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May 15, 2026

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Sudbury is on the precipice of one of the most anticipated Special Town Meetings since the locals were wearing buckle shoes. And wouldn’t ya’ know it… a bunch of locals are probably dusting off their buckle shoes for Sudbury 250 Day tomorrow!

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May 15, 2026 Edition

Planning Board Shelves Wireless Bylaw After Town Meeting Defeat, Cites Misunderstandings in Hall

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

Following the defeat of Article 22—the proposed wireless service overlay district bylaw update—at this year’s Annual Town Meeting, the Sudbury Planning Board convened on Wednesday, May 13, and discussed how they might proceed. The consensus among board members was clear: the bylaw was torpedoed by incorrect information, bad timing, and a conflation of unrelated issues.

For now, the board has no immediate plans to bring the bylaw back to voters, opting instead to let the dust settle. However, the board took time during Wednesday’s meeting to clarify several key misunderstandings that dominated the Town Meeting debate.

Here is a breakdown of what the failed vote actually means for Sudbury residents moving forward.

Special Town Meeting Starts Wednesday

NEWS
By the League of Women Voters of Sudbury

A Special Town Meeting, called by citizen’s petition, gets underway at 7 p.m. this Wednesday, May 20.

The meeting will be in the gymnasium of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. It is open to all Sudbury registered voters, and voters must participate in person. There is no remote participation or absentee voting option.

There are four articles, all submitted by citizen’s petition, on the Special Town Meeting warrant.

LSRHS Committee Reorganizes, Bitter To Serve As Chair

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS) Committee kicked off their Tuesday, May 12 meeting with their traditional leadership reorganization process.

Following Annual Town Meeting, any newly-elected members begin their service on the Committee. Having won election in an uncontested race earlier this year, Jason McLure joined the Committee for his first meeting as a member.

Select Board Takes Positions On Special Town Meeting Articles

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

The May 5 meeting of the Sudbury Select Board occurred just prior to the second night of Sudbury’s Annual Town Meeting. With a packed calendar in May, the Board opted to take positions on articles slated for the May 20 Special Town Meeting.

Article 1 — Citizen’s Petition: Vote to Support House Bill 3464
The board supported this article 4-1. The warrant describes it as follows: “To see if the town will vote to support House Bill 3464, An Act to Update the Bottle Bill, on file with the Town Clerk and on the General Court’s website at https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3464, the bill, among other things, increases the deposit for bottles from 5 cents to 10 cents, adds additional types of containers subject to the law, and requires retailers to accept more returns; and further, request that the Town Clerk send to the Town’s legislative delegation a certified copy of the vote taken hereunder, or act on anything relative thereto.”

Article 2 — Citizen’s Petition: Resolution Regarding the Audit of the Massachusetts Legislature

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FEATURES
By Raphaëlle Cruz 

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