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A Q&A with Glenn Pransky, Rail Trail Expert Glenn serves on Sudbury's Rail Trails Advisory Committee, and is a rail trail expert who has traveled extensively to explore rail trails from coast to coast. 1. Rail trail activity in Sudbury has never been higher in Sudbury. Can you give readers a sense of the…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 27, 20240Comments

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Zoning Board of Appeals Will Not Support Firearms Business Zoning Bylaw

On Thursday, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) met to discuss the Firearms Safety Business Use Zoning Bylaw proposed by the Select Board for Annual Town Meeting. The net result was a decision to take a position on the proposed bylaw amendment at Annual Town Meeting. The ZBA will not be supporting the bylaw amendment, but their…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 27, 20240Comments

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“Web edition” of Town Meeting Warrant Now Available

The Town of Sudbury published a "Web edition" of the 2024 Annual Town Meeting Warrant to the Town website recently. Many residents have grown accustomed to the print edition that is physically mailed to each household, or the PDF version of the warrant which is usually the first version made available each spring. However, certain…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 24, 20240Comments

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Proposed Acquisition of Historic Railroad Buildings Could Present Business Opportunities

On Tuesday, April 16, the Sudbury Historical Commission discussed their warrant article which would authorize the Town to acquire the Section Tool House and the South Sudbury Train Station buildings from the MBTA. Both buildings are of significant preservation interest to the commission, and discussions to date have indicated the cost of the acquisitions could…

ByKevin LaHaiseApril 21, 20240Comments

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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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