[UPDATE: Paani remained open this week after announcing it would close. No formal statement was made about the reversal, though a family member indicated on social media that the restaurant was authorized to continue operations during lease negotiations.] A beloved, locally-owned Sudbury restaurant will host its final dinner service today, Monday, October 7. …

Roche Bros. Supermarkets has been recognized as a 2024 Climate Leader by the sponsors of Mass Save. According to the announcement: “The 2024 cohort of Climate Leaders is helping Massachusetts lead the nation in energy efficiency and meet the Healey-Driscoll administration’s ambitious 2050 climate goals by reducing environmental impacts and lowering energy costs. Each honoree…

Combined Facilities Director Sandra Duran joined the Permanent Building Committee meeting this week. She provided a rapid-fire update on a laundry list of facilities projects that are in progress. Here’s the recap from her update: Fairbank Drainage Project It began this week with the addition of a couple accessible parking spaces, which were add alternates on…

Town Manager Stresses Prioritization, Discipline, Civility In Fiscal Planning Sudbury's Town Manager, Andy Sheehan, was at ease discussing the finer points of municipal finance with the Sudbury Finance Committee on Monday, September 30. Sheehan re-presented an update he had previously provided to the Select Board on the Town's goal to build a long-term, sustainable budget. He then…

Niche has released its 2025 school district rankings. According to the announcement: "Niche’s rankings combine user input — ratings from current students, alumni and parents — with quantitative data from sources like the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources, facilities, extracurricular activities and more. This comprehensive approach assesses a wide array…

In June Sudbury Weekly reported on an initiative at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School to standardize course level designations across departments and make them consistent with the Common App for college applications. At the time, the high school had settled on three levels: college prep, honors and high honors. But there was more work to do… The…

On Tuesday, both the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee and Lincoln-Sudbury (L-S) School Committee discussed possible letters to Town of Sudbury officials regarding the recently-reduced School Resource Officer (SRO) program. In the end, the committees opted to take different approaches. As previously reported, the SRO program has been temporarily and significantly reduced due to…

[CORRECTION: the original version of this story mentioned two units being converted to duplexes in the Pine Lakes neighborhood, consistent with earlier funding requests. The full project would convert four single family units to duplexes. The story has been updated accordingly.] An opponent of proposed affordable duplexes in the Pine Lakes neighborhood was spotted…

Construction of the Fairbank Community Center is in the final stages, with the exception of an upcoming renovation of the Atkinson Pool. But residents have been eager to start utilizing the new community center since its "soft opening" earlier this year. Some residents have voiced a desire to rent a room, and others wanted the…