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Welcome back!
The news is slowing down in Sudbury as summer approaches. But event season is in full swing! There’s much to do around town these days, so we’re going to highlight everything with a special newsletter format today.
Here’s what we have for you this week:
PRIDE Day—Sunday, June 8 (2-6pm)
L-S Food Pantry Club Receives Legislative Citation
You Can Do Hard Things
4th of July Parade Watch
A Calendar for Everyone: Embracing Diwali, Eid, and Our Diverse Community
Time For Summer!
The Intersection of Gun Violence and Domestic Violence: A Conversation with Ruth Zakarin, CEO of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence
Sudbury July 4 Road Race: Registration Is Open
Lowell Chef Wins Open Table Charity Event
Let’s get into it!
Pride Day—Sunday, June 8 (2-6pm)
Events
By the Sudbury PRIDE Day Committee
Mark your calendar so you don’t miss the Fourth Annual Sudbury PRIDE Day is Sunday, June 8th, 2-6pm at Curtis Middle School. More than 30 organizations have come together to make an afternoon of fun, activities, entertainment and food trucks. We’ll have local dancers and singers for everyone’s enjoyment.
L-S Food Pantry Club Receives Legislative Citation
EVENTS
By The Sudbury Community Food Pantry
The Sudbury Community Food Pantry was thrilled to facilitate a presentation by Diana Powers of the Greater Boston Food Bank to the Lincoln-Sudbury RHS Food Pantry Club. State Rep. Carmine Gentile also attended and presented a Legislative Citation to the Club in recognition of their support for and advocacy of people living with food insecurity and the SCFP. Pictured – Diana Powers; Rep. Gentile; Club co-Presidents: Claire Mabli, Madi Sampson & Eva Gilbert; Rep. Gentile’s Legislative Aide and Lincoln Sudbury Regional District School Committee Chair, Ravi Simon.
You Can Do Hard Things
FEATURES
By Rev. Eric Wolf
The past year has been brutal. From the loss of my father to professional reinvention, the joys and perils of parenting, and all of it going on while it feels like the world is on fire and everything is fire, just brutal.
This past year has been beautiful. From the comfort of family and friends, the joys and perils of parenting, and seeing a new maturity of empathy in those around me, just beautiful.
See, that’s the thing. Life doesn’t come in waves of good and bad, it sweeps in like the wind-stirred dust covering everything with all of it. All. the. time.
4th of July Parade Watch
EVENTS
By The Sudbury Chamber of Commerce
Did you know…
The Sudbury Chamber of Commerce sponsors and produces the annual parade
Planning starts in January!
The Aleppo Shriners are in this year’s parade
There willl be at least 10 bands
All are welcome to be in the parade – email [email protected] to learn more
A Calendar for Everyone: Embracing Diwali, Eid, and Our Diverse Community
OPINION
By Vidya Parwani and Safa Khan
We commend the school districts for forming a joint Subcommittee for calendar review, bringing together representatives from the Sudbury School Committee, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Committee, and Lincoln School Committee. This thoughtful initiative represents a significant and necessary stride toward acknowledging our towns’ evolving diversity and ensuring all students, staff and families feel truly seen, respected, and included within our educational community.
As our communities continue to grow in their cultural and religious tapestry, it’s fitting that our institutions adapt to reflect this richness. The considerate inclusion of holidays such as Diwali and Eid on the school calendar would be a profoundly meaningful step toward a more equitable and representative framework – one that genuinely mirrors the lived experiences of the families it serves.
Time For Summer!
FEATURES
By John Palmieri
As we end Spring and move to Summer, Sudbury weather, as always, is a challenge to forecast. With all the rain in May we have returned to fairly normal precipitation values for 2025. May ended with 7.76 inches of rain which is one of the wetter months over the last several years. You may recall August of 2023 as one of the wettest in the recent past at 10.54 inches of rain. Hopefully, we do not have a repeat performance for this summer. Other notable facts include:
May monthly rainfall: 7.76 inches
2025 year to date rainfall: 20.99 inches
No. of days in May 2025 with rain: 16
No. of days in May 2025 above 80: 6
Max temp for the month: 88 degrees
Min temp for the month: 38 degrees
Summer precipitation can vary greatly due to thunderstorm hits. It does look as though we will blast quickly into summer by the end of the week with some 90 degree days in play. Enjoy.
The Intersection of Gun Violence and Domestic Violence: A Conversation with Ruth Zakarin, CEO of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence
EVENTS
By the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable
Please join the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable for an important program about the alarming intersection of domestic violence and easy access to guns.
Ruth Zakarin, CEO of the MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, will explore what this connection means for survivor safety and the rate of domestic violence homicides, as well as the role domestic violence plays in mass shootings and community-based gun violence.
Sudbury July 4 Road Race: Registration Is Open
EVENTS
By Matt Jennings
Established in 1965, the Sudbury July 4 Road Race is an annual town tradition and sanctioned by USA Track & Field. The 2025 running is the 61st running of the race, and is open to all.
The 3.75 mile road race begins and ends at Featherland Park, and we will be also hosting a “Little Kids” Fun Run co-sponsored by the Sudbury Family Network, who will be on-site with a kids craft table. There is no fee for the fun run.
Registration is now open and closes at 9am on July 3. No same day registration is allowed. Visit our website for more details: https://sudburyjuly4roadrace.com
Lowell Chef Wins Open Table Charity Event
FEATURES
By Sudbury Weekly
Chef Jason Gentles, executive chef and owner of Lowell-based Gentles Cuisine, won the cooking competition at Open Table’s 2025 Chopped for Charity Gala. The event, at Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, raised over $200,000 for Open Table, the MetroWest charity fighting hunger.
Parting Thoughts
We’re back to regular business next week. The Select Board will return on Tuesday, with a beefy agenda. If you want a sampling of the Select Board’s full breadth of responsibilities, well, this agenda seems to have it all. Alcohol licenses, car sales licenses, appointments to committees, financial policies, approval of the Housing Production Plan, federal grant acceptance, and on and on and on. It’s a lot!
Yet we have much bigger issues to deal with in the next couple days. The weekend forecast, once again, calls for rain. In fact, the forecast has rain until the middle of next week, and dropping temperatures in the coming days. Just lovely.
On the upside — maybe those June utility bills won’t sting so much? Speaking of utility bills… that’s also on the Select Board agenda for next week.
Onward!