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June 13, 2025

Welcome back!

Here’s what we have for you this week:

  1. Park and Rec Starts to Prioritize Field Projects

  2. Breaking Ground On A New Garden at Sudbury’s Heritage Park

  3. FELS Awards Five Grants to LSRHS Educators

  4. Open Table Offers Summer Kids’ Food Program

  5. Parade Watch: Grab a Commemorative Pin!

  6. I Want to Break Free

  7. LSRHS 250th Essay Contest Winners Announced

Let’s get into it!

Park and Rec Starts to Prioritize Field Projects

By Kevin LaHaise

Following the June 2 presentation of a draft Fields Needs Assessment, the Park and Recreation Commission met on Monday, June 9 to discuss the findings and begin the process of planning and sequencing future projects.

While the discussion was wide-ranging, it became apparent that projects at Broadacres Farm/Featherland Park and Feeley Field would be high priorities for the commissioners moving forward.

Breaking Ground On A New Garden at Sudbury’s Heritage Park

Description of Intended Project: Design and install a garden in Sudbury’s Heritage Park to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. Sudbury militiamen participated in the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, where they were attacked by British Army Troops returning to Boston. The Sudbury Garden Club would like to plan and install this garden to honor the history and our community. Sudbury has the distinction of having the postal zip code of 01776.

FELS Awards Five Grants to LSRHS Educators

Open Table Offers Summer Kids’ Food Program

Parade Watch: Grab a Commemorative Pin!

I Want to Break Free

By Rev. Eric Wolf
What a Drag

In a moment of tension at the height of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, Freddie Mercury wrote the anthemic I Want to Break Free about his determination to live as his own complicated self.

Nah, I’m kidding.

That’s what I thought too, until I searched for the lyrics and discovered that I Want to Break Free was written by a bassist of all people, Queen’s John Deacon. Despite its ignominious authorship, it really is about breaking free, but it’s an anthem celebrating cultural and personal liberation found in the women’s liberation movement, but written from a male perspective.

LSRHS 250th Essay Contest Winners Announced

Lincoln 250, Sudbury 250, and Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School are proud to announce the following winners of LSRHS 250th Essay Contest.

  • Molly Hatcher

  • Marin Raniere

  • Goeun Rottman

Congratulations to all the students who submitted essays offering their perspective on American history, promises redeemed and aspirational, and the work ahead. Here is an excerpt from the essay contest announcement.

Parting Thoughts

It’s wayyyyy too nice outside to write a long-winded closing section to the newsletter.

Enjoy this spectacular afternoon!

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Onward!