As the Municipal Building Committee prepared to recommend final designs for the renovation of Town Hall and Hildreth House in a public forum this week, the committee was confronted by new objections to its plan to preserve the second floor of the 1872 building for larger civic gatherings.

MassDevelopment CEO Marty Jones offered to answer questions about her agency's support for a developer's plans to convert former military housing in Devens to affordable rental apartments.

Though the election is more than three months away, one candidate has already announced her intention to run for a seat on the Board of Selectmen.

The Community Preservation Committee last Wednesday postponed until next month a decision on the Municipal Building Committee's application for a 20-year, $1 million bond.

The School Committee voted Monday to expand the membership of its subcommittee that is looking into a possible administrative union with the Blanchard Memorial School in Boxborough.

The Bromfield School will present a special Blu-ray screening of the award-winning documentary film "Connected" in the Cronin Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. The movie was co-written by a Bromfield graduate.

Penpa Tsering, a world-class Tibetan musician, singer and dancer, is coming to Harvard on Feb. 4 to perform a concert of traditional Tibetan music and song to benefit the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden.

Eagle Scouts run in the family for William Sullebarger. His father, two uncles, and a cousin all achieved the top rank in the Boy Scouts. Now the Harvard teen is attempting to do the same.

When I began volunteering at the dump a few months ago, I noticed an interesting innovation: the appearance of the assistance lane.

The Bromfield girls basketball squad put up a fight with strong defense against the West Boylston Lions Friday, Jan. 20, but fell 10 points short in their toughest game of the season.

It came down to the last minute of play, but Bromfield varsity boys basketball came away victorious, 40-38, at Hudson last Tuesday, Jan. 17.

The Bromfield boys and girls indoor track teams both won their meets against Gardner on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Fitchburg High School indoor track.