Snow transforms Fruitlands Museum into a winter wonderland in January.

Kristin Tomasello, Grace Tuttle, and Jack Broadbent listen raptly to President Obama's inaugural address in the Bromfield cafeteria.

Bromfield's Emily Jones dominates a 2-mile race in February. Jones went on to cap a spectacular high school track career when she won the MIAA All-State 2-mile run at Fitchburg State College. (Photo by Tyler Papazian)

Department of Public Works staff members Bill Card (left) and Larry Allard remove brush from the Common left from the December 2008 ice storm. Cleanup of debris took months for homeowners and the town alike.

Fruitlands incoming CEO Tim Firment gives Maud Ayson, who served as executive director since 2000, a gift.

Nick Ashe looks to fill in the top row of his bingo card at the PTO family game night.

Jim Pinard (left) of the Ayer-Harvard-Shirley Rotary club and John Drummey (right) representing the Harvard Lions Cllub present electrician Dave Woodsum with a community service award in March for his role in clearing the roads after the December 2008 ice storm.

Sixth-grader David Young wows the crowd with his Chinese yo-yo tricks at the HES Festival of Cultures.
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Selectmen Leo Blair (left) and Ron Ricci preside over an April meeting to discuss town center sewer. Blair resigned in August.

Selectwoman Lucy Wallace presents the 2009 Citizen of Note award to Paul Willard at Annual Town Meeting in May.  MORE TOWN MEETING PHOTOS

Phoebe Clark and her dad Tim have a ball at the Girl Scouts' parent-daughter dance.

From left: Oleh Dutkewych, Fred Hinchliffe, and John McClure lead the Memorial Day Parade through Bellevue Cemetery.  MORE MEMORIAL DAY PHOTOS

Terry Symula gives son Michael a hug before he heads off to the Bromfield prom.  MORE PROM PHOTOS

It was an unusual year for Boy Scout Troop 1, as four young men attained the rank of Eagle Scout. From left are Ryan Andrews, Will Gunner, Ben Landry, and Max Flaton at the June ceremony.

Historical Society President Carlene Phillips cuts a ribbon to officialy open the new Willard-Scorgie room in June. The expansion of the display space was part of major renovations to the building after a September 2008 fire.

Paul Jordan Talbot and Elizabeth Krutz lead the Class of 2009 in the class song, Marvin Gaye's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," during Bromfield's graduation ceremony.  MORE GRADUATION PHOTOS

Seven-year-old Kaia Bishop decorated herself for Fourth of July. (Photo by Ellen Harasimowicz)

Boy Scouts Peter Donaldson (left) and Brendan Beale raise the flag in front of Old Bromfield at the start of the July 4th ceremonies.  MORE FOURTH OF JULY PHOTOS

Opening day of the Harvard Farmers' Market in August featured music by The Grin Whistle, with Bolton Road resident Mark Renczkowski on bass. (Photo by Barbara Kemp)  MORE MARKET PHOTOS

Brothers (from left) Kenny, Jason, and Michael Morin check out a SMART Board at the elementary school open house in September. The new school year brought SMART Boards to 20 classrooms.

Fireworks explode over the Hazels' property at the annual Harvard Lions Club Fall Festival.

Heidi Siegrist, one of many volunteer models at the Council of Aging's fashion show, gets a hand onto the stage from Congregational Church minister Greg Schmidt.  MORE FASHION SHOW PHOTOS

An event to raise awareness on climate change was held by 350.org on the Common during an October rainstorm. (Photo by Sue Fitterman)

Jim Schautz, the late Jessie Peterson's grandfather, mans a booth at the annual Columbus Day Weekend Flea Market, encouraging residents to create a heart-shaped object in memory of Jessie. Jessie was fatally injured in March when a tree fell in the family's yard.

From left: Margaret Nestler, Erhart Muller, and Marie Finnegan chat at a Harvard Conservation Trust party held at Fruitlands Museum in October to celebrate Muller, one of the Trust's founders. Muller turned 100 years old in August.

Construction Supervisor Bill DiBurro guides a 52-foot-long, 4,700-pound beam suspended by a crane into place during construction of a new Fellowship Building for the Unitarian Universalist Church on Elm Street.

A giant witch stirs her potion on the porch of 13 Mass. Ave. As usual, homeowners Annmarie Tenero and Kevin Durand did not disappoint with their Halloween decorations.  MORE HALLOWEEN PHOTOS

Twin brothers Paul ("PJ") and Peter Johnston attend a Veterans Day ceremony at which they received Army Good Conduct medals and National Defense Service medials. PJ passed away on November 29. (Photo by Kelly S. Lyddy)

From left, Jack Sennott, Kyle Schoenberg, Julia Hawes, and Shea Oldham watch as Colin Murphy walks off with his spoils during the annual Firefighters Turkey Raffle.

Board of Selectmen candidates Bill Johnson and Marie Sobalvarro debate in Volunteers Hall in November before the special election in which Sobalvarro was elected.

Kee Hwang Lee (left) looks over the shoulder of his little brother, Kee Seok, as Registered Nurse Tamara Bedard prepares to deliver an H1N1 vaccine at a clinic held at Bromfield in December.

Manger animals Ethan Taylor, Sarah Sobalvarro, and Tori Ferguson listen to the choir at the annual Ecumenical Christmas Pageant.  MORE PAGEANT PHOTOS