Birthday Wishes, the Sudbury-based nonprofit that throws birthday parties for children experiencing homelessness, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation, the organization announced this week. The three-year award comes through the foundation's $30 Million Grant Program, a competitive process that distributes funding to nonprofits across Massachusetts. Birthday Wishes said the money…

Longtime Sudbury volunteer Tania Vitvitsky was recognized by State Representative Carmine Gentile at the Commonwealth Heroine Awards ceremony on June 24, an annual event celebrating women across Massachusetts for their service and leadership. Gentile (D-Middlesex 13th), whose district includes Sudbury, praised Vitvitsky as a volunteer leader who has spent years working to improve her…

Town Manager Andy Sheehan has created a Budget Working Group just as the Fiscal Year 2028 (FY28) budget building process has commenced. The group will be discussing a forecasted deficit in FY28 and beyond, among many other considerations. The first meeting was a bit of a primer on the latest budget forecast, and…

Sudbury convened a public input session on June 24 regarding the future of Camp Sewataro, and the message from residents, both in the room and joining remotely, was overwhelming: keep the beloved summer camp running. But the conversation didn't stop there. Attendees floated a host of ideas for making fuller use of the property year-round,…

The petition approved by Town Meeting in May has been formally filed in the Massachusetts Legislature, where it now awaits committee review. The recall election proposal that Sudbury voters approved this spring has cleared its first hurdle at the State House. The measure was filed last week as House Bill 5521 in the 194th…

Conversations about possible restoration and expanded access to the historic Carding Mill House have hit a temporary roadblock, in the form of a dam. While the Sudbury Historical Commission and Conservation Commission recently began collaborating on the future of the 102 Dutton Road property, all conversations regarding restoration and public access will have…

Sudbury residents lead organization awarded up to $75,000 for women and girls across MetroWest Two Sudbury residents are at the helm of a regional nonprofit that just received a significant vote of confidence from one of Greater Boston's largest philanthropic foundations. The Metrowest Women's Fund (MWF) has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the…

With Sudbury's finances balanced for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) but a possible structural deficit looming on the horizon, the Town is launching a new FY28 Budget Working Group. Its first meeting is Thursday, June 18 at 6:00 p.m. at the Sudbury Police Station Training Room. The meeting is hybrid so residents can also join via…

The long road to replacing the aging roofs at Josiah Haynes and General John Nixon elementary schools has reached a milestone: both projects have completed the public bidding process and the bids came in under budget. Greenwood Industries has been selected as the general contractor for both jobs, according to a memo from Combined Facilities…