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Town is defendant or plaintiff in multiple lawsuits

September 19, 2025

The town is currently defending seven lawsuits, according to a recent Select Board discussion in a recent executive session. Details of the cases remain confidential because they involve defense strategy, but public

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Walking tour on Saturday delves into Wayland Center’s history

September 19, 2025

Did you know that there once was a Tea House in Wayland Center? How about a house where teachers boarded, as they could not be married and often came from other towns?

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What It Really Takes to Keep Local News Alive

September 19, 2025

From January through mid-September, the production and delivery of the Wayland Post have cost $87,590. Every dollar has gone directly into keeping trusted, independent news flowing to the community: That’s what it

Talk of the Town

Fall walks, Brensley news, volleyball wins, Jimmy Fund Walk, residents honored

September 19, 2025

Fall walks attract Waylanders to the woods Hamlen Woods and Mainstone Farm Trail. (Photo by Lisa Vernegaard of the Sudbury Valley Trustees) With the cooler weather and the prospect of the foliage

Community·News

Wayland’s bridge of flowers

September 19, 2025

Members of Wayland’s Facilities and Sustainability Departments gathered on September 2 with volunteers from the Wayland Garden Club and the wider community to beautify newly renovated Stone’s Bridge in Wayland with planters

Talk of the Town

Town gets grant to fight bias and hate crimes in schools

September 5, 2025

Rep. David Linsky (D-Natick) announced that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Town of Wayland $25,000 under the FY2026 Hate Crimes Prevention initiative. There were a total of 38

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A fiscal crossroads: excluded debt, overrides, and the hard math of living within limits

September 5, 2025

Wayland officials are weighing an unusual maneuver to reclassify $5.2 million in debt and its associated $700,000 in annual debt service on the River Road Department of Public Works facility as “excluded

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Wayland’s new growth rate is one of the lowest in Mass.

September 5, 2025

Wayland’s new construction growth rate ranks at the bottom for Moody’s Rating’s AAA-rated towns in Massachusetts. There are 14 AAA towns and cities in the state, with growth rates ranging from Wayland’s

Municipal Meeting Recaps

August 13, 2025 Planning Board Meeting

September 5, 2025

On August 13, the Planning Board discussed zoning for ground-mounted solar and energy storage with Town Engineer Abigail Charest, Facilities Director Mike Faia, and Sustainability Coordinator Olivia Blaney. Charest opened the discussion

Municipal Meeting Recaps

August 13, 2025 Board of Health Meeting

September 5, 2025

On August 13, the Board of Health reviewed that adding an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) constitutes a “change in use” under Title 5, requiring a septic inspection to ensure public health and

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