The Sudbury Park and Recreation Commission, as well as the corresponding Town department, have been grappling with a number of challenges since before the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020. But those challenges have taken on an existential bent in recent conversations amongst the commissioners.
In May we covered a commission meeting in which the financial realities…

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In a recent Select Board meeting, the property manager for 621 Boston Post Road asked the board to withdraw a liquor license associated with now-closed Fugakyu restaurant so that a new tenant could apply for a license. Upon learning there was a new tenant, we reached out to multiple sources to find out what kind…
[This photo essay, contributed by Sudbury resident Len Simon, features photographs taken on July 3, 2024.]
During the Monday, July 8 meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission, the public learned that the Terrific Two's program has been paused indefinitely due to building code licensing requirements for programs serving children 2.9 years or younger. The program was not previously licensed.
Park and Recreation Director, Dennis Mannone, indicated that the…
Sudbury's annual 4th of July parade, organized by the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, was held on Thursday. Though there was a chance of isolated storms, the weather held up for the marchers and attendees.
State Representative Carmine Gentile joins Thursday Garden Club members Angela Stoller, left, and Ellen Baucom at the club’s float.
Preparing to…
On Monday, July 1, the Sudbury Zoning Board of Appeals discussed a new firearms business zoning bylaw after the Select Board's version of a bylaw failed at the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting. Chair John Riordan stated that a draft of the bylaw was circulated to members of the board, and that he would scheduled…
Sudbury Weekly has previously covered a proposed Chase Bank in the Shaw’s Plaza on Boston Post Road. On Wednesday, their representatives went before the Sudbury Planning Board with revised designs based upon prior Planning Board feedback. The changes were relatively modest, and focused on building aesthetics, landscaping, and small reductions in impervious surfaces. Here are the updated…
The Select Board spent much of it’s June 25 meeting discussing policy. From possible new policies pertaining to town-wide sustainability to existing policies relating to project tracking and reporting; the Town’s chief policy-setting board explored ways that new and updated policies could move the Town forward in any number of ways.
There’s just one…
On Monday, June 24, the Harvard Select Board voted 5-0 to offer Dan Nason their open Town Administrator position. Nason is currently serving as the Director of Public Works (DPW) in Sudbury.
The Harvard Press had the scoop here. They reported that Nason was the first choice of all five Harvard Select Board…
On Monday June 24, the Town of Sudbury published the instructions for signing up for resident swim sessions at Camp Sewataro. Residents can sign up using this SignUpGenius link, which will be re-used each week this summer:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48ADA72BA4F4CE9-50033063-sudbury#/
Resident swimming will be available on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer. Residents will…