As SPS Relations Turn Tense With More Town Groups, Union Contract Negotiations Loom
The Sudbury Combined Facilities Department, established by way of an agreement dating back to 2012, could be on the chopping block. On Monday September 9, the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee discussed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that created the shared department…
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…
[Event listing courtesy of Sudbury for Racial and Social Justice]
A book discussion sponsored by Sudbury for Racial and Social Justice (S4RSJ) and Goodnow Library – Should This Book Be in School? – will dig deep into four books that have been challenged in America’s schools.
We’ll read and discuss one book each…
According to comments made by Sudbury Health Director Vivian Zeng in August, residents of Cold Brook Crossing in north Sudbury are voicing concerns about offensive odors emitted by a non-compliant and non-functioning wastewater treatment plant. (28:00)
According to Zeng, the treatment plant has never been in compliance with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)…
After much discussion on Monday with Combined Facilities Director Sandra Duran, the Park and Recreation Commission voted to proceed with an application for Community Preservation Act funding that would allow them to develop a comprehensive plan for the Haskell Field and Fairbank Community Center parcels. As part of the application, they voted to include early action items…
The Sudbury Police Department was called in to investigate an incident involving an airsoft pistol at the Ephraim Curtis Middle School on Wednesday. According to an email from school principal Jeff Mela:
We write to inform you about an incident that happened late yesterday afternoon on the playground, where an individual displayed an airsoft…
On Tuesday, Town Manager Andy Sheehan provided an update on one of his major goals to “develop a long-term comprehensive plan to fund and manage the operating and capital budgets.” (Presentation here)
Time was short as the meeting was running late into the evening, so there was not a lot of discussion after the presentation.…
A weeks-long cliffhanger came to an end on Tuesday night when the Select Board voted 5-0 in favor of allocating $100,000 of American Rescue Plan Acts funds for a schools HVAC project that will replace the internal components of HVAC units on the roofs of Ephraim Curtis Middle School and Josiah Haynes Elementary School. There…
The Blessing Barn, which operates multiple thrift stores in Massachusetts, has closed its Beacon Hill location and moved to an expanded location at 348 Boston Post Road in Sudbury. According to their Facebook page, they opened on Saturday, August 24. They sell antiques and thrift goods.
A representative of the store told Sudbury Weekly:…