"This town is falling apart," Capital Planning and Investment Committee member Cindy Russo said last Thursday as the committee took on what another member, Debbie Ricci, characterized as "overwhelming" capital requests for the next five years.

The Boxborough School Committee will not decide before the next school year whether or not it is interested in sharing administrative costs with Harvard.

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center announced last week that 162 residents and businesses contracted to install solar photovoltaic systems through the Solarize Massachusetts pilot

A simmering dispute between members of the Harvard Historical Commission and members of the Board of Selectmen came to a boil this week when the commission chair and a former chair resigned in protest over the Selectmen's handling of appointments.

For a good indication of which businesses in Harvard suffered the most from the recent power outage, follow the melting ice cream.

Public Works Director Rich Nota has a message for residents planning to haul fallen limbs, branches, and other storm debris to a road adjacent to their property for collection by the town: Don't.

The impending auction of two properties has focused attention on affordable rentals in town, or the lack thereof. The apartments at The Inn on Fairbank Street and Great Elms on Stow Road have for years provided the only affordable, family-friendly rentals in town.

The Harvard School Department has already used three of the five "school cancellation" days planned for the school year, and it isn't even Thanksgiving yet.

The Department of Public Works has no plans to collect and dispose of limbs and branches dropped by the October nor'easter on private land, public works director Rich Nota said this week.