Waylandpost

Building a sweet holiday season

December 19, 2025

Young artists and their families recently gathered at First Parish for a festive annual tradition: a spaghetti dinner followed by decorating gingerbread houses. Featured Photo, Ali Polat and his daughter Maddie put

Annual Town Meeting

Town office: what’s involved in running and serving

December 19, 2025

Thinking about running for office in Wayland in 2026? Here’s what’s on the ballot, what the jobs actually involve, and what the time commitment can look like.Nomination papers for Wayland’s 2026 Annual

Annual Town Meeting·News

Jan. 15 deadline for Annual Town Meeting citizen petitions

December 19, 2025

Wayland residents who want to place an issue directly on the warrant for the upcoming Annual Town Meeting must act soon. Petitioners’ articles are due by Jan. 15, a statutory deadline that

News·Public Safety Logs

Public Safety Log

December 19, 2025

Monday, Dec. 13:02 p.m. — A 911 call from Cochituate Village Apartments (106 Main St.) stated that a resident was slamming doors and yelling.6:13 p.m. — A caller from Donelan’s Market (177

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Joint meeting tackles Coptic Church proposal

December 19, 2025

The Planning Board and Conservation Commission met jointly Dec. 3 to review peer comments on the St. Philopater Mercurius & St. Mina Coptic Church and Carroll School construction projects. The Planning Board

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Select Board

December 19, 2025

The Select Board on Dec. 1 continued detailed deliberations on how to finance the town’s proposed MWRA water connection and related DEP requirements, a project expected to involve roughly $38 million in

News

Investigation Concludes in Wayland High School Incident

December 18, 2025

By Brad Spiegelbrad.spiegel@waylandpost.org Criminal charges will not be filed against those involved in the alleged racist incident at Wayland High School in October. A statement released by the Wayland Police Department and

Breaking News·News

Voters delivered a razor-thin verdict

December 12, 2025

Wayland voters approved a single ballot question at a special town election, with unofficial results showing 328 votes in favor and 297 opposed, a margin of 31 votes. A total of 625

Business·News

Open capital projects: improvements seen intracking of progress and balances

December 5, 2025

By Wayland staff reports Wayland’s Open Capital project ledger as of Oct. 31, 2025, shows 144 active accounts spread across multiple fiscal years, with a combined remaining balance of about $21.1 million.

Municipal Meeting Recaps

December 5, 2025

Public comment dominated the Board of Public Works meeting Nov. 18 as 10 residents from both Wayland and Lincoln urged the board and Department of Public Works Director Tom Holder to slow

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