The Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Election Laws has reported favorably on House Bill 5521, legislation that would amend Sudbury's Town Charter to create a recall process for elected officials. The committee referred H.5521 to the House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling on September 3. The bill's advancement keeps the petition alive…

A newly released preliminary Physical Needs Assessment for Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (L-S) estimates that the facility faces over $39M in baseline capital repairs and replacements over the next 20 years. When accounting for a standard 3% annual rate of inflation, total long-term capital costs rise to $47,957,023. The 67-page report, prepared for the…

Since its acquisition in 2019, Camp Sewataro was a unique preservation story. The Town spent millions in 2019 to buy the property at Liberty Ledge, and many residents who fought for that purchase believed they were saving it from ever being carved up and developed. That belief is written plainly on the Friends of Sewataro…

As discussions surrounding the future use of the Liberty Ledge/Camp Sewataro property continue, some Sudbury residents have called for a simple solution: give the current camp operator a long-term contract. However, a formal legal opinion from Town Counsel Lee Smith of KP Law clarifies that doing so without a competitive bidding process would violate…

Sudbury residents headed to the polls at the Fairbank Community Center on September 1, 2026, to cast their ballots in the State primary election. According to the unofficial results, 3,837 votes were cast across all six precincts, representing a 26.4% turnout of the town's 14,542 registered voters. Democratic voters made up the bulk of the…

Town Manager Andy Sheehan's Budget Working Group met on August 31, and the discussion could prove to be a significant financial milestone for the Town. Assistant Town Manager and Finance Director Victor Garofalo presented an updated forecast of revenue and expenses for Fiscal Year 2028 (FY28). The Town is currently in FY27, which…

The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS) Building Committee has made a decision about the school’s aging roof: it will wait until the roof reaches 25 years before replacement. Waiting for the roof to reach an appropriate age could delay the replacement until at least 2029 or potentially later.  According to Building Committee chair Jack…

The state primary election is Tuesday, Sept. 1. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All six Sudbury precincts vote at the Fairbank Community Center, 40 Fairbank Rd. Voters will select candidates for the November general election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, U. S. Senator, state legislators and more. Specimen ballots for…

Sudbury's New City Microcreamery will be moving to Wayland next spring, and the Sudbury location will cease operations at the end of this month according to a Facebook post from the company. The Hudson-based ice cream purveyor has operated the location in Sudbury for four years. Pete's Coffee previously occupied their space in…