In late February, as final decisions on the town's budget were being made, the Capital Planning and Investment Committee and the Finance Committee both asked Harvard Cable TV not to broadcast their meetings, according to a Harvard Cable volunteer and the station's access coordinator.

What began as regulatory considerations became an impassioned policy discussion of community solar at this week's Planning Board hearing on a proposed solar photovoltaic bylaw.

The results are in. Almost 13 percent of Harvard, including Devens, responded to the Master Plan Steering Committee's town-wide survey. And those 684 residents had plenty to say.

Some Commuter Rail riders who get on board at the Littleton station say they're feeling a bit helpless in the face of proposed MBTA fare increases and service cuts.