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Welcome to Winter in Sudbury

Welcome to winter in Sudbury. December is regarded as a winter month, will see how it behaves, although winter cold has set in this week. Rainfall for November was somewhat more plentiful than our prior two months with 3.37 inches of rain for the month. The last three months, regarded as our Fall, had a…

ByJohn PalmieriDecember 2, 2024

Scouts Annual Christmas Tree Sale

[Event listing courtesy of the Scouts BSA Troops 61, 63 and 65] The Sudbury Scouts BSA Tree Sale is a long-standing tradition in Sudbury, going back decades! All of the Scouts BSA Troops in Sudbury -- Troops 61, 63, & 65 -- work together to make the sale happen. The sale is both a…

ByContributorDecember 1, 2024

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SPS Seeks Basis to Terminate Combined Facility Department MOA

The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee held further discussions about the Combined Facility Department on Monday, November 25. The department is shared between SPS and the Town of Sudbury. It was established in 2012 by way of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that aimed to increase efficiency and service delivery for both the Town…

ByKevin LaHaiseNovember 27, 2024

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Lincoln-Sudbury Clears the Air on AP Course Offerings

The College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) program has been at the center of a nationwide education debate for years. Perspectives on the program are as varied as can be, making it difficult to reduce it down to a simple pro/con debate. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is also navigating this debate. Some students and…

ByKevin LaHaiseNovember 25, 2024

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Select Board Lightning Round

Here’s the running summary from the Tuesday, November 19 meeting of the Sudbury Select Board: American Rescue Plan Act Funds Town Manager Sheehan presented a plan to allocate the remainder of Sudbury’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The Select Board asked a variety of questions, but were broadly supportive of the recommended allocations.…

ByKevin LaHaiseNovember 23, 2024

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Finance Committee Dives Deep on School, Park & Rec Funding

The Sudbury Finance Committee welcomed several guests on Monday, November 18. Their first guest was a representative from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to discuss the ins and outs of the Circuit Breaker special education reimbursement program. Following that, Ben Carmel and Mara Huston presented a financial overview of the Park and…

ByKevin LaHaiseNovember 23, 2024

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Sheehan Presents Financial Condition of the Town

At the end of Town Manager Andy Sheehan’s presentation of the financial condition of the Town, several Select Board members thanked him for the level of detail that went into his presentation. Member Dretler was emphatic: “I have to say that I think this has been the best financial condition presentation in my seven years…

ByKevin LaHaiseNovember 23, 2024

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SPS Policy Work Comes Screeching to a Halt

Questionable Claims about the Massachusetts Association of School Committees Derail SPS Policy Subcommittee On Thursday November 21 the Sudbury Public Schools policy subcommittee met to discuss a laundry list of policy updates and additions with Superintendent Brad Crozier. Mandy Sim and Karyn Jones are the two members of the subcommittee. (Agenda here.) The…

ByKevin LaHaiseNovember 22, 2024

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SPS Faces Rankings, Redacting Issues

Sudbury Public Schools was in the news lately, but perhaps not in the way it would like. The U.S. News and World Report dropped its elementary and middle school rankings, and none of Sudbury’s elementary schools cracked the top 50 in the state. The rankings were: General John Nixon Elementary: #53 Peter Noyes…

ByKevin LaHaiseNovember 21, 2024

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Popular Sudbury Toy Store to Close in January 2025

By way of a Facebook post, Sudbury's Learning Express today announced that it would be closing at the end of January 2025: As some are now aware, we have been unable to negotiate a sustainable lease agreement with the plaza's new owners. As a result, after nearly 30 years of being a part…

ByKevin LaHaiseNovember 20, 2024

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