Let’s Talk About Bugs

Get ready for a barrage of posts on social media asking why a helicopter is flying so low. The answer, of course, is that Sudbury is doing its routine mosquito spraying. The Health Department pre-announced the spraying on the Town website here. The spraying will occur between April 16 and 24, and is targeted at…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 21, 20240Comments

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SPS Nurses Nudge District Leadership Amid Unresolved Contract Negotiations

The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) nurses issued a statement via the Massachusetts Nurses Association Facebook page on Friday, April 12: Image: Massachusetts Nurses Association SPS nurses have a separate contract from SPS teachers. The nurse's contract reached its term during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and negotiations have not achieved an agreement since.…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 15, 20240Comments

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Public Forum Announced for Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Phase 3

On Tuesday, April 23, Sudbury's Rail Trails Advisory Committee (RTAC) will hose a public forum to share the 25 percent designs of Phase 3 of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Phase 3 will take the trail from the roughly the intersection of Union Road and Station Road in Sudbury the rest of the way into…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 13, 20240Comments

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Community Center Faces Down Last-Mile Challenges

The Fairbank Community Center is open to the public while the last phases of the project are wrapped up. The Permanent Building Committee met on April 8 to talk through some last-mile challenges. The first challenge is a water leak that the project team believes is coming from the old roof of the Atkinson pool. More…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 13, 20240Comments

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Planning Board Supports Firearms Safety Business Use Bylaw

On Wednesday, April 10, the Sudbury Planning Board held a public hearing to discuss the proposed Firearms Safety Business Use Bylaw, and to hear from the public. Sudbury Select Board member, Charlie Russo, presented the bylaw to kick things off. After a public comment, the board members offered high level comments and voted to recommend approval of…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 13, 20240Comments

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Finance Committee Reverses Vote on Parkinson Driveway

On Monday night the Finance Committee met to discuss warrant articles for Annual Town Meeting in May. The committee previously voted not to recommend approval of a Community Preservation Committee article that would fund the study and design of a wider driveway to access Parkinson Field and an accessible connection to the Bruce Freeman Rail…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 10, 20240Comments

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Opposition Mounts Against Parkinson Field Driveway Project

The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) recently voted to support a project that would study and design an improved, wider driveway for Parkinson Field, as it is currently one lane in and out. Once it had their support, they submitted an article for the warrant for Annual Town Meeting. Projects that apply to the CPC…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 23, 20240Comments

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Sudbury Announces Massive Earth Day Event

The Town of Sudbury announced a sprawling Earth Day event that is slated for April 20. The event will be held throughout Sudbury’s historic town center with participation from an exhaustive list of community organizations, nonprofits, local businesses and Town departments. Here’s the flyer that was published by the Town: There will be demonstrations, activities, a…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 23, 20240Comments

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Dude, Where’s My Drive-Through?

This Is Why You Won’t Find Fast Food In Sudbury Sudbury residents have grown accustomed to driving elsewhere for drive-in food. But many wonder why they can’t find anything of the sort in Sudbury. Yet others wonder why there are drive-throughs for some businesses, like banks and pharmacies, but not others like fast-food restaurants. On…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 16, 20240Comments

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FinCom Discussion Brings Clarity to MBTA Communities Compliance

The MBTA Communities legislation, or “Section 3A”, became law in 2021. It “requires that an MBTA community shall have at least one zoning district of reasonable size in which multi-family housing is permitted as of right and meets other criteria set forth in the statute…” More information here. In other words: it requires 177 towns…

ByKevin LaHaiseMarch 16, 20240Comments

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