"What would a town center district look like? And what would it cost?"    Read More

See what others are saying about "The General"

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The General is back. And on July 4, as a crowd gathered on Mass Ave. for Harvard’s Independence Day parade, he was commanding a whole lot of attention. Queues at the two registers ran 10 deep.  Read More

Ellen Harasimowicz sent us this marvelous image of the Historic district and The General - many thanks! Click the image to enjoy a perspective we never see.

"They weren't looking for a general store. The historic three-story structure anchoring Harvard Commons found Lyn and Adam Horowitz anyway.”

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by Mike

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The current story of the sustainability of the Harvard Common and that of the Harvard General Store, was recently featured in an article published on the 12th of October by the Harvard Press.  Read More

Adam Horowitz stands in the middle of a gleaming wood floor, while butter-colored beadboard walls reflect the light streaming through six-foot-high windows. With a wave of his hand, he conjures a world of treats, necessities, and local comestibles. The General Store, which Horowitz owns with his wife Lyn Hammershaimb Horowitz, is on the comeback trail. The grand opening may come as soon as April.  Read More

”With a Town Center Master Plan that is nearly three years old, the selectmen are finally moving forward with action items designed to make that plan a reality.”  Read More

”The store will open at 6 a.m. with fresh baked goods from Iggy’s Bread.”

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"We not only wanted to have a community around us, but we wanted to have something the people would enjoy as well," she said. And so it began.

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Harvard General Store - our responsibility. Renown story teller, Jay O'Callahan's wonderful story gives us a sense of perspective to ensure we bring the Harvard General Store back to it's full potential.

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General Store manager Adam Horowitz says it’s an offer he can’t refuse that will take him away from the General Store in the next week, and it was the serendipitous availability of Doug Coots and Amy Bernhardt that made it possible for him to accept that offer.

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Harvard was the featured "mystery town" on the Feb. 8 segment of WCVB-TV's Chronicle.  Read More

We are always on the hunt for great new products, and are thrilled about several we've found! And, apparently, The Boston Globe is, too! Yesterday's Food section featured two of our best-sellers: we are so proud we were among the first to carry Stoney Brook's Squash Seed Oils from the Finger Lakes, including yummy varieties like Butternut and Delicata.  One of our all-time favorite wines made the "Plonk" (high-value wines under $12) column. Haut Marin "Cuvee Marine" Cotes de Gascogne is a bright, brisk, light wine sure to please. Come in and enjoy these and many other finds!  Read More