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McCall gets good grades
For the third consecutive year, Town Manager Michael McCall received high marks in his annual performance review with a rating of 4.725 out of 5, with 5 being excellent. The…
Temple Shir Tikva recognizes former Wayland police chief Ed Burman
Temple Shir Tikva presented its inaugural Hero Among Us award, an annual honor recognizing individuals from the broader community who have made a meaningful difference, to former Wayland Police Chief…
Nominations invited for pair of Wayland awards
The Wayland Public Ceremonies Committee is seeking nominations for the 2026 Lydia Maria Child and the Peter R. Gossels Good Government Awards. The winners will be listed in Talk of…
Resident named to honor society
Benjamin De Feria of Wayland was recently elected to membership into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at the…
Housing for disabled adults eyed for 212 Cochituate
The 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee has recommended that the Select Board issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to redevelop the town-owned property at 212 Cochituate Road for residential use…
Town faces major borrowing decision on water
Town officials are moving forward with a major long-term water supply project expected to require roughly $38.6 million in borrowing, while simultaneously confronting uncertainty over financing and the potential impact…
No new land, and the Alta Oxbow lesson
Wayland’s physical growth is constrained by limited undeveloped land. Most sites with straightforward development conditions have already been built, leaving redevelopment of previously used parcels as the primary path for…
How development actually ‘pencils out’ in the suburbs
In built-out suburbs, “allowed by zoning” and “financeable” are often two different things.Projects must clear several underwriting thresholds at once — investor return hurdles (often modeled in the mid-teens for…
What you may not know about the METCO program
The Wayland graduation rate for the Metropolitan Council for Education Opportunity (METCO) students is around 98%, according to Wayland METCO Director La Toya Rivers. Those numbers are slightly higher than…
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