“Subdued” was the word of the night as the Select Board met Tuesday to choose materials and colors for the new sidewalks, crosswalks, and parking planned for the center of town.

The School Committee is seeking about $1.5 million for four separate capital improvement projects at the Bromfield School in fiscal 2021. The Capital Planning and Investment Committee considered those requests at its Monday meeting this week.

Faced with the options of either repairing or replacing the old library roof, the Select Board agreed at its Dec. 3 meeting that replacement would be the wiser choice.

Justifiable pride was the overall tone of the school achievement reports that principals Josh Myler and Scott Hoffman presented at the School Committee meeting this week.

The Select Board has approved a plan to rebuild and add sidewalks to the town center, reconfigure the crosswalks there, and redesign the town-owned parking lot at the General Store.

When Harvard property owners open their third-quarter tax bills in January, they’ll find the amount they owe has increased as the newly calculated fiscal 2020 tax rate takes effect.

The new Hildreth Elementary School will reach a significant point in its construction sometime early this month—the “topping-off” ceremony.

Bromfield’s one goal came late in the game, scored by Bromfield senior Eli Fishbein, but it was all that the Trojans needed to win their third straight MIAA Division 4 State Championship.