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…

It’s your right to run for local office, so here’s what you need to know: File Your Intentions to Run Any Sudbury registered voter can run for local office. Visit the Town Clerk’s office, located in the Sudbury Town Hall, or, for Lincoln-Sudbury school committee candidates, the L-S District Clerk located in Lincoln-Sudbury Regional…

[Editorial Disclosure: The author of this story provided a signature for the Citizen Petition mentioned in this story.] On Tuesday the Select Board had another conversation about its draft zoning bylaw (page 18) to regulate gun businesses in Sudbury. There are currently no regulations specific to the location of gun-related businesses in Sudbury.…

Act One:  All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players In December of 2022, the SPS School Committee was gearing up to pursue an override for FY24. Come January of 2023, the SPS School Committee was in a joint meeting with the Sudbury Select Board insisting that they had asked…

In May of 2022 a Citizen Petition passed at Sudbury’s Annual Town Meeting after much debate. The petition called for the Town to hire a Sustainability Director, declare a climate emergency, and begin long-term planning for sustainability, among other action items.  Prior to the 2022 Annual Town Meeting, the Select Board requested a legal…

Sudbury is known for its green space, its history and its schools, among many other wonderful things. One thing the town isn't known for is wireless coverage. Online community forums are frequently peppered with requests for recommendations on cell carriers, and there's never a clear winner in the comments. So what exactly is going on…

A Q&A about Tercentenary Markers with Jan Hardenbergh 1 -- You recently participated in a panel discussion titled "The Signs Are All Around Us." How did that experience and conversation influence your thinking, either as an individual or as Sudbury's Town Historian, on the signs/roadside markers in Sudbury? First let me…

On Tuesday the Select Board discussed the Sewataro financials, as they received the contractually-required annual reporting from the camp operator recently. The full report is on page 10 of the Select Board packet.  Per the latest version of the contract, the camp operator pays $200,000 each year in rent, which is up this year from $120,000 in…

A Q&A With the Sudbury Community Food Pantry  1 -- Many people have heard about the Food Pantry, but some may not know its history. Can you tell us about your mission and how the Food Pantry has developed over the years? The core mission of the Sudbury Community Food Pantry (SCFP) is to serve people…

The Sudbury Public Schools School Committee met Monday and had further discussion on their articles for Special Town Meeting.  We have been following these articles for several weeks. You can read our coverage of their meeting with the Finance Committee here and their meeting with the Select Board here. Here's the running summary:  The intent of a couple SPS articles was unclear to…