Last week, officials released both the 13-page agreement and an accounting of the fees Harvard collected from Columbia Pictures for use of town land and provision of services by fire, police, and DPW during October and November.

The Capital Planning and Investment Committee (CPIC) voted to recommend 13 capital requests for fiscal 2020 at the committee’s Dec. 10 meeting.

The season of giving is once again upon us, and the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Aid Committee is hoping that some of that giving might boost next year’s fund donations after a lackluster 2018.

“Never on Sunday”? That hit song from the early 1960s suddenly seemed relevant to contemporary Harvard when library trustees tried to follow the Open Meeting Law by posting a notice with the town for a long-range planning session to be held Sunday, Dec. 2.

The School Committee voted unanimously Monday to buy two eight-passenger vans previously owned by the CASE Collaborative at $1,000 each, plus about $500 for inspections and repairs.

Residents who are connected to the town water supply were shocked this week to get a phone message telling them to boil the tap water they use for cooking or drinking. The order remained in effect until Wednesday afternoon.

When Harvard property owners open their third-quarter tax bills in January they’ll find the amount they owe has increased as the newly calculated fiscal 2019 tax rate takes effect.

Last week, faced with an $800,000 budget overrun, the School Building Committee made cuts to the project that brought the latest estimates approximately $200,000 below the project’s original construction budget.

The parcel of land between the General Store and the Congregational Church has been quiet since the set for “Little Women” was razed, but the Parks and Recreation Commission and others have hoped to change that by building a temporary skating rink there.