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Independence Day Edition
Welcome back!
It’s a stunning holiday weekend best spent outside. So let’s get right to it, mmmkay?
Here’s what we have for you this week:
Sewataro Swim Program Open for Holiday Weekend
Childcare Facility Proposed At Former Acapulcos Site
From Very Wet To Very Dry
The Sudbury Weekly Summer Seafood Guide
School Calendar Review Gets Underway
Wayland Bagel Table Closes, Bearly Read Books Up For Sale
Let’s get into it!
Sewataro Swim Program Open for Holiday Weekend
NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise
The Sudbury resident swim program at Camp Sewataro kicked off last week, but kicks into gear with swimming slots available to the public on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this July 4th holiday weekend. Hours for swimming are 9:30-12:30 and 1:00-4:00 each day.
Childcare Facility Proposed At Former Acapulcos Site
NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise
If it seems like childcare facilities are popping up everywhere around Sudbury, it’s probably because they are. A Primrose School is slated to open later this summer on the east side of Boston Post Road in Sudbury, and a Celebree School is coming to 631 Boston Post Road on the west end. Now, an additional childcare facility is proposed on the western end of Boston Post Road.
From Very Wet To Very Dry
NEWS
By John Palmieri
Sudbury weather went from very wet in May with nearly 8 inches of rain to very dry in June with a mere .83 inches. We had 7 days with rain but missed the heavier showers and thus our landscapes are showing the stress. I went through the last several years and this was the driest month with February 2023 a notable second at .99 inches. So…..a few stats:
2025 YTD Rainfall: 21.82 inches
2024 YTD Rainfall: 29.13 inches
2023 YTD Rainfall: 24.09 inches
High Temp for the Month: 102
Low Temp for the Month: 44
Much of our rainfall now is contingent on showers and thunderstorms. Let’s hope we get some rain but not on the holiday, ha. Have an awesome 4th of July.
The Sudbury Weekly Summer Seafood Guide
FEATURES
By Kevin LaHaise
Summer means seafood in New England, but what are the options in and around Sudbury?
While much of the region will flock to the coast for their lobster rolls and fisherman’s platters this summer, there are more options close to Sudbury than most realize. For this guide, Sudbury Weekly focused on establishments in Sudbury and contiguous towns. That ensures the drive is relatively brief, and doesn’t pit conveniently-located Metro West restaurants against legendary coastal destinations like Woodman’s in Essex, or Boston icons like Neptune Oyster.
While Sudbury’s most conveniently-located seafood establishments are an inland alternative to iconic Massachusetts seafood joints, many of them punch above their weight.
School Calendar Review Gets Underway
NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise
After some leg work to ensure compliance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, the Tri-District Calendar Review Subcommittee has begun its work to review the calendars of the Sudbury Public Schools, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and Lincoln Public Schools.
The specific goal of the subcommittee’s work remains somewhat unclear after their Thursday, June 26 meeting. Consideration of certain religious and cultural holidays are part of the discussion, but the existence of a Tri-District Subcommittee was also positioned, in prior conversations, as a general means of finding ways to bring the calendars of the three districts into closer alignment wherever possible.
Wayland Bagel Table Closes, Bearly Read Books Up For Sale
NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise
The Wayland location of Bagel Table, a local bagel, breakfast sandwich and coffee chain has officially closed. The announcement was made on Sunday, June 29 in a Facebook post. The announcement told customers the establishment would be closing later that day. “Thank you, Wayland! The Bagel Table of Wayland is closing at the end of business on Sunday, June 29th. Please come see us in Natick, Maynard, Ashland, and Boston Landing…”
Just down Boston Post Road in Sudbury, the owners of Bearly Read Books announced that they were selling the business in a Facebook post. “We've owned the bookstore since 2007, and it has been a good run. But it is time to retire and hopefully find a buyer. We do have a backup plan to move online only if no one wants to continue the business.”
Bearly Read Books has been a staple in the Sudbury small business community for decades, and the owners voiced their strong desire to find a buyer.
“As you know, Bearly Read Books is a unique shop with a deep appreciation for used, rare, and antiquarian books. It has been our privilege to share this passion with readers, collectors, and fellow book lovers from near and far. As we look toward retirement, our greatest hope is to find someone who shares that same love for books and community—someone who would like to purchase the business and continue operating the store.
In the meantime, we will be holding an inventory reduction sale to lighten our shelves while we search for the right buyer. This is a wonderful opportunity to find special treasures and support the shop one more time in its current form.”
The announcement did not include a date for closure if the owners do not find a buyer. Interested readers can access the November 30, 1989 Town Crier feature article about Barely Read Books, which had recently opened in Sudbury, here.
Parting Thoughts
It’s Independence Day today. Aside from the beer, bottle rockets and processed meat, it’s a day of reflection for many. For some that might mean a quick re-read of the Declaration of Independence.
Most Americans can recite a line or two from the beginning. But what about the language at the end? You know… the part after the big, long list of the not-so-nice things the King of Great Britain did to the colonies?
The Declaration of Independence concludes with a statement of unity.
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
Onward!