(Sudbury, MA, August 19, 2024) Honoring the attainment of women’s suffrage, Governor Maura Healey acknowledges August 26, 2024 as Women’s Equality Day. In 1973 Congress designated August 26, the date the Nineteenth Amendment was certified, as National Women’s Equality Day. Now Massachusetts Governor Healey urges “all residents of the Commonwealth to take cognizance of…

At the Monday, August 19 meeting of the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee, Superintendent Brad Crozier walked the committee through a capital projects update with Combined Facilities Director, Sandra Duran. The focus of the discussion centered on the HVAC projects at Ephraim Curtis Middle School and Josiah Haynes Elementary School. The district has…

Following a series of tests indicating cyanobacteria levels well above the allowed thresholds, the camp operator of Camp Sewataro has announced that the ponds on the property will remain closed for the rest of the summer. The decision was made with input from the Sudbury Conservation Department as well us the Sudbury Board of Health…

The Sept. 3 election is a state primary election in which political parties select their candidates for the Nov. 5 general election. For that reason, voters vote using a specific party’s ballot in that election. Voters who are enrolled in a party must take that party’s ballot. Unenrolled voters can choose which ballot they want;…

Following a single Facebook thread with residents discussing Sudbury police compensation and staffing shortages on social media, some of the noise translated into a few emails to the Select Board. Select Board Chair, Jennifer Roberts, opened the board’s Tuesday meeting with a statement about the situation: “I’ll start by recognizing that the Select Board…

On Thursday the Board of Health issued a press release announcing that Eastern Equine Encephalitis was detected in Sudbury mosquitoes: “The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Sudbury, Massachusetts. There are currently no human cases. EEE is a rare but serious…

The Finance Committee met on Monday. It’s not quite budget season, so they’re still discussing their approach to the budget for the next fiscal year. The main takeaway appears to be a deeper dive on Town department-level budgets. Historically, the committee would hear from the Superintendents of each Sudbury school district, as well as…

A July 26 announcement from Camp Sewataro notified the public that the swimming and fishing ponds had been closed due to “blue green algae levels” found in the fishing pond. Bleu green algae is another term used for cyanobacteria. At the August 13 meeting of the Board of Health, the public learned more about the…

After failing to win support for funding from the Energy and Sustainability Committee, the schools HVAC project might have one last chance for funding. The project would replace critical HVAC equipment on the roofs of Curtis Middle School and Haynes Elementary School. The current equipment is at the end of it’s useful life, and the Combined Facilities…