Earlier this year there were three issues that came before the town.  First, in March there was a write-in campaign for a seat on the SPS School Committee. Second, there was a citizen petition for a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the SPS school committee that required calling a special town meeting. Third, there was…

“A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on.” The ‘no confidence’ petition, Article 4 on the May 20 Special Town Meeting warrant, was a watershed moment for Sudbury.  The petition criticizing the SPS School Committee included itemized allegations of “potential” violations of laws including the Massachusetts…

We have many institutions to be thankful for. My favorite is a free press, for without it there would be no democracy. As the Washington Post banner declares every day. ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’. The signers of the Declaration of Independence understood that when they penned their names at the bottom. What would the Declaration…

A Citizen Petition requiring the calling of a Special Town Meeting (STM) for May 20, at a cost to the town of about $20,000, was filed with the Town Clerk in April.  The petition is asking the town for a vote of ‘no confidence’ against the Sudbury Public School Committee.  Such a claim is unprecedented…

The ‘vote of no confidence’ petition which has been submitted to the Sudbury Select Board to become an article at a future special town meeting, makes serious allegations of wrongdoing and misconduct by members of the School Committee, residents who were voted into office. The petition alleges several serious concerns: An improper procurement…

Liberty Ledge is a 44+ acre parcel located in north Sudbury.  A private day camp, Sewataro, operated there for years, and the town received $200,000 yearly in real estate taxes. The landowner was responsible for maintaining the property. WHERE WE ARE TODAY In 2019 after hearing hard-to-believe promises of the financial windfall that would…

Recently, when a resident, let’s call him CC for Concerned Citizen, wrote to the Select Board asking for a plan for Sewataro, Member Charlie Russo shot back: “what prompted you to reach out; Sewataro is not really near your neighborhood, so why the interest?” That condescending question says a lot. Mr. Russo apparently believes…

The third consecutive year of Accessible Halloween, 2025, was a tremendous success. Estimates of over 200 children, families, friends, and caregivers Trick Or Treated up and down Meadowbrook Circle and Road from 5 to 7 PM on Halloween. As they made their way along the driveways and tables that were set up to make…