State Representative Carmine Gentile and State Senator Jamie Eldridge joined the Sudbury Select Board during their June 30 meeting for their annual legislative update to the Board. While many topics were covered during the discussion, an exchange on H. 5521 (a bill that would establish recall elections in Sudbury) offered new context on the trajectory…

Sudbury's Recall Debate Enters a New Phase with the Public Testimony Process in the State Legislature Sudbury's push to establish a mechanism for recalling local elected officials is officially moving forward on Beacon Hill, but the town is still several steps away from seeing the measure become law. The State Legislature’s Joint Committee…

The Sudbury Community Preservation Committee (CPC) is now accepting qualifying project proposals according to the Town of Sudbury website. Projects recommended by the CPC will be presented at the May 2027 Annual Town Meeting. The Community Preservation Act provides funding for qualifying projects in open space & recreation, historic preservation, and housing. The…

The Sudbury Housing Authority wants to replace four aging homes with eight affordable units. A 2024 state law now allows accessory units by right. The Sudbury Housing Authority (SHA) has received a single bid to move ahead with its long-debated plan to add affordable housing units in the Pine Lakes neighborhood, and the proposal reflects…

Birthday Wishes, the Sudbury-based nonprofit that throws birthday parties for children experiencing homelessness, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation, the organization announced this week. The three-year award comes through the foundation's $30 Million Grant Program, a competitive process that distributes funding to nonprofits across Massachusetts. Birthday Wishes said the money…

Longtime Sudbury volunteer Tania Vitvitsky was recognized by State Representative Carmine Gentile at the Commonwealth Heroine Awards ceremony on June 24, an annual event celebrating women across Massachusetts for their service and leadership. Gentile (D-Middlesex 13th), whose district includes Sudbury, praised Vitvitsky as a volunteer leader who has spent years working to improve her…

Town Manager Andy Sheehan has created a Budget Working Group just as the Fiscal Year 2028 (FY28) budget building process has commenced. The group will be discussing a forecasted deficit in FY28 and beyond, among many other considerations. The first meeting was a bit of a primer on the latest budget forecast, and…

Sudbury convened a public input session on June 24 regarding the future of Camp Sewataro, and the message from residents, both in the room and joining remotely, was overwhelming: keep the beloved summer camp running. But the conversation didn't stop there. Attendees floated a host of ideas for making fuller use of the property year-round,…

The petition approved by Town Meeting in May has been formally filed in the Massachusetts Legislature, where it now awaits committee review. The recall election proposal that Sudbury voters approved this spring has cleared its first hurdle at the State House. The measure was filed last week as House Bill 5521 in the 194th…

Conversations about possible restoration and expanded access to the historic Carding Mill House have hit a temporary roadblock, in the form of a dam. While the Sudbury Historical Commission and Conservation Commission recently began collaborating on the future of the 102 Dutton Road property, all conversations regarding restoration and public access will have…