On Monday November 4, Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) leadership presented the results of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, and provided their analysis of those results. While the initial presentation focused more heavily on the bright spots in the data, the ensuing discussion with the school committee revealed a more sobering assessment…

Updated Nov. 6, 2024, 7:20 p.m. While Donald Trump won the Presidential race Tuesday, Massachusetts voters picked Kamala Harris 61.6% to Trump’s 36.2% in the state, and Sudbury voters were even more in favor of Harris, 73.4% to Trump’s 22.3% in the town. In the contested race for Sudbury State Representative, Democratic incumbent…

During the October 28 meeting of the Sudbury Finance Committee, Sudbury's Finance Director, Victor Garofalo, shared that free cash had been certified by the Division of Local Services, and it came in higher than most expected at nearly $7.3 million for fiscal year 2025. According to the Division of Local Services (DLS): …

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…