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Array of Halloween happenings to light up Wayland

October 17, 2025

From spooky parades to caramel apples and costume contests, Halloween season is in full swing across town. Everyone from toddlers to adults can find ways to celebrate over the next two weeks.

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Halloween home and costume contest now open for entries

October 17, 2025

The Wayland Post invites residents to take part in a town-wide Halloween Home and Costume Contest celebrating creativity, community spirit, and seasonal fun. Homes across Wayland are already glowing with pumpkins, ghosts,

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Textures of time: Wayland’s quilt story on display

October 17, 2025

By Sherry Anne BryantWayland Post Contributor Historic quilts have stories to tell, and you can learn about them in the first-ever public display of the the Grout-Heard House Museum’s quilts at the

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In his 70s, Meyer continues creating lessons from nature

October 17, 2025

By Shea SchatellWayland Post Contributor Educator and environmental activist Kirk Meyer, a Wayland resident for 42 years, helped lead a quiet revolution in Boston in the 1990s: transforming barren asphalt schoolyards into

Obituaries

Claudia Heller, 80

October 17, 2025

Claudia (Wohlfarth) Heller, 80, a longtime resident of Wayland passed away peacefully on October 1, 2025. She was the devoted wife of the late Howard Richard “Dick” Heller, with whom she shared

Obituaries

Marjorie Peterson, 92

October 17, 2025

Marjorie Anne Schwartz Peterson, age 92, of Wayland passed away on August 25, 2025. She grew up in Montana, North Dakota and Minneapolis.Peterson studied voice and music at St. Catherine’s University in

Obituaries

Sophie Mazokopos

October 17, 2025

Sophie (Panos) Mazokopos of Wayland died on September 25, 2025. Beloved mother of Charles A. Mazokopos and his wife, Megan of Wayland and Maria E. Speckman and her husband, Bobby of Bennington,

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Heat pump savings offered

October 17, 2025

By Paul DaleEnergize Wayland Massachusetts has introduced a new winter discount electricity rate that makes heating with a heat pump more affordable. Electric bills will be reduced by more than 20%. A

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Sadi Vaughn wins jelly bean guessing contest

October 8, 2025

How many jelly beans fit inside that giant glass jar? Hundreds of festivalgoers took their best shot at the Wayland Festival’s annual Jelly Bean Guessing Contest—but only one came close enough to

Community·Historical Society

Cemeteries: Wayland’s silent storytellers of the past

October 3, 2025

In the quiet corners of Wayland, beneath the shade of ancient trees and among the moss-covered stones, lie open secrets — etched in granite, marble, and slate. Our cemeteries are more than

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