[Editorial Note: The newsletter version of this story hypothesized that Ravi Simon might be the first graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury to serve as Chair of the L-S School Committee. Eagle-eyed readers informed us that Mark Collins and Ellen Joachim previously served as Chairs of the committee, and both are graduates of Lincoln-Sudbury. We were able to…

Sudbury’s Annual Town Meeting had a peak attendance of 317 residents on Monday, and 182 residents on Tuesday. How does that compare to prior Town Meetings? And how does that compare to other towns with Open Town Meetings? We pulled attendance data that was reported in a variety of places including Town Proceedings, Annual Town…

The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee met on Monday night, May 13, with two new members present. Karyn Jones and Mary Stephens were sworn in last week. As is the committee's normal procedure following Annual Town Meeting, they were set to vote a new chair and vice-chair. The election for school committee…

FELS, the Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury, awarded four grants for their 2024 cycle on April 30. The ceremony took place at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, with Superintendent Andrew Stephens present for the event. The recipients included: Vicky Caburian, Wellness, for her proposal 2024 Chronicle Adventures Kelly Gaudreau, English, for her proposal…

Design Funds for Phase 3 Pass on Consent Calendar Vote Sudbury's Annual Town Meeting was dominated by debate on the Select Board's proposed Firearms Safety Business Use Zoning Bylaw on Monday night, but a consent calendar loaded with more than two dozen articles passed overwhelmingly with a vote of 241-10 and no debate in the…

Firearm Safety Business Use Zoning Bylaw Fails After Chaotic Maneuvering on the Floor of Town Meeting Sudbury's Annual Town Meeting commenced on Monday evening. Town Moderator Cate Blake called the meeting to order at 7:34 p.m. and kicked things off with some basic instructions on the clickers and a test vote to make sure the…

The Massachusetts Nurses Association circulated a petition on April 30 seeking to gather signatures supporting the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) nurses in their ongoing contract negotiations. Their contract has been open since the last teacher’s contract was finalized, a period of multiple years, with little public discussion and no reported progress. Sudbury Weekly has previously reported…