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Oct 11, 2024 · The Harvard Lions Club announced Monday it is joining with the Harvard schools, churches, and local businesses to gather much-needed supplies and truck them first to a Massachusetts collection site and then to Asheville, North Carolina, an area devastated by Hurricane Helene. Friday, October 11, 2024.
Columbus Day | The Harvard Press | Opinion | Editorial & Press …
2 days ago · The bill was left in committee at the end of the last legislative session, but one of its co-sponsors, state Sen. Jamie Eldridge, said he wants the bill to be refiled and voted on when the Legislature reconvenes in January. “The basis for Columbus Day is just not relevant anymore,” he added. Declaring the holiday is not enough, however.
State opens grant program for towns that have enacted …
3 days ago · The Healey-Driscoll administration has opened a $15 million grant program for communities that are certified as compliant with the MBTA Communities Act, and Harvard is eligible. Communities can use the grants for projects supporting housing production, including infrastructure upgrades, planning, rehabilitation, and the purchase of property for housing. Harvard passed the multifamily bylaw ...
In-person, early election voting begins Saturday
3 days ago · Some Harvard residents may cringe at the thought of crowds and lines, so the office of the town clerk is inviting those folks (along with other early birds) to cast their votes for the 2024 general election, in person and early. Town Hall will be open on the following days and times for registered voters to cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. …
Tapestry weaving: ‘The yarn is always in your hands’
3 days ago · The exhibit currently at Fivesparks, “Over and Under Through the Warp: The Art of Tapestry,” features the work of Tapestry Weavers in New England (TWINE), whose members are dedicated to the education and practice of this handwoven art form. Rebecca Mezoff states in her comprehensive book “The Art of Tapestry Weaving,” that “True tapestry can only be woven by hand.” Tapestry is in ...
Gratitude from Harvard Flea Market co-chairs
2 days ago · Saturday, Oct. 5, was a beautiful sunny day for our 52nd annual Harvard Flea Market. Thank you to all the vendors and to the attendees who came to enthusiastically shop. The continued success of the flea market is important to both the Harvard Schools Trust and the League of Women Voters of Harvard as both groups support many activities in town. The Harvard Schools Trust has supported the ...
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Author and journalist Jim Sullivan rocks with the best of the stars …
Oct 11, 2024 · Jim Sullivan, journalist, music critic, and author, has a vast repository of anecdotes and conversations collected over decades of interviews with rock musicians, both classic and modern. He has compiled these into “Backstage & Beyond: 45 Years of Rock Chats & Rants.” Sullivan will read excerpts from his book at the Warner Free Lecture on Friday, Oct. 18, at Volunteers Hall in the Harvard ...
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Oct 9, 2024 · State raises threat of EEE to ‘high’ in Harvard and five nearby towns. by Joan Eliyesil. On Sept. 5, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the risk level for Eastern equine encephalitis to “high” in Harvard and the Middlesex County towns of Ayer, Boxborough, Acton, Littleton, and Carlisle. Friday, September 13, 2024.
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Oct 4, 2024 · Office Location. The General Store, 3rd Floor 1 Still River Road Harvard, MA. Mailing Address. PO Box 1 Harvard, MA 01451. Phone: 978-456-3700 Fax: 978-428-0221 Email: [email protected]