The committee planning the renovation of Town Hall and Hildreth House has thrown its support behind a design for Town Hall that keeps its second floor open "as flexible meeting space, and for other civic and community events.

The Reuben Reed conservation land sits as close to Harvard's town center as it could possibly be. Most people may not even realize it is conservation land.

The Capital Planning and Investment Committee finalized last Thursday the ratings sheet that will be used to decide among the remaining capital requests for fiscal year 2013.

MassDevelopment has announced it will be holding two more public hearings on the redevelopment of Vicksburg Square in Devens.

Burning season opened on Jan. 15 and, for the first time, obtaining a burning permit comes with a price tag.

A little over a year ago, Harvard was struggling to find a suitable location for as-of-right solar zoning. But now, like several other towns in the area, Harvard's Planning Board is racing to come up with a bylaw that would address the possibility of large-scale solar arrays anywhere in town.

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.