For more than 20 years, Harvard has offered elderly or disabled homeowners help in paying their property tax bills. This year, applications for that assistance are due to the town treasurer by May 28.

Some of us will attend the annual 10 a.m. Memorial Day parade and ceremonies at the several war memorials on the Common. Others may stop what they’re doing at 3 p.m. to observe the National Moment of ...

At the far northern edge of Devens, behind a building that had once been a stable, the United Native American Culture Center held its annual powwow on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17. Drummers ...

It’s an old stereotype that teenagers have hearty appetites, but they are also bombarded with media messages about weight and appearance. Katelyn Russell, leader of the Health and Physical Education ...

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Barbara Payne Krashes, 98, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. She was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of William Raymond Payne and Anne Stanyer Payne, and lived in Princeton ...

Kevin McCallie Getty died April 7, 2026. Kevin was born in New York City to Ronald M. Getty and Marian Joy (Stam) Getty. He lived in Byram, Connecticut, as a young child and then moved to Harvard. He ...

As we start a new year, we look back with fond remembrance of those Harvard residents, friends, and relatives to whom we said goodbye in 2023.

Rollstone Bank & Trust has announced that Tony Rakic has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer. He joined RBT as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending in 2021.

On the afternoon of Monday, July 26, Harvard Fire Department Chief Rick Sicard notified residents that smoke in the area is a “direct result of wildfires throughout the U.S. and Canada.” Sicard said ...