A recent discussion among Harvard residents on the social media site Nextdoor showed road salt is an issue for many people in town.

The Hanson-Milone Safe Boating Act, signed into law by Gov. Healey January 2025, requires any Massachusetts resident who plans to operate an inboard, motorized vessel on a state body of water this year to earn a boating safety certificate by taking a mandatory 12-hour course and passing a subsequent test.

After a years-long battle with floods and mold, the Harvard Media Cooperative’s cable studio in the Bromfield School is poised to reopen, fully cleaned and renewed.

MassDevelopment has appointed Michael R. Sweeney as executive vice president of Devens operations, the agency announced March 6, tapping an economic development veteran to oversee the sprawling 4,400-acre mixed-use community in north central Massachusetts.

The Select Board reviewed the draft warrant for Harvard’s May 2 Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, working through 30 articles that range from a potential property tax override to sweeping changes in town center zoning and a proposal to lease town land for solar energy development.

The Select Board voted unanimously on March 3 to provide cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) of 3.34% to nonunion town employees. Such employees include administrative employees in Town Hall, library staff, cable staff, a firefighter, and an ambulance employee.