Select Board Updates Contract With Town Manager

At their their Tuesday, June 11, meeting, the Sudbury Select Board opened with an executive session to discuss Town Manager Andy Sheehan’s contract. When they returned to open session, they ratified the vote they took in executive session and approved a new contract with the Town Manager, effective July 1, 2024. Chair Jennifer Roberts…

ByKevin LaHaiseJune 16, 20240Comments

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Finance Committee Reorganizes, Looks Ahead

On Monday, June 11, the Finance Committee met for the first time after Annual Town Meeting in May. They typically use this meeting to reorganize leadership and liaison assignments, onboard new members who were appointed by the Town Moderator at Town Meeting, and set some intentions for the next budget cycle. Following a…

ByKevin LaHaiseJune 11, 20240Comments

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Beware The Bobolink Bird!

Or How Songbirds May Influence and Symbolize Town-Owned Land Planning in Sudbury... The bobolink bird is a small, migratory bird that likes to nest in meadows, often in tall grass. Their numbers have been in decline in recent years, which the Audubon Society attributes to a decline in habitat. More frequent mowing of tall grass…

ByKevin LaHaiseJune 11, 20240Comments

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Representative Gentile Announces $1 Million for Sudbury Housing Trust in House-Passed Affordable Homes Act

Senate to Consider AHA Legislation Next Sudbury’s Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives is feeling good this week. Representative Carmine Gentile’s office sent out an announcement lauding the passage of the Affordable Homes Act by a vote of 145-13 in the House. The bill included $1 million for the Sudbury Housing Trust, $1 million…

ByKevin LaHaiseJune 9, 20240Comments

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It’s Getting Hot In Here: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Results Are In

On June 4 the Energy and Sustainability Committee welcomed Kim Lundgren Associates and EcoDataLab to present their findings from their Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Consumption-Based Emissions Inventory. The presentation provided data and estimates on emissions in Sudbury, and recommendations to reduce those emissions going forward. They found that Sudbury’s 2021 geographic emissions were roughly equivalent to…

ByKevin LaHaiseJune 9, 20240Comments

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SPS School Committee Gives In-Person Meetings a Whirl — Community Engagement Tags Along

The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee has shifted gears, opting to conduct some of their meetings in-person, and without a hybrid option for remote attendees. Their latest meeting was not broadcast live on Sudbury TV, opting instead to make the recording available on-demand at a later date. Municipalities have been expanding the use of hybrid…

ByKevin LaHaiseJune 9, 20240Comments

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Bridges of the Mass Central Rail Trail — A Status Update In Pictures

Two rail trails are being built in Sudbury. Both remain active construction sites, but that hasn’t stopped literally anyone some eager trail users from enjoying a walk or ride down these scenic corridors. The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is further along than the Mass Central Rail Trail, and even has a base course of asphalt down which…

ByKevin LaHaiseJune 3, 20240Comments

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Voting Locations To Be Consolidated After Select Board Approval

On Tuesday, May 28, the Sudbury Select Board voted to approve a proposed consolidation of Sudbury’s two Election Day polling locations, Town Hall and the Fairbank Community Center, down to one location at the Fairbank Community Center. The change will go into effect for the upcoming State primary election. Town Clerk, Beth Klein, proposed…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 31, 20240Comments

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Select Board Waffles On After-School Care

[Disclosure: the author of this story has children in SPS, but does not use any before-school or after-school programs for childcare and has no plans to do so.] On Tuesday, May 28, the Sudbury Select Board discussed after-school care in Sudbury. Following much discussion and several tense exchanges, no clear path for action or…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 31, 20240Comments

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Mosquitoes Hit Record Levels In Sudbury

It might be time to stock up on bug spray. In the May 28 meeting of the Board of Health, Sudbury's Health Director, Vivian Zeng, reported the latest results of the Town's regular mosquito surveillance program. The species of mosquito that is a primary vector for the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has already…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 29, 20240Comments

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