This month, the Sudbury Select Board issued a proclamation recognizing National Disability Independence Day, observed each year on July 26 to commemorate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The ADA was a landmark civil rights law that affirmed a simple but powerful principle: people with disabilities deserve the same…

Dear Members of the Sudbury Jewish Community, The Sudbury Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission is committed to fostering a community where every resident feels welcomed, respected, valued, and has a true sense of belonging. That commitment extends to every member of our community, including our Jewish neighbors. We want to share an update…

[I am Kay Bell, a member of the Permanent Building Committee, the Sudbury Housing Trust, and the Liberty Ledge Sewataro Advisory Committee.  I wrote the testimony below as a resident of Sudbury and not on behalf of any committee to which I belong.] Honorable Members of the Joint Committee on Election Laws, A…

At the joint meeting of the Select Board and the Sudbury Housing Authority on June 30, three local residents applied for the one open seat on the SHA. Select Board member Charlie Russo described the work of the Sudbury Housing Authority as "one definition of fanaticism: a fanatic is someone who redoubles efforts while…

I am writing this as an individual member of the Sudbury Commission on Disability and Sudbury School Committee. These views are my own. Earlier this year, the Sudbury Select Board proclaimed the week of July 20–26 as National Disability Independence Week. That proclamation prompted me to reflect on what Disability Pride Month means…

We have many institutions to be thankful for. My favorite is a free press, for without it there would be no democracy. As the Washington Post banner declares every day. ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’. The signers of the Declaration of Independence understood that when they penned their names at the bottom. What would the Declaration…

To the readers of “One Bad Rhyme Deserves Another,” In a political climate such as today’s -- both nationally and, unfortunately, locally – where disagreement has become absolute and vitriolic, I’m afraid what was intended as a gentle teasing of Kevin’s coverage of the recent Liberty Ledge/Sewataro meeting might be taken as serious criticism.…

As a member of the SHC for 44 years, some of which was Chairman, I would like to let the public know how  important it is to support this town Commission. I knew Miss Hosmer and attended SHC before she passed away in 1978.  The town is very fortunate that she left the house, furnishings and her…

Dear Kevin, your reporting in rhyme To new journalistic heights it did climb, You summarized well The unanimity, which was swell But what was missing was something sublime. One item was left off your list. It was something I think that you missed. What was said in the Weekly Took a slant that just…

This past May, Sudbury Town Meeting did something rare: it gave the Sudbury Housing Authority (SHA) a clear, funded answer to a question the town had been wrestling with for over 3 years. Voters passed Article 39, a citizens' petition appropriating up to $500,000 from Free Cash to repair four SHA-owned single-family homes at 21…