250 years ago, on January 9th, 1776, several Sudbury men signed the payroll acknowledging that they had received one pound and one schilling from Capt. Asahel Wheeler. This scrap of paper is one of a couple dozen papers we have in the Town Records relating to the Siege of Boston. (Full Image)
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Nearly 50% of Sudbury households have children. In fact, the percentage of the town's population that's enrolled in Sudbury's school districts is among the highest in MetroWest. Meanwhile, the number of dual working parents has been climbing for years. That creates a big market for childcare services in Sudbury, and the business community has…
Sudbury weather quickly moved into winter cold as December arrived. We had frequent snow events although generally light in nature. In total 7 inches of snow fell in December making it the snowiest of the last three. We continued with below normal precipitation values with 2.81 inches of rain including melted snow for the month.…
We're about to complete another trip around the sun, and not much has changed here in Sudbury. The Town budget is stretched thin, the intersection at Horse Pond Road and Boston Post Road is still as harrowing as ever, and the restaurant space is vacant once again at 29 Hudson Road.
Of course,…
Two hundred fifty years ago, on December 15, 1775, a payroll for Capt. Jabez Puffer was signed. Shown here is a trimmed image of that payroll from the volume labeled “Sudbury Miscellaneous Records, 17th–19th Century,” preserved in the vault of the Town Clerk.
It reads: “The Colony of the Massachusetts Bay to Capt. Jabez Puffer for guarding…
Your Health with Dr. McShine
[This column is part of a regular series of health information and wellness tips from Emerson Health Sudbury.]
Every year the winter holiday season can be joyful, while also bringing busy schedules, high expectations, and some stress. Many people feel overwhelmed, tired, or irritable this time of year.…
Sudbury weather for November continued with a cooling to colder trend with fairly frequent precipitation. We had 9 rain events but unfortunately the rainfall values were mostly light to moderate. Thus we continue with below normal rainfall for 2025. Some of the weather highlights include the following:
November monthly rainfall: 2.19 in. 2025 year…
See it before the last show on Saturday at 2:00 PM
In case you were on the fence about seeing the LSB Players’ production of The Music Man, don’t hesitate: get your tickets before the last two shows (Friday, November 21 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, November 22 at 2:00 PM) sell out. In all…
Black Friday is fast approaching, and horrible memories of shopping mall traffic, long checkout lines and parking lot road rage are resurfacing. Fortunately for Sudbury residents, they won't have to venture far from home to get most everything on their holiday shopping list.
The local retail landscape in Sudbury offers a remarkable breadth…
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Sudbury resident and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Caitrin Adelman has brought her expertise closer to home with the opening of Deeply Rooted Counseling in Wayland, a practice dedicated to serving the children, caregivers, and families in the area. After years of commuting, Adelman's decision to launch a local practice was driven by…