[This photo essay, contributed by Sudbury resident Len Simon, features photographs taken on July 3, 2024.]

On Monday, July 1, the Sudbury Zoning Board of Appeals discussed a new firearms business zoning bylaw after the Select Board's version of a bylaw failed at the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting. Chair John Riordan stated that a draft of the bylaw was circulated to members of the board, and that he would scheduled…

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…

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…

[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…

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,…