During a September 28 Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee meeting that was rife with committee tension regarding topics spanning everything from goal setting to a superintendent search, one exchange stood out. Acting Director of Business and Human Resources Buck Creel informed the committee that he had virtually zero access to any budget documents,…

Sudbury's Budget Working Group met last week to review the latest modeling of the Fiscal Year 2028 (FY28) budget, and discuss the overall approach to close the forecasted deficit. (For information from the earlier meetings, read THIS.) While the meeting was largely uneventful, there were two key takeaways. The first was potentially big news,…

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue officially certified Sudbury’s free cash today, at a robust $9,985,147. The certification was made available on the Division of Local Services (DLS) website. FreeCashCertification (6)Download According to DLS "free cash" is “the remaining, unrestricted funds from operations of the previous fiscal year, including unexpended free cash from the…

Ravi Simon, the Democratic nominee for State Representative in the 13th Middlesex District and Sudbury resident, has secured the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Massachusetts. The union, representing 26,000 educators, librarians, nurses, and support staff statewide, announced its support for Simon’s campaign to succeed outgoing Representative Carmine Gentile, who is retiring…

Camp Sewataro management has submitted its end-of-season report to Town Manager Sheehan and the Sudbury Select Board. The update characterizes the eight-week summer session as a success, noting it provided "screen-free life long memories and friendships" for attendees. This summer's demographics included 503 campers from Sudbury, alongside 93 Sudbury staff members and 49…