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School Committee approves 2025-26 district budget
At the School Committee on Sept. 10, Superintendent David Fleishman noted that the school year began before Labor Day for the first time in years, which depressed attendance during the…
Design Review Board opens review of Coptic church plan at 169 Rice Road
The Design Review Advisory Board on September 8 opened its first discussion of a major redevelopment plan for the St. Philopater Mercurius & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church at 169…
EDC debates vacancy fees and revisiting MBTA community zoning
The Economic Development Committee met on September 12 to discuss their latest development initiatives. The committee debated the potential benefits of implementing vacancy fees for empty storefronts and the feasibility…
HRDEIC authorizes $9,500 to Arts Wayland for Oct. 4 Wayland Festival
At its September 16 meeting, members of the Wayland Human Rights, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (HRDEIC) welcomed new student member Sophie Chen and discussed planning for the October 4…
Public Safety Log Sep 8 – 9, 2025
Monday, Sept. 86:27 a.m. — A caller from Shaw Drive reported that there was a tree across the roadway. DPW was notified.10:47 a.m. — A resident of Parkland Drive came…
Fall walks, Brensley news, volleyball wins, Jimmy Fund Walk, residents honored
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…
Coptic Orthodox Church proposes religious campus on designated scenic road
Neighbors on Rice Road were stunned by the magnitude of St. Philopater Mercurius & St. Mina Copic Orthodox Church’s new proposed construction project, which was revealed to them at a…
New Carroll School building could eventually accommodate 250 students
The Carroll School is proposing a major expansion of its campus on Waltham Street to give the campus the capacity for five times the number of students it now serves.The…
The rights of taxpayers vs. the Dover Amendment
Wayland officials will soon be addressing how the Dover Amendment applies to future church and school projects in town. The Dover Amendment is a Massachusetts state law that exempts religious…
Wayland’s land use consolidation efforts: progress, performance, and next steps
Wayland’s effort to consolidate its land use administration and operations — Planning, Zoning, Conservation, Health, and Building — has been underway for nearly a decade. The project was designed to…
