Liberty Ledge is a 44+ acre parcel located in north Sudbury.  A private day camp, Sewataro, operated there for years, and the town received $200,000 yearly in real estate taxes. The landowner was responsible for maintaining the property. WHERE WE ARE TODAY In 2019 after hearing hard-to-believe promises of the financial windfall that would…

Dear Sudbury,  Thank you for the honor of electing me to serve on the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee. I am excited to declare my candidacy for a second term and ask for your support once again. I ran for the LS School Committee in 2023 to bring my perspective as a former student to…

[Opinion submission from the Sudbury Democratic Town Committee] The Sudbury Democratic Town Committee is inviting Sudbury residents to stand outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. WHEN: Every Wednesday from 11am-1pm WHERE: ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office (1000 District Avenue, Burlington MA 01803) Housed…

By Janie Dretler, Vice Chair, Sudbury Select Board – I am writing this as an individual member of the Sudbury Select Board. These views are my own. Thank you to everyone who voted YES on December 1 to support the Haynes and Nixon school roof projects. That vote reflected a clear commitment to protecting…

Sudbury’s school committees face an ethical dilemma when it comes to their school calendar decision. It’s an unenviable position to be in, to say the least. Every group in the school communities has a valid need and there is no calendar option that is a win-win for everyone. The SC is tasked with considering…

By Janie Dretler, Vice Chair, Sudbury Select Board – I am writing this as an individual member of the Sudbury Select Board. These views are my own. Sudbury can’t keep kicking basic infrastructure down the road and pretending it won’t cost us later. The roofs at Haynes and Nixon elementary schools are decades old.…

FELS extends profound thanks to the communities of Lincoln and Sudbury for their incredible response to our Thanksgiving Pie Sale.  By the numbers, Ruth-Anne Adams and Tom Fosnot of The Hyve produced close to 300 pies, of which: 59 Pies went  to Food Pantries in Lincoln and Sudbury, a wonderful amount, given the continuing…

There are two things that my five year old son will point out to me on drives every time without fail: fire trucks and the Hosmer House.  “Look, Mommy, there’s the Hosmer House!” I hear from the back seat every single time we pass the intersection of Old Sudbury Road and Concord Road.  After having…

The League of Women Voters of Sudbury supports five articles on the Dec. 1 Special Town Meeting warrant, based on local, state and national LWV positions. The League urges Sudbury voters to attend Town Meeting and participate as citizen legislators. Special Town Meeting starts Monday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at…