False Allegations of Police Escorts Add Rancor to Division After hours of debate, points of order, motions to amend and several votes in the hall, Sudbury's Annual Town Meeting defeated the Select Board's proposed Firearms Safety Business Use Zoning Bylaw on Monday night. The Board was divided with three members in favor of, and two…

Town Meeting Article 37 Could Be Indefinitely Postponed On Monday, April 29, the Sudbury Housing Authority held a special meeting to present to, and field questions from, residents in the Pine Lakes neighborhood of Sudbury. At issue? The proposed redevelopment of affordable single family homes owned by the Housing Authority (Article 37). The concept is to…

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…

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…

In Monday’s annual town election, Daniel Carty and Janie Dretler were re-elected to the Select Board in a contested race for the two seats. Mary Stephens and Karyn Jones were elected for the first time to the Sudbury School Committee (SPS, grades preK-8) in the other contested race. There were 3,322 votes cast,…

The Sudbury Water District has taken a “proactive approach” dealing with PFAS chemicals, budgeting about $10 million to install carbon filter systems at its Raymond Road and East Street water treatment facilities, Vincent J. Roy, executive director, noted at a public forum on PFAS contamination in Sudbury. Other speakers at the forum discussed pending legislation…

This Is Why You Won’t Find Fast Food In Sudbury Sudbury residents have grown accustomed to driving elsewhere for drive-in food. But many wonder why they can’t find anything of the sort in Sudbury. Yet others wonder why there are drive-throughs for some businesses, like banks and pharmacies, but not others like fast-food restaurants. On…

[Editorial Note: As Sudbury Weekly has done in prior years, we offered the opportunity for all candidates in contested races in the Town Election to answer a few questions. We run any and all responses we receive.] All three candidates for Select Board have contributed significant time and energy as appointed and elected officials…

The “parental rights'' movement is widespread across the country. Some credit a group called Moms for Liberty in Florida for starting the movement a few years ago, primarily in reaction to Covid-19 measures related to remote learning, mask-mandates and vaccination requirements. But the concept of parental rights in public education has long been used by…

[Editorial Note: As Sudbury Weekly has done in prior years, we offered the opportunity for all candidates in contested races in the Town Election to answer a few questions. We run any and all responses we receive.] What is your vision of what public education should be? For me, the purpose of schooling…