Airsoft Pistol Incident At Curtis Middle School

The Sudbury Police Department was called in to investigate an incident involving an airsoft pistol at the Ephraim Curtis Middle School on Wednesday. According to an email from school principal Jeff Mela: We write to inform you about an incident that happened late yesterday afternoon on the playground, where an individual displayed an airsoft…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 31, 20240Comments

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Town Manager Calls For Fiscal Discipline

On Tuesday, Town Manager Andy Sheehan provided an update on one of his major goals to “develop a long-term comprehensive plan to fund and manage the operating and capital budgets.” (Presentation here) Time was short as the meeting was running late into the evening, so there was not a lot of discussion after the presentation.…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 31, 20240Comments

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Select Board Allocates ARPA Money for HVAC Project

A weeks-long cliffhanger came to an end on Tuesday night when the Select Board voted 5-0 in favor of allocating $100,000 of American Rescue Plan Acts funds for a schools HVAC project that will replace the internal components of HVAC units on the roofs of Ephraim Curtis Middle School and Josiah Haynes Elementary School. There…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 31, 20240Comments

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The Blessing Barn Thrift Store Opens Sudbury Location

The Blessing Barn, which operates multiple thrift stores in Massachusetts, has closed its Beacon Hill location and moved to an expanded location at 348 Boston Post Road in Sudbury. According to their Facebook page, they opened on Saturday, August 24. They sell antiques and thrift goods. A representative of the store told Sudbury Weekly:…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 27, 20240Comments

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What’s That Boarded Up Red Building At Haynes and Pantry?

At the intersection of Haynes Road and Pantry Road, a bit of Sudbury history stares out at residents, as it has for decades. But the red, boarded up building isn’t as well known as other historic landmarks in Sudbury. It has been boarded up for as long as most locals can remember. Only the longest-tenured…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 23, 20240Comments

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SPS Capital Projects: No Easy Answers

At the Monday, August 19 meeting of the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee, Superintendent Brad Crozier walked the committee through a capital projects update with Combined Facilities Director, Sandra Duran. The focus of the discussion centered on the HVAC projects at Ephraim Curtis Middle School and Josiah Haynes Elementary School. The district has…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 20, 20240Comments

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Sewataro Ponds Officially Closed for Summer

Following a series of tests indicating cyanobacteria levels well above the allowed thresholds, the camp operator of Camp Sewataro has announced that the ponds on the property will remain closed for the rest of the summer. The decision was made with input from the Sudbury Conservation Department as well us the Sudbury Board of Health…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 19, 20240Comments

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Select Board Sets Boundary Around Police Union Negotiations

Following a single Facebook thread with residents discussing Sudbury police compensation and staffing shortages on social media, some of the noise translated into a few emails to the Select Board. Select Board Chair, Jennifer Roberts, opened the board’s Tuesday meeting with a statement about the situation: “I’ll start by recognizing that the Select Board…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 17, 20240Comments

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EEE Confirmed In Sudbury Mosquitoes

On Thursday the Board of Health issued a press release announcing that Eastern Equine Encephalitis was detected in Sudbury mosquitoes: “The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Sudbury, Massachusetts. There are currently no human cases. EEE is a rare but serious…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 17, 20240Comments

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Finance Committee Gears Up To Drill Down

The Finance Committee met on Monday. It’s not quite budget season, so they’re still discussing their approach to the budget for the next fiscal year. The main takeaway appears to be a deeper dive on Town department-level budgets. Historically, the committee would hear from the Superintendents of each Sudbury school district, as well as…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 17, 20240Comments

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