Carmine Gentile, Sudbury's representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, announced on February 10 that he will not seek reelection for a seventh term. In a brief X post, Gentile told constituents "I have enjoyed representing the people of the 13th Middlesex District these past 11 years and look forward to the year…

While the summer of 2026 may seem a long way off, the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is already gearing up for a celebration of historic proportions. In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Chamber has officially opened a community-wide call for theme ideas for the 2026 July…

The Sudbury Park and Recreation Commission (PRC) welcomed representatives from the Energy and Sustainability Committee to their February 9 meeting to discuss a proposed solar canopy over the Haskell Field parking lot. The discussion that ensued had less to do with solar energy than it had to do with the purview and authority of the…

For the first time since 2005, there will be no contested races on the town election ballot. No additional people filed an intention Thursday to run for the 11 open positions on the March 30 Annual Town Election ballot. The deadline to do so was 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5. One person has pulled…

As the Thursday deadline to file an intention to run looms, there are potentially no contested races for the March 30 Annual Town Election. Currently, one person has pulled papers for each of the 11 open positions on the town election ballot. If no one else pulls papers by 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5,…

The Select Board took a peek at all the warrant articles submitted for Annual Town Meeting this week, and it's looking like a fairly typical Town Meeting for Sudbury... with a few notable articles and adjustments from prior years. There are 48 articles listed in the Select Board packet, but there are…

The Sudbury Select Board's Liberty Ledge/Sewataro Subcommittee was dissolved during a February 3 meeting of the board. Member Radha Gargeya waded into a tense discussion with a motion to accept the report of the subcommittee in its current form, and dissolve the committee immediately. Gargeya voiced his appreciation for the work of the…

The Town Clerk’s office certified Tuesday the nomination papers of Charles G. Russo, who is running for Select Board, and Ellen Lederer-DeFrancesco, who is running for Sudbury School Committee. Russo and Lederer-DeFrancesco are now official candidates whose names will appear on the ballot, bringing the total number of candidates whose names will appear on the…

The Parmenter Foundation, a mainstay of the MetroWest nonprofit community, announced on Tuesday a significant expansion of its support network, awarding over $400,000 in grants to 23 programs dedicated to end-of-life care and bereavement services. The 2026 grant cycle targets four critical areas: children’s bereavement, caregiver support, family loss, and hospice care. For Sudbury…