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Municipal Meeting Recaps

Select Board

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

The board voted 5-0 on Monday to set the Annual Town Meeting for May 10-12, 2027, with a Town Election May 4, and 3-1-1 to keep the 6:30 p.m. start…

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ELVIS Committee

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland’s ELVIS (Electronic Voting Implementation) Committee retooled its remote-voting push after three bills were sent to study. Chair Dave Bernstein told members Tuesday that H.2272, Wayland’s home-rule petition, along with…

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Historic District Commission

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window replacement on exterior muntins. The commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a Renewal by Andersen replacement window project at 34 Bow Road,…

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School Committee

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland School Committee accepts $335,110 in grants and prepares $2 million feasibility study line. The five-member committee unanimously approved $33,110 as the district’s share of a joint MassCyberCenter cybersecurity grant…

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Planning Board

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland Planning Board continues Hobbs Road supportive-living hearing to Oct. 21 as chair warns extensions are ending. The board voted 3-0 Wednesday to continue Oak Street Management’s site plan hearing…

News in Brief

Help update hazard plan

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

The town is inviting residents and business owners to help shape its updated Hazard Mitigation Plan — a critical document that identifies natural hazard risks facing the community and outlines…

Elections

Wayland State Primary: Official Results Released

Wayland Post · September 2, 2026

Official results from Wayland’s September 1 State Primary have been released. The results include races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor and other state and district offices. View the complete…

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Town moves toward vote on first override since ’09

Dave Watkins · August 28, 2026

The town has begun setting a calendar to decide whether to ask voters for a Proposition 2½ operating override, the first such request in 17 years, to close a projected…

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Wayland weighs costs and benefits of split tax rate

Dave Watkins · August 28, 2026

A proposal to establish Wayland’s first split property tax rate in at least two decades could transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual taxes from residential property owners to…

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Schools welcome the return of new staff and veteran teachers

Leslie Castillo · August 28, 2026

Chitra Prasad, who has taught both middle school social studies and French, eagerly anticipates the start of a new school year. One of her favorite things to do to kick…