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The No. 5 seed Bromfield varsity girls won their away match against No. 4 Amesbury 3-2 Thursday afternoon and are now headed to the semifinals of this year’s Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Tennis Division 4 Tournament.

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Harvard Public Schools administrators pose for a photo, having shown up to support the Harvard PTO at the Spring Soirée at Craft Food Hall, May 29. From left: Bromfield Middle School Principal Dan Hudder, Hildreth Elementary School Principal Rebecca Katsh-Singer, Director of Pupil Services Michelle DellaValle, Assistant Superintendent Dana Labb, and Bromfield High School Principal Kim Murphy. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)
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Friday, June 5, 2026

Harvard commits $1 million to ensure affordable apartments at Emerson Green

The Harvard Select Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a $1 million investment by the town’s Municipal Affordable Housing Trust to subsidize 12 affordable apartments in a 46-unit rental complex being built at Emerson Green in Devens.

Friday, June 5, 2026

Harvard challenges governor’s proposal to change process for rezoning Devens

The Harvard Select Board met Tuesday night with a KP Law attorney to sharpen a letter opposing a provision of Gov. Maura Healey’s Mass Wins bill that would give MassDevelopment sole authority to propose changes to Devens zoning bylaws.

Friday, June 5, 2026

Town declines developer’s request to apply now for water-sewer grant in multifamily district

The town will not apply for a grant to bring water and sewer to its multifamily district—at least not now. So said the Select Board.

Friday, May 29, 2026

Harvard’s advantages in healthcare stop at town line

Nearly two years after Nashoba Valley Medical Center closed, local ambulances are driving longer distances to reach emergency rooms, families are facing six-month waits for mental health therapists, and seniors are traveling further to reach doctors who used to be nearby.

Friday, May 29, 2026

In rain and remembrance, Harvard honors its fallen

The skies wept as this year’s Memorial Day ceremonies got underway. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jon Schoenberg, master of ceremonies, scrolled through radar images on his phone looking for a break in the rain that blanketed the area.

Friday, May 29, 2026

Summer beach season begins with a little help from rowers

While the spring weather continues to bring early winter-like conditions to Harvard, town officials are gearing up for the summer season at Bare Hill Pond. Beach staffing, boat storage, and resource management have been at the forefront of Park and Rec Director Anne McWaters’ and Harbormaster Ben Baron’s minds for months.

Friday, May 22, 2026

Plans for 234 apartments cannot advance without state grants for new water-sewer system

Minco Corporation wants to build 234 rental apartments in the town’s multifamily district at the intersection of Route 2 and Ayer Road, but it needs state grants to afford the development’s expensive water and sewer system.

Friday, May 22, 2026

Underwear, nips, and cigarette butts: Volunteers collect 258 bags of trash, invasive weeds

Volunteers for the annual townwide cleanup in April learned exactly what ends up along Harvard’s roadsides, trails, and public spaces over the course of a year: a little bit of everything.

Friday, May 22, 2026

After losing its hospital, Nashoba Valley confronts a crisis that was already here

For nearly two years, the story of healthcare in the Nashoba Valley has been defined by what the region lost. A new regional health study says the problem is bigger—and older—than that.

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Seniors take a meaningful cruise through town in year-end parade
Friday, June 5, 2026

Seniors take a meaningful cruise through town in year-end parade

No license required for reeltime fun this weekend
Friday, June 5, 2026

No license required for reeltime fun this weekend

Shifting perspectives: Finding beauty and benefit in a rewilded landscape
Friday, June 5, 2026

Shifting perspectives: Finding beauty and benefit in a rewilded landscape

Fallen soldiers remembered on a somber Memorial Day punctuated by rain
Friday, May 29, 2026

Fallen soldiers remembered on a somber Memorial Day punctuated by rain

Wildfires can happen here: Remembering the Oxbow fire
Friday, May 29, 2026

Wildfires can happen here: Remembering the Oxbow fire

Sun, fun, and all the buckets you can stack at HES Field Day
Friday, May 29, 2026

Sun, fun, and all the buckets you can stack at HES Field Day

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Bromfield athletes earn top spots at MIAA Division 6 State Championship

Friday, June 5, 2026
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Bromfield girls beat Rising Tide to advance to state quarterfinals

Friday, June 5, 2026

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