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Pilot of MWRTA Catch Connect Service Coming to Sudbury
The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) will begin offering it's Catch Connect service in Sudbury starting on July 1. The service is similar to Uber and Lyft in terms of it's smartphone app-based ride ordering system and curb-to-curb service. However, Catch Connect uses accessible vans and professional drivers, and users can also call a phone…
May 22, 2024
Sudbury Resident Honored by Greater Boston Food Bank
Diane Bevan recognized with the Kip Tiernan Award Sudbury resident Diane Bevan has been supporting the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) since 1999, including serving as the chair of GBFB’s Innovative Development Council. According to GBFB: "She has made a lasting impact on GBFB in several capacities, including leading the IDC and its members through…
May 21, 2024
Draft Housing Production Plan Ruffles More Feathers
Sudbury is in the process of developing a Housing Production Plan (HPP). According to the Town website: “An HPP in Massachusetts is a plan that helps municipalities better understand local housing needs and demand, development constraints and opportunities, and their vision for the future preservation of housing and the creation of new housing opportunities.” …
May 19, 2024
Park and Recreation In Peril?
Commission Level-Sets Expectations with Financial Reality Sudbury’s Park and Recreation department has no shortage of challenges, and according to the Park and Recreation Commission (PRC), residents have been voicing frustration with their access to, and the utilization of, the new community center building in recent weeks. Those challenges were a major focus for the commission…
May 18, 2024
Select Board Reflects on Town Meeting
On Tuesday the Select Board reflected on Annual Town Meeting with Town Moderator, Cate Blake. It has become a bit of a Sudbury tradition to talk about driving higher attendance at Annual Town Meeting immediately after Annual Town Meeting concludes. Some ideas included moving Annual Town Meeting to the weekend, as well as increased promotion…
May 18, 2024
Reorg-a-palooza: Committees Pick New Leaders
[Editorial Note: The newsletter version of this story hypothesized that Ravi Simon might be the first graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury to serve as Chair of the L-S School Committee. Eagle-eyed readers informed us that Mark Collins and Ellen Joachim previously served as Chairs of the committee, and both are graduates of Lincoln-Sudbury. We were able to…
May 18, 2024
Town Meeting Attendance — What’s Normal?
Sudbury’s Annual Town Meeting had a peak attendance of 317 residents on Monday, and 182 residents on Tuesday. How does that compare to prior Town Meetings? And how does that compare to other towns with Open Town Meetings? We pulled attendance data that was reported in a variety of places including Town Proceedings, Annual Town…
May 15, 2024
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