Your Municipal Finance Cheat Sheet

Municipal finance is a complex topic. Fortunately, the fundamentals are well explained by State and local experts in a wide variety of materials online. The only catch is that you have to know where to look for the information you want to find. Below is a comprehensive list of helpful resources for any resident…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 17, 20250Comments

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Roberts Clarifies, Reaffirms SPS Appointment Process

Sudbury Select Board Chair Jennifer Roberts provided an update on the appointment process to fill a vacancy on the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee during the Tuesday, March 11 meeting of the Select Board. The Select Board voted to proceed with the appointment process on February 25 (1:47:00). A week later, on…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 12, 20250Comments

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Goodnow Library Director to Take Post In Andover

At the conclusion of the March 4 meeting of the Goodnow Library Trustees, the director of the library, Esme Green, informed the Trustees that she had accepted a position in Andover. Green told the Trustees “So this is my last meeting, because I got a new job.” She went on to add “It feels…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 8, 20250Comments

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SPS School Committee Discusses Appointment Process, OML Complaints

The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee met on March 3, and discussed two Open Meeting Law (OML) complaints against the committee, as well as the appointment process for a vacancy created by Mary Stephens’ resignation from the committee earlier this year. Open Meeting Law Complaints The first OML complaint was filed by the…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 8, 20250Comments

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Sudbury Fire Department Tackles Fire at Lotus Blossom Restaurant

In the early hours of Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the Sudbury Fire Department responded to an alert from a fire suppression system at the Lotus Blossom restaurant, located at 394 Boston Post Road (Route 20). According to a press release, the alert came in at approximately 12:47 a.m. Upon arrival, crews reportedly observed smoke…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 5, 20250Comments

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High School Musical: Regional Agreement Review to Proceed

The February 25 meeting of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee opened with a brief and unexpected performance of what sounded like “Question” by The Moody Blues. After a good laugh, the members got down to business. (1:25) After scheduled presentations, they discussed the regional agreement between the Towns of Lincoln and Sudbury that governs…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 2, 20250Comments

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Transportation FlashVote Yields Mixed Results

The Town of Sudbury recently conducted an online survey, called a “FlashVote,” to gather resident perspectives on the bevy of transportation programs operating in Sudbury these days. There are six transportation programs currently providing services in Sudbury: 1. Sudbury Connection Van Service 2. MWRTA Dial-a-Ride: Sudbury Connection Van Service Supplement 3. Go Sudbury! Taxi Rides Program 4. Go…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 2, 20250Comments

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Capital Night Becomes Pool Night

The Future of the Atkinson Pool Is Uncertain The Sudbury Select Board hosted "Capital Night" on Monday, February 24. Capital Night is "a joint meeting with the Finance Committee (FinCom), Capital Improvement Advisory Committee (CIAC) and Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) Committee to review Town Meeting capital articles." After reviewing the Town Manager's Capital…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 27, 20250Comments

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Select Board to Proceed with School Committee Appointment

On Tuesday, February 25, the Sudbury Select Board voted to proceed with an appointment process to fill a vacancy on the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee. The appointment will fill a vacancy stemming from the resignation of former SPS School Committee member Mary Stephens. (1:47:00) The SPS School Committee had previously opted not…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 26, 20250Comments

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SPS Committee to Review OML Complaints in Executive Session

Update: the meeting was cancelled and a notice was sent out at 3:35 P.M. on February 26. The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee will hold an unexpected meeting tonight, Wednesday February 26, according to an agenda posted to the Town of Sudbury website yesterday, February 25. The meeting is an executive…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 26, 20250Comments

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