In an emotional moment on Tuesday night, the Sudbury Select Board voted unanimously to permanently designate May 3 as “Be Like Zach Day” in the Town of Sudbury. The proclamation honors the life of Zach Wall, a beloved 16-year-old member of the community who passed away from cancer at the age of 16. Zach's…

For many seniors, the most daunting distance isn't a cross-country flight, but the ten-mile trip to a specialist's office. As the "Silver Tsunami" of aging Americans continues to grow, the Sudbury Senior Center is taking a proactive step to ensure no resident is left stranded with the launch of its new volunteer-powered program, Community Rides.…

They brought back the 1990's classic sitcom "Full House" with "Fuller House" on Netflix in 2016, but it's going to be tough to bring back CD's in the age of streaming music and Apple CarPlay. Farewell, 1990's — how we miss thee! On March 3, Goodnow Library director Amy Stimac told the Trustees of…

Mail ballots for the March 30 town election are on their way to voters, and those ballots must be received in the Town Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.  Town Clerk Beth Klein said approximately 2,400 voters have requested mail ballots and that ballots are being mailed the week…

The Sudbury Police dispatcher deployed on U.S. Navy Reserve duty who was injured in Dubai is “doing just fine,” said Police Chief Scott Nix. Owen Gerow, 22, sustained injuries the first day of the conflict when the United States and Israel attacked Iran and Iran retaliated with strikes on U.S. bases in the Middle…

The Sudbury Finance Committee (FinCom) is going through its usual process of reviewing articles for Annual Town Meeting in May. They are tasked with making recommendations to support or oppose articles to Town Meeting, and this process ultimately results in the position statements you see in the Town Meeting Warrant. The Select Board goes through…

One of Sudbury's sometimes-overlooked conservation parcels now has a trail guide published by the Sudbury Conservation Department. Poor Farm, which has a parking area at the intersection of Willis Road and Marlboro Road, is an approximately 55-acre parcel with a unique history. According to the trail guide "Before there was Social Security and…

Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee member Nicole Burnard may have broken the confidentiality of executive session with an Open Meeting Law (OML) complaint that, if Burnard’s statements in the complaint are correct, revealed elements of committee deliberations in recent executive sessions. (Complaint embedded below)  The committee agendas have said the executive sessions were to…

The Finance Committee welcomed Town Manager Andy Sheehan for a Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget hearing on the evening of March 2, and attendees learned just how a previously-anticipated FY27 override was averted. The short answer is that new growth (new tax revenue from construction, renovation and property improvements) came in stronger than…