Who Can You Trust?

Here we are in the last days of the Sudbury election season. I cringe and grow fatigued when, on social media, I read claims of mismanagement - invented out of whole cloth, ignoring facts shared transparently and repeatedly sinister interpretations of town employees’ retirements or career moves fabricated stories of issues ignored, when in…

ByKay BellMarch 21, 20250Comments

Opinion

Support for Lisa

Daffodil yellow. Springing up. Hope for respect. Yes! Go, Lisa, go.

ByKay BellFebruary 28, 20250Comments

Opinion

OPEN LETTER UPON WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL COMMITTEE RUN

To the friends, neighbors, and colleagues who signed my nomination papers and wished me well in pursuit of serving on the Sudbury School Committee I say thank you for your encouragement and especially for your participation in this most basic democratic process. I stepped up to offer my time and talents when I saw…

ByKay BellFebruary 4, 20250Comments

Opinion

Bell for School Committee

I am so happy to say that I am a candidate for serving on the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee! I will be honored to have your vote and I will be even more honored to serve. I was raised to work hard; to pitch in and help. I’m ready to join the SPS…

ByKay BellJanuary 17, 20250Comments

Close-up of Christmas tree decorated with dog and fire hydrant ornaments. Warm, festive ambiance.

Opinion

Christmas Colors for a Community Concern

On Dec 9 the Fire Department sent its (probably) annual appeal for people to adopt a hydrant to shovel out should we actually get any significant snow. Find the article HERE. I just did the sign up for our nearest hydrant and couldn't help but notice the lack of joining in. Here's a screen…

ByKay BellDecember 24, 20240Comments

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Features

Civic Engagement – a High Value

Sudbury residents are making their voices heard by voting in this national election season. At the same time, we have a potpourri of local issues percolating, and the budget season that precedes composing the Town Meeting Warrant is rolling in. Civic engagement is highly valued in Sudbury, so short of serving on a committee, what…

ByKay BellOctober 30, 20240Comments

Opinion

Facilities Department Memorandum of Agreement and the School Committee Discussion Thereof

You may use this link to find the School Committee’s meeting packet where the Facilities Department Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) appears at the very end. The MOA was executed in January 2012 and is outdated as it does not reflect arrangements made subsequently related to personnel, salaries, and cost allocation that were mentioned at the…

ByKay BellSeptember 15, 20240Comments

News

Healey Proclaims Women’s Equality Day in Massachusetts

(Sudbury, MA, August 19, 2024) Honoring the attainment of women’s suffrage, Governor Maura Healey acknowledges August 26, 2024 as Women’s Equality Day. In 1973 Congress designated August 26, the date the Nineteenth Amendment was certified, as National Women’s Equality Day. Now Massachusetts Governor Healey urges “all residents of the Commonwealth to take cognizance of…

ByKay BellAugust 21, 20240Comments

Opinion

The Select Board’s Lane

The Select Board has adopted a positive practice of liaising with many town committees. To liaise is to communicate for the purpose of establishing and maintaining mutual understanding. It is to act as a neutral conduit of information; neither to influence nor to express positions on behalf of the Select Board that have not been…

ByKay BellJuly 23, 20240Comments

Opinion

Strong Skills and Listening Make a Winning Combo for School Committee

I have worked with Karyn Jones on the Commission on Disability and on community-based projects beginning in 2021. Karyn was quick to master the mechanics of working in the municipal space, which is distinct from the corporate and non-profits arenas where she acquired a breadth of applicable experience. The planning, research, and communication skills Karyn…

ByKay BellFebruary 28, 20240Comments

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