The 2024 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test results are in, and it's a mixed bag for Sudbury's students. The Boston Globe published their annual database of top-line results, and a story with the headline "2024 MCAS scores show Massachusetts falling further behind post-pandemic." Other headlines sounded the alarm about English and Language…

On September 17, the Sudbury Historical Commission continued ongoing discussions about the tercentenary markers along Sudbury’s roads. Questions have been raised about the historical accuracy of the language on the markers, as well as concerns that some of them may be offensive to Native people. Nearby Concord removed the signs in their community for similar reasons, and the Sudbury…

On Monday, September 16, the Sudbury Finance Committee discussed the financial aspects of a number of initiatives around Sudbury. Those include the schools HVAC project and recent conversations among the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee about possibly voting to terminate the memorandum of agreement (MOA) that established a Combined Facilities Department shared between the Town…

After a couple weeks of speculation on Sudbury social media, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Superintendent Andrew Stephens provided an update on the school resource officer (SRO) program. With rumors swirling that the high school’s school resource officer was no longer in the school, Stephens stated plainly: “We have not lost our SRO. We…

The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is continuing discussions about a business use zoning bylaw that would regulate firearms businesses in Sudbury. (2:02:30) The new bylaw draft was developed by what the ZBA described as an ad-hoc committee of residents, as well as ZBA member Frank Riepe. Sudbury Weekly covered the new approach and…

On Tuesday, September 10, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities announced $31.4 million in Public Housing Innovation Demonstration Program (PHIDP) grants. The Sudbury Housing Authority will receive $1,200,000 to "rebuild four scattered site single family homes with modern and energy efficient 2-family (duplex) units, with four net new units restricted to those earning…

The Sudbury Select Board met on Thursday, September 6 to set their “S.M.A.R.T.” goals for the year. The SMART goal framework means specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. The acronym induces the same type of nausea you experience when your employer announces that a motivational speaker will be giving a talk to your company and…

The bids are in, a choice has been made, and the Town is working on a final contract for a site drainage solution at the new Fairbank Community Center. On Monday, the Permanent Building Committee discussed the bids and bidders, and voted to proceed with the low bid after allowing a lower bid to…