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Scarlett V. Hoey (Photo courtesy of Wayland Museum & Historical Society)

The Wayland Museum & Historical Society is welcoming its first executive director, Scarlett V. Hoey. A Wayland native, Hoey brings extensive experience in museum leadership, community partnerships, and nonprofit management to her new position. Her background includes roles with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, ArtsWorcester, and the New England Museum Association. Hoey, who studied art history and photography at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, credits growing up in Wayland with inspiring her passion for New England history.

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Dear Editor:I reside at 33 Sherman Bridge Road situated at the last junction before the actual Sherman Bridge; the junction is where Alpine Road and Oxbow Road bisect Sherman Bridge Road. Given

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Dear Editor:The proposal submitted by the Egyptian Coptic Church at 169 Rice Road raises serious concerns. Respect for the environment: When condominium communities within the Mainstone Farm/Hamlen Woods conservation area were initially built,

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Dear Editor,I live on Sherman’s Bridge Road in Wayland, named for the historic (1743) — some would say iconic — Sherman’s Bridge over the Sudbury River. I can see this bridge from my

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Letter to the Editor – “Complete disregard” for history

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Public Safety Log Sep 22 – Oct 12, 2025

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