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Conservation Commission approves Peakham Road addition, Plimpton septic; continues four other hearings

SUDBURY — April 6, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission approves two projects and continues four, signaling impatience at fifth Prides Crossing hearing. The commission, chaired by David Henkels, issued an order of conditions for a deck-to-addition swap and dog fence at 447 Peakham Road for Jadra Stahain and David Pompel,

Sudbury CIAC approves $270,000 Mass Central Rail Trail article, finishes warrant review

SUDBURY — April 1, 2026 — Sudbury CIAC unanimously backs $270,000 Mass Central Rail Trail connector, closing out spring warrant review. The Capital Improvement Advisory Committee voted 7-0 on April 1 to recommend the Community Preservation Act-funded wooden walkway to Hop Brook off Dutton Road, including expansion of a

Select Board signs Town Meeting warrant, takes positions on most of 39 articles

SUDBURY — March 31, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board signs 39-article Town Meeting warrant; Carty dissents on FY27 budget. The board voted 5-0 March 31 to sign the May 4 Annual Town Meeting warrant and supported a $1.2 million capital budget, a $275,000 Capital Stabilization deposit, a $300,

Sudbury FinCom approves $575K in reserve deposits, defers solar canopy votes

SUDBURY — March 30, 2026 — Sudbury Finance Committee backs $575,000 in reserve deposits but pauses on solar canopies. The committee voted 6-2 to recommend Article 11's $300,000 deposit to the Stabilization Fund and Article 12's $275,000 deposit to the Capital Stabilization Fund, with

Planning Board continues Feeley Field hearing to April 8 amid sledding-hill concerns

SUDBURY — March 25, 2026 — Sudbury Planning Board continues Frank Feeley Fields hearing to April 8 as neighbors fight to save sledding hill. Gale Associates project manager Kyle Rowan presented the Phase 2 plan for 200 Raymond Road — regrading both softball fields to a uniform 1.75 percent slope, adding ADA

Lincoln-Sudbury committee cuts parking and exam fees, defers vehicle policy vote

SUDBURY — March 24, 2026 — Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee cuts student fees, banks capital surplus, defers EV policy. The committee voted unanimously March 24 to drop the student parking fee from $300 to $250, the AP exam fee from $125 to $115 and the PSAT fee from $45 to $40,

Sudbury Park and Recreation approves universal-design playground for Town Meeting

SUDBURY — March 23, 2026 — Sudbury Park and Recreation unanimously backs universal-design playground, escalates solar canopy fight. The commission voted 5-0 March 23 to support the Fairbank Community Center playground replacement at Annual Town Meeting, with Assistant Town Manager Victor Garofalo saying the design has "really truly maximized&

Conservation Commission opens Feeley Field rebuild hearing, continues to a later date

SUDBURY — March 23, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission opens CPC-funded Feeley Field softball rebuild, flags irrigation and fill concerns. Kyle Rowan of Gale Associates presented a Notice of Intent (DEP 301-1461) to regrade two softball fields, install subsurface flat-panel drains and an infiltration trench, extend ADA access, and

Sudbury CPC rejects warrant-article deadlines, will manage project completion internally

SUDBURY — March 18, 2026 — Sudbury CPC opts for internal oversight over Town Meeting deadlines on lagging CPA grants. The Community Preservation Committee on March 18 declined to adopt the Policy Subcommittee's draft sunset clause that would have written project completion dates into Town Meeting warrant articles, after a

Sudbury CIAC recommends five capital articles totaling $2.9 million

SUDBURY — March 18, 2026 — Sudbury capital committee endorses $2.9 million in articles, defers rail-trail boardwalk. The Capital Improvement Advisory Committee voted 7-0 on each of five articles March 18, including $2.2 million for a Department of Public Works garage concrete floor, $147,679 as Sudbury'

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