A representative of Sobre Mesa, a Mexican restaurant in Sudbury's historic town center, informed the community on December 9 that the restaurant would convert to a concept called Sul Tavolo in January 2025. The change will be permanent according to the Facebook post and ensuing comments from the representative.
Sul Tavolo was initially…

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The Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee met on Tuesday, December 3. The preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 budget was presented. There’s an initial variance between the proposed budget and budget guidance of approximately $240,000.
The Town of Sudbury provided 3.0% guidance. The Town of Lincoln provided 2.5% guidance. The FY26 apportionment ratio presented was a very…
Prospective candidates for town and school committee positions can begin “pulling papers” to gather signatures and run for local office in early January. Signatures must be gathered and returned to the Clerk’s office by early February. Sudbury’s town election will be Monday, March 31.
Any registered voter in Sudbury has the right to run.…
The Sudbury Select Board met on Tuesday, December 3. Here are the highlights:
Tax Classification
They classified the taxes! The main thing residents need to know is that they did not add any burden on residential property owners relative to commercial or industrial property owners.
According to the meeting packet, the net impact on the…
Whalen Leaves a Legacy of Collaboration, Service, and Perseverance
Sudbury Fire Chief John Whalen will be retiring in February 2025. Sudbury Town Manager Andy Sheehan told Sudbury Weekly:
"I am very appreciative of Chief John Whalen’s commitment to the Town of Sudbury and the Sudbury Fire Department, and his devotion to the…
An Interview About Municipal Investments and Reserves
Victor Garofalo is serving as the Finance Director and Treasurer/Collector for the Town of Sudbury. He was kind enough to answer our questions on Town investments and reserves. We are publishing the full Q&A interview here with gratitude for his time.
Capital projects and operating budgets are…
Welcome to winter in Sudbury. December is regarded as a winter month, will see how it behaves, although winter cold has set in this week. Rainfall for November was somewhat more plentiful than our prior two months with 3.37 inches of rain for the month. The last three months, regarded as our Fall, had a…
[Event listing courtesy of the Scouts BSA Troops 61, 63 and 65]
The Sudbury Scouts BSA Tree Sale is a long-standing tradition in Sudbury, going back decades! All of the Scouts BSA Troops in Sudbury -- Troops 61, 63, & 65 -- work together to make the sale happen. The sale is both a…
The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee held further discussions about the Combined Facility Department on Monday, November 25. The department is shared between SPS and the Town of Sudbury. It was established in 2012 by way of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that aimed to increase efficiency and service delivery for both the Town…
The College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) program has been at the center of a nationwide education debate for years. Perspectives on the program are as varied as can be, making it difficult to reduce it down to a simple pro/con debate.
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is also navigating this debate. Some students and…