As the year winds down and December fills with concerts, menorah lightings, tree sales and last-minute Amazon returns, the Wayland Post is pausing to recognize the most important constant in local journalism: you, the readers, who make this work possible.
This week’s edition marks the final issue of the year for The Wayland Post. We want to thank our readers and supporters for the trust and encouragement you have shown since our launch. You have welcomed us into the community, shared what you value in our reporting, and offered thoughtful guidance on how the paper can continue to improve. That engagement has shaped The Wayland Post in meaningful ways, and we are grateful.
In 2025, your generosity powered hundreds of local stories — stories about government, schools, sports, development debates, environmental challenges, and the everyday life of a small town that always has something quietly important happening. Your support kept reporters in meeting rooms long after the chairs grew uncomfortable, helped us expand the public safety log (yes, you really do read it!), and allowed us to publish a print edition that lands in every Wayland household.
But a nonprofit newsroom depends on predictable, community-based funding. This December, we’re asking readers to make a year-end contribution — whether $20 a month, $240 a year, or a one-time gift of any amount — to help stabilize and grow Wayland’s only independent, nonpartisan news source.
And in the spirit of the season, we offer you a newsroom-themed carol celebrating exactly what your donations make possible.
The 12 Days of News,
On the twelfth day of the new year
The Post received from thee…
Twelve months of donors,
Eleven photos cropping,
Ten headlines written,
Nine ads renewing,
Eight panels meeting,
Seven Curricula Vitae pending,
Six sources calling,
FIVE GREAT BIG GIFTS!
Four more reporters,
Three challenge matches,
Two monthly givers,
…and one public safety log spree!Wayland Post Edition
