Victor Normand, former chairman of the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust. More...
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School Committee takes stand against Question 1
by Carlene Phillips | Friday, August 29, 2008
The School Committee this week voted unanimously to oppose a ballot question in the November election that would repeal the state income tax. At the Aug. 25 open meeting, Harvard Teachers Association President Kathleen Doherty said that last spring HTA took a vote to stand against Question 1 (a referendum to repeal the state income tax). More...
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In their own words: Town Moderator candidates speak
by Lynda King | Friday, August 29, 2008
Old Schoolhouse Road resident Bob Eubank and Oak Hill Road resident Cindy Russo are candidates for the Town Moderator position vacated by David “Doc” Westerling. They agreed to answer a set of questions posed by the Press, related to Finance Committee appointments. More...
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State rep candidates answer voters’ questions
by Joe Hutchinson | Friday, August 29, 2008
At a debate held in Shirley last Thursday, Jen Benson and Kurt Hayes, candidates for state representative in the 37th Middlesex District, touted the experience they would each bring to the position. More...
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Harvard couple to take over Acton Real Estate
Friday, August 29, 2008
For only the third time in its 52-year history, Acton Real Estate Co. will have new owners. Joan Meyer, current president of the company, announced that she has negotiated the transfer of the business to Victor and Jackie Normand of Harvard. More...
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Editorial
Friday, August 29, 2008
Lessons for a new season
Letters to the Editor subscription required
Friday, August 29, 2008
From Lily Baddour, Marti Morrison, Lou Skinner, Pam Durrant, Nancy Gasser, Alcon Chadwick
Has had enough
Caught in the middle?
Just gave up
What data supports ambulance billing?
They were more than beach bums
There's something wrong
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Movie Review: Hamlet 2
by Alex Manugian | Friday, August 29, 2008
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It's Only Natural: Yellow-bellied sapsuckers
by Mary Holland | Friday, August 29, 2008
Most woodpeckers make holes in trees, but there’s something special about how yellow-bellied sapsuckers go about it. Only the yellow-bellied sapsucker creates horizontal rows of holes, or “wells,” on a tree’s trunk and limbs. More...
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The Press talks to Thomas Jefferson
by Erica Schwiegershausen | Friday, August 29, 2008
The Press had a chance to pose some questions to Superintendent Thomas Jefferson this week, before the start of the new school year. More...
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