Harvard’s Community Preservation Committee completed its funding recommendations for fiscal 2027 on Jan. 28, resolving two deferred requests and bringing the total package to approximately $1.3 million for voters to consider at the May 2 Annual Town Meeting.

A public hearing held Feb. 10 to collect suggestions for revising the Harvard Charter attracted only four members of the public, including two from the Press. The charter defines the roles and processes of town government and, by its own rules, must be evaluated every 10 years by a nine-member Charter Review Committee.

In its fall 2025 reader survey, the Harvard Press received a vote of confidence with 89% strongly agreeing the newspaper is “integral to the Harvard community” and 96% agreeing they’re satisfied with the quality of reporting.

Harvard’s Climate Initiative Committee confirmed a new date for its Repair Cafe at its meeting on Feb. 12. The event will be on Saturday, March 14, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Harvard Senior Center, 16 Lancaster County Road.

Harvard’s Finance Committee voted Tuesday to recommend a $396,754 Proposition 2½ override to the Select Board, along with $267,000 in budget cuts split—albeit unevenly—between town departments and the schools.

For nearly three weeks, many Harvard residents have been gripped by the story of little Gizmo, a black, three-legged shih tzu who got out of a fenced enclosure on Jan. 20 and remained missing for 16 days.

It started with noises in the chimney. At first, Patrick Ellis thought the rustling sounds he heard that Saturday evening, Jan. 10, were bats. When he went down to the basement, however, something bigger than a bat swooped by him.

Plans for the new heating, ventilation, and cooling system at the Bromfield School have taken a step forward, as Superintendent Linda Dwight reported to the School Committee this week.