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Town Manager Calls For Fiscal Discipline

On Tuesday, Town Manager Andy Sheehan provided an update on one of his major goals to “develop a long-term comprehensive plan to fund and manage the operating and capital budgets.” (Presentation here) Time was short as the meeting was running late into the evening, so there was not a lot of discussion after the presentation.…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 31, 2024

What’s That Boarded Up Red Building At Haynes and Pantry?

At the intersection of Haynes Road and Pantry Road, a bit of Sudbury history stares out at residents, as it has for decades. But the red, boarded up building isn’t as well known as other historic landmarks in Sudbury. It has been boarded up for as long as most locals can remember. Only the longest-tenured…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 23, 2024

SPS School Committee Debates Merits of Hybrid, In-Person Meetings

It’s a Zoom World, but the SPS School Committee Isn’t Sure It Wants To Be Livin’ in It. On Monday, August 5, the school committee debated the merits of making their in-person meetings hybrid. The outcome of the conversation is a bit unclear, but Superintendent Brad Crozier was tasked with evaluating options for in-person meetings…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 10, 2024

Photo Essay: Paving the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

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ByLen SimonJuly 30, 2024

Fall Town Meeting: Cancelled SPS Discussion Leads To Controversy

During the July 16 meeting of the Sudbury Select Board, the board was set to vote to hold a public hearing on July 30th. That hearing would cover whether or not the Town would call a Fall Town Meeting, in accordance with the Town’s General Bylaws. The board voted to hold that hearing later this…

ByKevin LaHaiseJuly 21, 2024

Thoughts In Return? A Q&A With Barbara Fisher, Open Table

Barbara Fisher of Sudbury has been named chair of the board of directors of Open Table, a Maynard-based organization that offers healthy and culturally-appropriate foods through a food pantry and a prepared meals program. In addition, newly-elected to the Open Table board are Sudbury residents Jill Bradford and Megan Chambers. Fisher discusses the Open Table…

ByNancy BrumbackJuly 19, 2024

Trash Pickup Discussions Resurface In Sudbury

Sudbury revisits town-wide trash pickup nearly two decades after an initial conversation. The Sudbury Energy and Sustainability committee has been on a roll of late. Following a presentation of a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory to the Select Board, there was discussion about initiatives that could help the town aggressively reduce emissions. One idea was…

ByKevin LaHaiseJuly 13, 2024

Park and Recreation Commission Readies for Funding Battle

The Sudbury Park and Recreation Commission, as well as the corresponding Town department, have been grappling with a number of challenges since before the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020. But those challenges have taken on an existential bent in recent conversations amongst the commissioners. In May we covered a commission meeting in which the financial realities…

ByKevin LaHaiseJuly 13, 2024

Photo Essay: The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

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

ByLen SimonJuly 10, 2024

Zoning Board to Take a Crack at New Firearms Business Zoning Bylaw

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…

ByKevin LaHaiseJuly 2, 2024

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