On Tuesday, January 28, the Sudbury Select Board voted 4-1 to submit a non-binding vocational education article to the Annual Town Meeting warrant, contingent on further information being added to the report. The article would provide Town Meeting the opportunity to demonstrate its support for Sudbury to join a vocational education district, but would not…

On Monday, January 27, the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee voted to adopt an updated policy regarding student use of technology. The new policy, labeled JICJ - Student use of Technology, explicitly forbids the use of any personal electronic devices, such as smartphones, tablets and smartwatches, at any time during the school day. The…

The Town Clerk’s office Wednesday certified the nomination papers of Elizabeth Sues, who is running for the three-year seat on the Sudbury School Committee. Sues is the first official candidate for the three-year SPS seat. Two other people, Kathleen Bell and Jessica McCready, have filed their intention to run for the three-year seat but…

Jessica McCready filed an intention (“pulled papers”) Tuesday to run for a three-year seat on the Sudbury School Committee in the March 31 Annual Town Election.  This is McCready’s first run for office in Sudbury.  Two other people, Kathleen Bell and Elizabeth Sues, previously filed their intention to run for the three-year seat.…

The Select Board race is officially contested after the Town Clerk’s office certified the nomination papers of Kevin Matthews Monday. He is the third official candidate in a race with two available seats in the March 31 Annual Town Election. The Town Clerk’s office previously certified the nomination papers for Select Board candidates Radha…

Allison Vanderels filed an intention (“pulled papers”) Friday to run for a newly created two-year seat on the Sudbury School Committee in the March 31 Annual Town Election.  This is Vanderels’ first run for office in Sudbury. She has previously served as president of the board of Sudbury Extended Day. The Select Board…

[CORRECTION: a prior version of this story characterized the appeal to the Planning Board decision incorrectly. It has been corrected in this story.] Here’s what happened in the committee meetings this week: Board of Health The Board of Health had a long discussion about the Atkinson Pool at the top of their meeting. The…

The Select Board Friday morning approved the addition of a second Sudbury School Committee seat to the March 31 Annual Town Election ballot, to fill a two-year term resulting from the resignation of SPS committee member Mary Stephens.  A three-year seat is also open. The races for the two seats will be separate.  People…

The Town Clerk’s office certified the nomination papers of three people Wednesday: Carol Bradford for Board of Health, Radha Gargeya for Select Board, and Lisa Kouchakdjian for Select Board. All three are now official candidates for the March 31 Annual Town Election whose names will appear on the ballot.  To appear on the ballot,…

Did you feel the cold this morning? My thermograph has us at about minus 10. Ouch! The thermograph provides an actual temperature trace vs. digital numbers, which is mostly what we see these days.