The Tuesday, February 27, meeting of the Sudbury Select Board featured a contentious debate about a public forum on the proposed Firearm Safety Business Zoning Bylaw, as well as draft articles about the proposed bylaw that will run in the Select Board’s quarterly newsletter.  The proposed bylaw would require firearms businesses to get a…

Inside The Competing Approaches To Legalizing Psychedelics In Mass One side is behind the ballot initiative to regulate access to psychedelics. The other side has been advocating and organizing grassroots efforts across New England. Is there any chance these rivals will break through the tension and work together? Ballot initiative season is…

Can you tell us a bit about Neighbor Brigade? How did it get started and what work does it do? Our late founder, Pam Washek along with her dear friend Jean Seiden started the Wayland Angels back in 2003. At that point it was an informal group of neighbors, run off of a spreadsheet,…

Monday February 12 was Capital Night in Sudbury. That’s when the Select Board, Finance Committee and Capital Improvement Advisory Committee get together to review capital articles and the Town Manager’s Capital Budget. The committee members tend to ask clarifying questions, vet the proposed projects/purchases, and try to assemble a broader picture of how the Town…

On Monday the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee discussed whether or not to welcome a parent group to a future committee meeting to review the results of a recent survey on after-school needs throughout the community. According to the parent group, Parents for Sudbury After School Solutions, they received over 300 responses to their survey…

The Sudbury Department of Public Works is responsible for an enormous amount of critical work and infrastructure in Sudbury. They were kind enough to take some time and answer a few questions about the initiatives they’re focused on right now, and others on the roadmap in the near future. The DPW has been publishing…

On Tuesday the Sudbury Select Board continued discussions around a firearm business bylaw that has been under development since the middle of 2023, but has undergone rapid development in the last two months. The bylaw itself would limit firearms businesses to two establishments operating in Sudbury at any given time, and they would be limited…

In May of 2023, Select Board Vice-Chair Lisa Kouchakdjian recommended the formation of an Economic Development Committee to the other members of the Select Board. She noted that the timing was right, in part because Sudbury was on the cusp of opening two rail trails. The minutes summarize her comments: “Vice-Chair Kouchakdjian suggested establishing a business…

Four potential candidates have filed their intention (“pulled papers”) to run for local office: Janie Dretler for Select Board, Karyn Jones for Sudbury School Committee, Catharine V. Blake for Moderator, and Laurie Eliason for Park and Recreation Commission (see complete list below). Dretler, Blake and Eliason are candidates for re-election. Jones currently serves in…