After months of deliberation about calendar changes, it looks like the SPS school calendar will be staying the same. On Monday, November 24, the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee voted to instruct the administration to develop a school calendar that included State and Federal holidays, while supplementing those holidays with "no school…

The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee established an LGBTQ+ Parent Advisory Council on October 6. Following that vote the committee's efforts were lauded by the State, but criticized by a group of Sudbury residents who opposed the establishment of such a PAC. Opponents organized on social media, raising their concerns about risks to…

The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee packet for their November 24 meeting included a budget forecast for the next three fiscal years. According to the forecast, SPS is facing a $1.6M shortfall in upcoming Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27). That estimated shortfall increases to $2.5M in FY28 and $2.8M in FY29. Page 214…

The Atkinson Pool has been closed for renovations over the past few months, but it's on track for an on-schedule reopening according to comments from Sudbury Health Director Vivian Zeng. During the November 19 meeting of the Board of Health, Zeng informed the board that both pools have been filled, the pool was…

The Town of Sudbury acquired the Broadacres Farm property on Morse Road in 2019, and it's now home to a proposed project that could add as many as two baseball diamonds to the property. On Wednesday, November 19, Park and Recreation Director Dennis Mannone presented a design project to the Community Preservation Committee (CPC).…

During the Wednesday, November 19 meeting of the Sudbury Rail Trails Advisory Committee (RTAC), the committee discussed horses on Sudbury rail trails. With several members of the horse community present and providing public comment, RTAC heard about the long history of horses using Sudbury's trails before the rail trail was built. The primary…

Sudbury Town Manager Andy Sheehan is no stranger to big finance meetings. His first day as town manager fell on Sudbury's "Capital Night" — an annual joint meeting of multiple boards and committees to review the capital budget ahead of Annual Town Meeting. Sheehan gave his Financial Condition of the Town presentation on…

On Monday, November 17, the Sudbury Park and Recreation Commission voted down a motion to support an article at the December 1 Special Town Meeting that would authorize the Select Board to proceed with a Power Purchase Agreement for a solar canopy in the parking lot at Haskell Field. The canopy, which would be…

The Sudbury Finance Committee met on Monday, November 17 and discussed a number of articles for the Special Town Meeting scheduled for December 1. The Special Town Meeting was called primarily for two school roof replacement projects at General John Nixon Elementary School and Josiah Haynes Elementary School. The Finance Committee asked Sudbury…