On Wednesday, April 10, the Sudbury Planning Board held a public hearing to discuss the proposed Firearms Safety Business Use Bylaw, and to hear from the public. Sudbury Select Board member, Charlie Russo, presented the bylaw to kick things off. After a public comment, the board members offered high level comments and voted to recommend approval of…

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Town Meeting is the legislative body of Sudbury, and the registered voters who attend are the legislators. Town Meeting votes on bylaws, spending (including budgets and borrowing), resolutions, and more.
During Town Meeting, the Town Moderator is your guide, and the Warrant is your guidebook. The Warrant lists the basic rules and procedures for conducting Town Meeting and provides…
On Monday night the Finance Committee met to discuss warrant articles for Annual Town Meeting in May. The committee previously voted not to recommend approval of a Community Preservation Committee article that would fund the study and design of a wider driveway to access Parkinson Field and an accessible connection to the Bruce Freeman Rail…
In Monday’s annual town election, Daniel Carty and Janie Dretler were re-elected to the Select Board in a contested race for the two seats.
Mary Stephens and Karyn Jones were elected for the first time to the Sudbury School Committee (SPS, grades preK-8) in the other contested race.
There were 3,322 votes cast,…
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) recently voted to support a project that would study and design an improved, wider driveway for Parkinson Field, as it is currently one lane in and out. Once it had their support, they submitted an article for the warrant for Annual Town Meeting. Projects that apply to the CPC…
The Town of Sudbury announced a sprawling Earth Day event that is slated for April 20. The event will be held throughout Sudbury’s historic town center with participation from an exhaustive list of community organizations, nonprofits, local businesses and Town departments. Here’s the flyer that was published by the Town:
There will be demonstrations, activities, a…
Sudbury’s annual town election is Monday, March 25. There are two contested races in the election, for Select Board and Sudbury School Committee (SPS grades preK-8). There are no ballot questions this election.
Polls are open Monday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 5 vote at Fairbank Community Center; precincts…
The Sudbury Water District has taken a “proactive approach” dealing with PFAS chemicals, budgeting about $10 million to install carbon filter systems at its Raymond Road and East Street water treatment facilities, Vincent J. Roy, executive director, noted at a public forum on PFAS contamination in Sudbury. Other speakers at the forum discussed pending legislation…
This Is Why You Won’t Find Fast Food In Sudbury
Sudbury residents have grown accustomed to driving elsewhere for drive-in food. But many wonder why they can’t find anything of the sort in Sudbury. Yet others wonder why there are drive-throughs for some businesses, like banks and pharmacies, but not others like fast-food restaurants. On…
The League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum featuring candidates in uncontested races in the March 25 Town Election is now available on SudburyTV.
The League invited uncontested candidates to introduce themselves and briefly discuss the work of the committee or board they will be elected to.
Participating in the forum are Linda Huet-Clayton, Board of…