Author: Wayland Post Staff
Janet Phylis
Janet Maxine (Cook) Phylis, 91, formerly of Wayland, passed away peacefully, on April 10, 2026, surrounded by her family. Born in Providence on August 16, 1934, she was the eldest…
Real Estate Transactions: Apr 15 – May 15, 2026
WAYLAND -- A $2.75 million commercial conveyance on Boston Post Road anchored Wayland's mid-April through mid-May deed period, while nine transfers with disclosed prices produced a median of $925,000…
Municipal Meeting Recap
Capital Improvement Planning CommitteeThe Capital Improvement Planning Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to issue an addendum to its fiscal 2027-31 report documenting a 2-2 vote on Article 16. The deadlock left…
Could Sudbury dustup have implications for Wayland?
A governance fight unfolding in neighboring Sudbury has raised a question that resonates well beyond one town line: could a similar no-confidence movement emerge in Wayland if tensions over school…
Regional emergency dispatch still a work in progress
Framingham Regional Dispatch Center Continues Development as Wayland Advances ParticipationBy Wayland Post StaffFramingham’s long-developing regional emergency dispatch center remains under construction more than a year after state officials awarded millions…
Brensley is disqualified
Former Wayland Select Board member Anne Brensley, the Massachusetts Republican Party’s endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor, said on May 13 that she failed to collect enough certified signatures to qualify…
Community Calendar
Friday, May 1512–2 p.m.Puzzle SwapWayland Free Public Library(5 Concord Road)Bring your gently used puzzles and swap them for new-to-you puzzles! Please bring in puzzles that are between 300 pieces to…
Help Wanted
Reporter(part-time/freelance)The Wayland Post, a nonprofit community newspaper, seeks a detail-oriented reporter to cover local government, schools, and community issues. Responsibilities include attending evening meetings, reviewing agendas and public documents, and…
Real Estate Transactions: Mar 17 – Apr 15, 2026
WAYLAND -- A $2,045,000 sale on Rice Road headlined a four-week stretch of Wayland real estate activity in which nearly two-thirds of the 20 recorded deeds reflected estate-planning transfers…
Wayland is now in “Bizarro World”
To the Editor:There’s a famous Seinfeld episode about a “Bizarro World” where everything is the opposite from what it should be.We are facing “Bizarro Wayland” in how our town is…
