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Select Board sends Special Town Meeting petition results to Beacon Hill

SUDBURY — June 2, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board forwards three Special Town Meeting petitions to Beacon Hill, backs Haskell accessibility grant. The board voted 5-0 on June 2 to send transmittal letters on the May 20 articles — a bottle bill update, an audit of the Massachusetts Legislature, and a Sudbury

Sudbury ZBA approves Elsbeth Road home, Maynard Road addition; defers Sherman Bridge

SUDBURY — June 1, 2026 — Sudbury ZBA approves two homes and continues Sherman's Bridge to July. The Zoning Board of Appeals on June 1 voted 5-0 to grant a special permit for a 4,072-square-foot single-family rebuild at 11 Elsbeth Road by developer Ben Maiden&

Sudbury Conservation Commission rules out arsenic preservative for Sherman's Bridge project

SUDBURY — June 1, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission unanimously rejects CCA preservative for Sherman's Bridge rehabilitation. The 5-0 vote on June 1 bars chromated copper arsenate from the wood treatment options for the joint Sudbury-Wayland glulam deck replacement project, MassDEP file 301-1467, mirroring a unanimous Wayland

Planning Board approves six-tree removal for new driveway at 25 Plympton Road

SUDBURY — May 27, 2027 — Sudbury Planning Board approves six-tree removal at 25 Plympton Road to fix fire-truck access. The board voted 3-0 Wednesday to authorize the cuts — one 12-inch birch, one 12-inch oak, one 6-inch birch and three smaller deciduous trees — plus removal of

Select Board approves prepared statements opposing town meeting Articles 3 and 4

SUDBURY — May 20, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board approves prepared statements opposing Special Town Meeting Articles 3 and 4. Meeting in the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School gymnasium roughly half an hour before the May 20 Special Town Meeting, the board voted 5-0 to read draft statements from the floor

Sudbury Select Board elects Dretler chair, Gargeya vice-chair in 4-1 vote

SUDBURY — May 19, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board elects Dretler chair, returns $738,908 in stalled capital. The board voted 4-1 to elect Janie W. Dretler chair and unanimously elevated Radha R. Gargeya to vice-chair, with Daniel E. Carty casting the lone vote against Dretler. Members then closed out

Historical Commission approves Old Lancaster Road demolition with wood-window condition

SUDBURY — May 19, 2026 — Sudbury Historical Commission conditions 317 Old Lancaster Road demolition approval on wood replacement windows. The commission voted 7-0 May 19 to approve the demolition plan for the garage and side entry at the historic yellow house at Old Lancaster and Peakham roads, requiring that the

Park and Rec backs $250,000 accessibility grant bid, names Atkeson Vice Chair

SUDBURY — May 18, 2026 — Sudbury Park and Recreation backs $250,000 state accessibility grant bid for Haskell and Fairbank. The commission voted 5-0 May 18 to support a Massachusetts Office on Disability grant application due June 12, with Chair Mara Huston and Vice Chair Laurie Eliason drafting the letter

Planning Board approves Frank Feeley Field rebuild with stormwater and fence conditions

SUDBURY — May 13, 2026 — Sudbury Planning Board approves Frank Feeley Field renovation with fence and filter-fabric conditions. The board voted 4-0 Wednesday on both the site plan and stormwater management permits for the 200 Raymond Road softball complex, with member Anuraj Shah absent. Kyle Rowan of Gale Associates

Sudbury Board of Health reelects Bradford chair, installs new medical director

SUDBURY — May 13, 2026 — Sudbury Board of Health reelects Bradford chair, names new medical director and flags unpermitted septic work. The board voted 3-0 to keep Carol Bradford as chair, with member Susan Sama citing her daytime availability, and 3-0 to install Dr. Ashley Ferullo of Giving Tree

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