Theme Contest for 4th of July Parade Accepting Submissions

As has become tradition in Sudbury, the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is accepting submissions for the theme of the 4th of July Parade. The Chamber's Parade Committee will choose a winning theme, and the person who submits it will be awarded a gift certificate to a local restaurant, and will receive recognition on the Chamber…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 28, 20240Comments

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A Q&A With Neighbor Brigade

Can you tell us a bit about Neighbor Brigade? How did it get started and what work does it do? Our late founder, Pam Washek along with her dear friend Jean Seiden started the Wayland Angels back in 2003. At that point it was an informal group of neighbors, run off of a spreadsheet,…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 25, 20240Comments

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Community Center Demolition: Surprise and Delight?

Sudbury’s new Fairbank Community Center has, in many ways, defied all the odds. It took roughly a decade of task forces and working groups to get to a proposal that voters supported. Then Covid hit. But a global pandemic wasn’t all that the project had to overcome. Ensuing supply chain disruptions wreaked havoc on…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 24, 20240Comments

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Hazardous Waste Collection: March 30

The Sudbury Health Department announced their hazardous waste collection day will be on Saturday, March 30. Registration is required and can be done on this page. The event will be held at the Department of Public Works building at 275 Old Lancaster Road. The health department partnered with Sustainable Sudbury, and they will…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 22, 20240Comments

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Capital Night Highlights Budget Pressures for Sudbury

Monday February 12 was Capital Night in Sudbury. That’s when the Select Board, Finance Committee and Capital Improvement Advisory Committee get together to review capital articles and the Town Manager’s Capital Budget. The committee members tend to ask clarifying questions, vet the proposed projects/purchases, and try to assemble a broader picture of how the Town…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 17, 20240Comments

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LED Lighting Retrofit Clears Funding Hurdle

On Tuesday the Energy and Sustainability Committee met and reviewed a proposal for an LED lighting retrofit project across several town buildings. They tackled two issues. First, the incentives available from Eversource aren’t as lucrative as they have been historically. Second, the cost of the project came in above what they had previously approved. …

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 16, 20240Comments

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Sudbury TV Gets Upgrades, Adds Channel

Sudbury TV, Sudbury's local television non-profit, today announced the addition of a fourth channel, as well as an upgraded on-demand service online. The new channel will feature major events such as Sudbury's Annual Town Meetings, concerts and sports. It will broadcast in high-definition on Comcast 1074 and Verizon 2130. The complete channel lineup…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 14, 20240Comments

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Athletic Fields Needs Assessment To Move Forward Solo

On Tuesday February 6 the Park and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to support separation of the Athletic Fields Needs Assessment from the Open Space and Recreation Plan. The vote came at the request of Adam Burney, Sudbury's Director of Planning and Community Development. In separating the two planning projects, Burney felt the Fields Needs Assessment…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 11, 20240Comments

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School Committee Stonewalls On After-School Care

On Monday the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee discussed whether or not to welcome a parent group to a future committee meeting to review the results of a recent survey on after-school needs throughout the community. According to the parent group, Parents for Sudbury After School Solutions, they received over 300 responses to their survey…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 10, 20240Comments

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Select Board Accepts Warrant Articles

On Tuesday the Select Board was tasked with accepting the warrant articles for the 2024 Annual Town Meeting, and accept them they did. (32:48) You can review the articles starting on page 18 here. There were no major surprises among the articles. But we did learn a bit more about projects and initiatives that have…

ByKevin LaHaiseFebruary 10, 20240Comments

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