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SPS MCAS Results Are In
On Monday the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee met, and MCAS results were back on the agenda. You can watch the presentation at 1:20:00, but the slides were also included in the packet for the meeting.  A big focus in the presentation was a comparison to 2019 results. Apparently something happened in 2020 that may have…
Sudbury Gets Moving On MBTA Communities Compliance
The State passed legislation commonly referred to as "MBTA Communities" back in 2021. The specifics of that legislation are not exactly common knowledge, and that's likely because zoning legislation is insufferably boring quite technical and requires a good deal of context to understand exactly what the impact will be in the real-world. Here's the best we can…
Community Preservation Applicants Bring The Thunder
In their last meeting, the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) sent a warning to applicants. They wanted more detail and more substance. In this week's public hearing it was clear that several applicants got the memo, and they brought the thunder.   The two applications with the broadest interest are probably the Community Gardens…
Town Leaders Evaluate Budget Challenges
On Tuesday, Sudbury Town Manager Andy Sheehan presented the financial condition of the Town. The short version is that forecasts aren't perfect, but the Town is forecasting some possible challenges in the coming fiscal years. You can jump to page 36 here to review the slides. (1:12:50) Sheehan noted that budget guidance in future…
School Districts Review MCAS Results 
Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) and Lincoln-Sudbury (L-S) were set to present their 2023 MCAS reports during each district's school committee meeting this week. SPS postponed until their next meeting, and Superintendent Crozier cited the need to make substantive changes to the SPS presentation. (01:48) You can access the L-S presentation via the link on the…
Thoughts In Return? 
A Q&A With the Sudbury Community Food Pantry  1 -- Many people have heard about the Food Pantry, but some may not know its history. Can you tell us about your mission and how the Food Pantry has developed over the years? The core mission of the Sudbury Community Food Pantry (SCFP) is to serve people…
Finance Committee Regroups, Looks Ahead
On Monday the Finance Committee met to discuss lessons learned after Special Town Meeting and to gear up for the FY25 budget cycle. Their takeaways from Special Town Meeting were pretty standard fare, mostly relating to getting more information and getting that information earlier in the process, but it was acknowledged that Special Town Meetings…
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SPS Committee Gives Straw Man Argument A Try
The Sudbury Public Schools School Committee met Monday and had further discussion on their articles for Special Town Meeting.  We have been following these articles for several weeks. You can read our coverage of their meeting with the Finance Committee here and their meeting with the Select Board here. Here's the running summary:  The intent of a couple SPS articles was unclear to…
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