At the January 23 meeting of the Sudbury Water District Commissioner’s , the commissioners voted to approve a 4.3 percent rate increase. That will begin on the fourth quarter of the billing cycle, meaning it will take effect in June. The rate increase is consistent with, if not a little lower than, rate increases announced in other municipalities…

Following district-wide changes to Valentine's Day events and traditions, some parents of Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) have been voicing dismay. SPS principals recently sent communications to parents indicating that they were doing away with the traditional card exchanges and implementing new activities that would vary by classroom and school building. Those activities were broadly oriented…

The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) wrapped up their votes on a sizable batch of applications for FY25 funding during their January 17 meeting. They had two remaining applications awaiting a final vote, including one for design funds for the Parkinson Field driveway, and another for a significant request for the Sudbury Housing Trust Allocation. …

Sudbury's various social media channels were recently aflutter with resident debates about a hypothetical ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. But the Town administration will not be pursuing such a ban, as confirmed by Sustainability Coordinator Dani Marini-King in the January 9 Board of Health meeting. Bans on gas-powered equipment remain a conversation at…

The Design Review Board met on Wednesday and provided feedback on signage to a representative for Dollar Tree. By way of the meeting, we learned that Dollar Tree is planning on opening a new store in Sudbury Crossing, near TJ Maxx, in the unit The Paper Store previously occupied. Here’s the signage presented in the meeting:…

During their last meeting of 2023, the Sudbury Select Board was accelerating to finish work on a zoning bylaw for firearms businesses. A three-member majority of the five-person board wanted to get it on the warrant for Annual Town Meeting by the deadline at the end of January. To meet that deadline, they would need Town…