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April 10, 2026

Welcome back!

What a time to be a Sudbury resident! Annual Town Meeting is fast approaching, and a Special Town Meeting is expected just a couple weeks after that. This is incredible news for:

1 - People who love auditoriums without center aisles
2 - People who love sitting in rented folding chairs for multiple hours
3 - “Clicker” enthusiasts
4 - Anyone interested in expanding their vocabulary to include terms like “indefinitely postpone.”

Can we indefinitely postpone snow in April? That’d get plenty of votes in the hall.

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At least we have gorgeous weather this fine Friday afternoon! Here’s what we have for you this week:

Friday April 10 2026 Edition

Let’s get into it!

Sky Bar Proposed as State Chocolate Bar

NEWS
By Nancy Brumback

Legislation has been filed to make Sky Bar, produced in Sudbury, the “official chocolate bar of the Commonwealth.”

Rep. Carmine Gentile, Sudbury’s state representative, has filed a bill to bestow that designation on the 88-year-old confection. The Sky Bar is now made in a factory in Sudbury’s Mill Village, next to the Duck Soup store.

Duck Soup owner Louise Mawhinney purchased the famed Sky Bar brand in 2018 following the closure of the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO). The original 1938 Sky Bar is manufactured in a facility adjacent to Duck Soup, and it is the only NECCO product still made in New England.

FinCom Votes Against Proposed Voc Ed Stabilization Fund

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

The Sudbury Finance Committee voted unanimously on April 6 not to recommend the creation of a vocational education stabilization fund at the upcoming Annual Town Meeting. In a 0-7 roll call vote, the committee opted against supporting Article 13, expressing reluctance to tie up town money for a reentry into a vocational district that remains largely hypothetical.

Select Board Calls Special Town Meeting In Response to Petition

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

The Sudbury Select Board has called a Special Town Meeting for a to-be-determined date in May, and opened the warrant until noon on April 21. The vote was in response to a valid petition that was submitted on Monday, April 6. The petition includes just one article, calling for a vote of no confidence in the Sudbury School Committee. (More details here.)

During discussion with the Select Board, Town Manager Andy Sheehan explained that variations between local bylaws and State laws create a small window in which a Special Town Meeting can be scheduled.

As a result, the Special Town Meeting will have to happen sometime between May 16 and May 21 according to Sheehan.

Photos: Raymond Road Reservation and the Heron Rookery on Concord Road

FEATURES
By Raphaëlle Cruz

Gosling

Raphaëlle is a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston, and a former Sudbury resident who now lives in Lincoln. Although she takes photos of wildlife, she considers herself shaped as much by curiosity and close observation as by artistry. More naturalist than technician, she spends long, patient hours studying the quiet life of Sudbury’s marshes and wetlands. Her images reflect that devotion – thoughtful portraits of beauty and behavior found just beyond the edges of everyday life.

Petition Calls For Special Town Meeting, Vote of ‘No Confidence’ In SPS School Committee

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

The Select Board will be discussing a Petition for a Special Town Meeting during its April 8 meeting. The late-breaking addition to the agenda is a petition from residents to call a Special Town Meeting. State law requires the Town to call a Special Town Meeting within 45 days of receipt of a valid petition with 200 certified signatures. 

The petition includes language for an article to hold a vote of no confidence in the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee. 

The Select Board is expected to vote to call the Special Town Meeting and open the warrant during their meeting this evening. According to their agenda, the warrant will be open from April 9 until April 21.

Finance Committee Supports Three Solar Projects

NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise

The April 6 meeting of the Sudbury Finance Committee (FinCom) included extensive deliberation on several articles at the upcoming Annual Town Meeting. Three of the articles discussed (articles 33, 34, and 35) included solar canopy projects at Haskell Field, the Sudbury Police Station, and Ephraim Curtis Middle School.

The projects would not generate revenue for the Town, but they are expected to significantly reduce the Town’s electricity bills, which ultimately frees up money in the operating budget.

Following a discussion with Rami Alwan, Chair of the Energy and Sustainability Committee, the FinCom voted unanimously to recommend approval of all three solar projects to Town Meeting.

Sullivan Will Not Ask for Recount Of Sudbury School Election Result

NEWS
By Nancy Brumback

Jonathan Sullivan will not petition for a recount of the Sudbury School Committee results. Sullivan conducted a write-in campaign in the March 30 election.

Official election results showed Ellen Lederer-DeFrancesco edging Sullivan by 15 votes, 1,452 to 1,437. Julie Durgin topped the Sudbury School Committee vote total with 1,566 votes. The Sudbury School Committee oversees Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) Pre-K to eighth grade district.

Sullivan announced his decision on his campaign Facebook page, noting “after meeting with the Town Clerk and carefully considering the situation, I have decided that continuing with a recount or pursuing further action would likely be an uphill battle.” He encouraged his supporters to stay involved with the schools.

L-S Athletics: Warriors Review

SPORTS
By The Lincoln-Sudbury Athletics Department

Events!

Reading the Region

Weston Observer:
Town Meeting warrant set

Onward!