The Select Board spent much of it’s June 25 meeting discussing policy. From possible new policies pertaining to town-wide sustainability to existing policies relating to project tracking and reporting; the Town’s chief policy-setting board explored ways that new and updated policies could move the Town forward in any number of ways. There’s just one…

On Monday, June 24, the Harvard Select Board voted 5-0 to offer Dan Nason their open Town Administrator position. Nason is currently serving as the Director of Public Works (DPW) in Sudbury. The Harvard Press had the scoop here. They reported that Nason was the first choice of all five Harvard Select Board…

On Monday June 24, the Town of Sudbury published the instructions for signing up for resident swim sessions at Camp Sewataro. Residents can sign up using this SignUpGenius link, which will be re-used each week this summer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48ADA72BA4F4CE9-50033063-sudbury#/ Resident swimming will be available on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer. Residents will…

Rachel Sagan Receives Accolade for Her Leadership of the Metrowest Women's Fund Sudbury Resident Rachel Sagan was recently honored as a Commonwealth Heroine alongside fellow founder of the Metrowest Women's Fund, Rebecca Parkhill. According to the announcement: "The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) partners with state legislators to identify…

Last week we covered the Select Board’s discussion about the Tercentenary markers that can be found roadside throughout Sudbury. The tercentenary markers were erected by the State in 1930 to celebrate the 300-year anniversary of the founding of the Bay Colony. They depict various historical events with short, written passages. Some of the signs have…

On Friday June 21, State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Marlborough) and Representative Carmine Gentile (D-Sudbury) proudly announced that Sudbury was awarded a Department of Conservation and Recreation “MassTrails” grant of $250,000 for the construction of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Senator Eldridge noted that Sudbury has become a trail hub: “Sudbury will very soon be…

On Monday the Conservation Commission discussed a notice of violation for the Nobscot Scout Reservation. At issue is ongoing site improvement work on their Nobscot Road property. The violation involved unauthorized work within the buffer zone. More specifically, Conservation Coordinator Lori Capone informed the commission that she instructed the relevant parties at the…

During the June 11 meeting of the Sudbury Select Board, it sounded like Sudbury might be heading in the same direction as neighboring Concord with regard to the tercentenary markers around town. The tercentenary markers were erected by the State in 1930 to celebrate the 300-year anniversary of the founding of the Bay Colony. They…