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SPS School Committee Debates Merits of Hybrid, In-Person Meetings

It’s a Zoom World, but the SPS School Committee Isn’t Sure It Wants To Be Livin’ in It. On Monday, August 5, the school committee debated the merits of making their in-person meetings hybrid. The outcome of the conversation is a bit unclear, but Superintendent Brad Crozier was tasked with evaluating options for in-person meetings…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 10, 2024

Police Department Retention Challenges Add To Budget Pressures

At the Monday, August 5 meeting of the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee, Sudbury Police Chief Scott Nix shared a few updates on the ongoing collaboration between the schools and the police department. But an important detail emerged in the discussion: the police department is soon to be short 7 officers in its department of…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 10, 2024

Sustainability Committee Votes Down School HVAC Funding

Project Cannot Proceed, School Closures Possible If Systems Fail The Sudbury Energy and Sustainability Committee was in a pickle on Tuesday, August 6. On one hand, they could fund the control system for HVAC retrofits at the Curtis Middle School and Haynes Elementary School. On the other, they could hold to their values and…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 7, 2024

Disc Golf Coming To Curtis Middle School

At the Monday, August 5 meeting of the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee, the committee voted to accept a gift from the Curtis Parent Organization (CPO) for the installation of a nine-hole disc golf course. You can view the course layout on a Google map here. According to the meeting packet, the gift is…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 6, 2024

INTRODUCING A NEW INITIATIVE SUPPORTING NEIGHBORING FAMILIES

[Program announcement courtesy of BASEC] BASEC, is an out of school time nonprofit that operates after school enrichment programming in both Belmont and Maynard MA. In an effort to support families in the neighboring community of Sudbury, BASEC will welcome Sudbury residents to enroll their children (Grades 1st-8th) into the BASEC @ Green Meadow and…

ByContributorAugust 5, 2024

Act Now to Vote by Mail in Sept. 3 Primary

Any registered voter can use a mail ballot to vote in the state primary election scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 3. It’s best to start the mail voting process now to be sure you have time to receive a ballot and return it. The town clerk’s office will begin sending mail ballots to voters in mid-August,…

ByThe League of Women Voters of SudburyAugust 5, 2024

Broadacres Land Gets Fresh Trail Map

The Broadacres property on Morse Road is the latest parcel of Town-owned conservation land to get a new trail map. The Conservation Office has been updating maps over the last year, though this is the first trail map for Broadacres, which the Town of Sudbury acquired in 2019. Map-BroadacresDownload The Broadacres land includes parcels…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 4, 2024

Tiny Art Show Returns At Goodnow Library

On Wednesday, July 31, the Goodnow Library hosted this year’s Tiny Art Show. The event welcomed participants of all ages to “create your tiny artwork at home with your own recycled materials or drop by the Tinker Table outside the NOW Lab on the second floor of the library.” From there, participants could submit their…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 4, 2024

Select Board Allocates ARPA Funds for DPW Renovation

On Tuesday, July 30, the Sudbury Select Board allocated $111,350 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Department of Public Works office space renovation project. Town Meeting had previously appropriated $125,000, but the sole responsible bid came in at $197,933.67. The allocation covers the bid, and a 10% contingency budget. The warrant…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 4, 2024

School HVAC Projects In Jeopardy

The July 30 meeting of the Energy and Sustainability Committee contained just one conversation: an urgent request from Sudbury’s combined facilities director, Sandra Duran, for additional funds to complete a replacement of the rooftop air units at Ephraim Curtis Middle School and Josiah Haynes Elementary School that have reached the end of their useful life.…

ByKevin LaHaiseAugust 2, 2024

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