Sudbury's various social media channels were recently aflutter with resident debates about a hypothetical ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. But the Town administration will not be pursuing such a ban, as confirmed by Sustainability Coordinator Dani Marini-King in the January 9 Board of Health meeting.
Bans on gas-powered equipment remain a conversation at…
The Design Review Board met on Wednesday and provided feedback on signage to a representative for Dollar Tree. By way of the meeting, we learned that Dollar Tree is planning on opening a new store in Sudbury Crossing, near TJ Maxx, in the unit The Paper Store previously occupied.
Here’s the signage presented in the meeting:…
During their last meeting of 2023, the Sudbury Select Board was accelerating to finish work on a zoning bylaw for firearms businesses. A three-member majority of the five-person board wanted to get it on the warrant for Annual Town Meeting by the deadline at the end of January.
To meet that deadline, they would need Town…
Not to be held back by snow, wind, or power and internet outages; the Sudbury Select Board met on Tuesday to tackle a robust agenda spanning a broad set of topics. Here's the running summary from the meeting:
Jean Lind Teen Center Disbands On A High Note
With a $5,000 donation directed…
On Monday, the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee reviewed draft warrant articles for the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting with members of the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) administration. There are four articles being advanced by SPS this year. Two are revolving fund articles that are largely procedural each year. The other two are for stand-alone…
During Monday's Conservation Committee meeting, the Commission was informed that there are new and significantly improved maps available to the public for many of Sudbury's conservation land properties. Conservation Coordinator Lori Capone shared with the Conservation Commission that most of the maps are now updated, and showed an example of the old Tippling Rock map…
On Tuesday the Trustees of the Goodnow Library met for their first meeting of 2024. Two items stood out as noteworthy for residents.
First, the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and Ephraim Curtis Middle School yearbook digitization project is complete, and all the yearbooks are available here. As their meeting packet noted: “Not only are…
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) has been busy over the last couple months reviewing applications for funding. The committee is tasked with reviewing applications each year and making recommendations to Town Meeting on which to approve. Readers can learn more about their mission and the provisions of the Community Preservation Act on their web page…
On December 18, the Sudbury Conservation Commission voted unanimously to extend the order of conditions for the Eversource Transmission Line Project and Mass Central Rail Trail for one year. (0:03:00) The order of conditions on the combined projects was quite robust, and so far the Town of Sudbury has reported that Eversource has largely…
A joint meeting and vote of the Select Board and Park and Recreation Commission on Tuesday resulted in the appointment of William Granger Atkeson to the Park and Recreation Commission. (0:27:50) Atkeson fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Jennifer Stone.
The vote was unanimous across both the Select Board and the Park…