The Boston Magazine high school rankings are in, and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School has dropped from number 9 in 2023 to number 36 in 2024. The precipitous fall is dramatic at first glance, but a review of the underlying data used by Boston Magazine raises more questions than it answers. Students at the…

In an October 11 update from Eversource regarding the installation of underground transmission lines in Sudbury and Hudson, the company provided a glimpse into the coming months. Eversource is looking at project completion soon, and expects to put the transmission lines in service very soon. Perhaps more important for Sudbury residents: Eversource announced that the…

The State of Massachusetts is in the midst of what many call a housing crisis. But what exactly is the crisis? Some point to affordability concerns. Others to the shortage of housing units. Just last week USA Today published a story titled: 'The civil rights issue of our generation'? A battle over housing erupts in Massachusetts. Meanwhile,…

When Sudbury's Combined Facilities Director, Sandra Duran, completed a discussion with the Sudbury Select Board on Tuesday, September 25, she left the board with a simple message about the future of her department serving both the Town and Sudbury Public Schools: "We definitely have opportunities for continuing in a shared services model that is…

Massachusetts passed historic police certification reform. But even with the POST Commission, the public can’t see which cops have been part of the “officer shuffle.” After the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020, lawmakers in Massachusetts took an action that advocates had been pushing since at least 2010: creating a system to…

As SPS Relations Turn Tense With More Town Groups, Union Contract Negotiations Loom The Sudbury Combined Facilities Department, established by way of an agreement dating back to 2012, could be on the chopping block. On Monday September 9, the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee discussed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that created the shared department…

On Tuesday, Town Manager Andy Sheehan provided an update on one of his major goals to “develop a long-term comprehensive plan to fund and manage the operating and capital budgets.” (Presentation here) Time was short as the meeting was running late into the evening, so there was not a lot of discussion after the presentation.…

At the intersection of Haynes Road and Pantry Road, a bit of Sudbury history stares out at residents, as it has for decades. But the red, boarded up building isn’t as well known as other historic landmarks in Sudbury. It has been boarded up for as long as most locals can remember. Only the longest-tenured…