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April 24, 2026

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The weather is just perfect. The pollen hasn’t really set in yet. Vibrant blue skies. Crisp air with a touch of warmth from the sunshine. It’s so nice outside that you could almost completely forget that Q4 real estate and property taxes are due next week.

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Here’s what we have for you this week:

April 24, 2026 Edition

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Lincoln-Sudbury Seniors to Premiere Border Documentary at “Emerging Voices” Film Showcase

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

Local talent will take center stage next month as Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (L-S) hosts “Emerging Voices: An Evening of Short Films.” The community screening event, scheduled for Thursday, May 7, will highlight the work of the next generation of MetroWest filmmakers, including a highly anticipated documentary created by three L-S seniors.

Curated from a wide pool of regional submissions, the showcase will feature 10 short films produced by high school students, representing a diverse array of voices, genres, and perspectives.

Among the standout features is Bridges and Walls, a new documentary created by L-S seniors John Williams, Tesu Hamm, and PJ Gammons. The film follows the three teenagers as they travel to the U.S.–Mexico border in South Texas. Through their journey, the students explore the complexities of immigration and border policy firsthand, resulting in a timely and thoughtful examination of a deeply complex national issue.

What to Expect at Annual Town Meeting

NEWS
By the League of Women Voters of Sudbury

Sudbury will have two town meetings this May: Annual Town Meeting that begins May 4 and a Special Town Meeting, called in response to a citizen’s petition, on May 20. When Sudbury’s Annual Town Meeting begins Monday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School auditorium, here’s how it will work.

Only Sudbury registered voters are eligible to vote at town meeting. The deadline to register to vote for the May 4 Annual Town Meeting is Friday, April 24. Check your voter registration status or register to vote here.

Sudbury Readies to Celebrate First Annual “Be Like Zach Day” on May 3

FEATURES
By Kevin LaHaise

On Sunday, May 3, the Town of Sudbury will come together to celebrate what would have been Zach Wall’s 21st birthday by observing the town’s inaugural “Be Like Zach Day.”

Zach Wall was a beloved 16-year-old member of the Sudbury community who passed away from cancer. The Be Like Zach Day page states “Zach may no longer be with us, but his spirit, his laughter, and the way he lived his life continue to inspire everyone who knew him. On Be Like Zach Day, we honor him by living out his rules: to love fully, act with kindness, and make every moment count.”

Photos: Osprey and Great Blue Herons

FEATURES
By Raphaelle Cruz

CAN MASSACHUSETTS AVOID DATA CENTER DISTRESS SEEN IN OTHER STATES?

NEWS
By Louisa Esposito 

Lessons from Virginia and Georgia loom large as Lowell passes the state’s first moratorium on data center expansion, citing threats to air quality and rising utility bills 

On March 10, the Lowell City Council voted in favor of a one-year moratorium on data center development and expansion. The measure, which includes a possible 180-day extension, pauses new construction of and additions to data centers in the city.

The moratorium is the first of its kind in Massachusetts.

But while some municipalities are slowing the construction, development, and expansion of data centers, that isn’t the case everywhere across the commonwealth. And the construction that is underway has raised a number of concerns.

This article is syndicated by the MassWire news service of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. Read the original here. If you want to see more reporting like this, sign up for BINJ’s free weekly newsletter at https://binj.news/signup/.

Park and Rec Opposes Haskell Solar Canopy Project

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

After over an hour of deliberation and some tense exchanges with Town of Sudbury staff, the Park and Recreation Commission voted 2 in favor and 3 opposed to the Haskell solar canopy proposed in Article 34 of this year’s Annual Town Meeting.

Chair Mara Huston and Vice Chair Laurie Eliason voted in favor of supporting the article. Members Bobby Beagan and Ben Carmel opposed. Member Granger Atkeson also opposed, but explained he will be voting for the article as a citizen. “As a citizen I plan to vote for this. I can explain why I couldn’t, as a PRC representative, give this our blessing.” (1:24:00)

SPS Committee Offers Interim Superintendent Role to Assistant Superintendent

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee voted on Thursday, April 18 to offer Annette Doyle, current Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, the position of Interim Superintendent.

The offer comes after current Superintendent Brad Crozier announced he would be concluding his service at the end this school year. During the same meeting, the Committee approved a communication to the community establishing that Crozier had “announced his resignation from Sudbury Public Schools at the end of the school year.”

According to the draft letter shared on screen during the meeting, the Committee will be negotiating a contract with Doyle in upcoming executive sessions. The committee also authorized member Julie Durgin-Sicree to negotiate directly with Doyle.

250 Years Ago…

FEATURES
By Jan Hardenbergh 

250 years ago, Sudbury resident Experience Wight Richardson wrote in her diary:

“April 13 1776 this day having an oppotunity to converse with one that was shut up in the towne of Boston in the time of the civil War who informed me that two Bullocks heads was sold for 5 pounds & one Quater of lamb that wayed 4 pounds was sold for 5 pound & one lambs head and Pluck for twenty three shillings. A goose that waied 5 pound two dollers butter twenty shilling a pound … beef, veil, mutton, pig, pigeon, fowl, rabbit … to one eag five shilling thus near it comes to the faming (famine) in Samarya and the Army went off in suprise as the Syrya did.”

This price list shows the inflated food prices within the besieged Boston. Five shillings would be about $60 dollars today. Note the mixture of dollars and pounds. Spanish silver dollars were legal tender as well as the Pound. The last bit is a biblical reference to famine and the hasty retreat of the army.

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