Wayland Post Tote Bag Shows How the West Was Won
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215 Wayland HS seniors get their diplomas
By Ellie BroganWayland Post Contributor Students laughed, cried, reunited, and shared their accomplishments as celebratory cigar smoke filled the air with haze at Wayland High School’s Class of 2025 graduation on Saturday,
Wayland Weston Rowers at Youth Nationals
By Tess AlongiWayland Post Intern The Wayland-Weston Rowing Association (WWRA) is competing to the 2025 U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Fla. From June 12-15, 29 team members representing eight boats
Wayland Water Warriors Cap Season with “Splash & Dash”
The Wayland Water Warriors capped off a great season with a special celebration on June 4. Thanks to special funding from USA Triathlon, elementary and middle school participants competed under sunny skies
Town Equity Assessment Reveals Gaps
Wayland residents are broadly happy with their town, yet many still experience life from the margins and question whether civic leaders truly welcome differences. That paradox anchors a 91-page Community Life &
Wayland HS Grad to Run for U.S. Senate
Alex Rikleen, a Wayland High School class of 2005 graduate, announced his run for the U.S. Senate on May 27. Rikleen said the idea developed gradually; the confirmation of several key administration
Quartet of Retiring Teachers Look Back on Decades in Wayland Classrooms
By Ellie BroganWayland Post Intern Multiple teachers, administrators, and staff will be retiring from Wayland Public Schools at the end of the 2024-25 school year, among them four teachers from Happy Hollow
Teachers, Students React to Cell Phone Policy
As the school year wound up, students and teachers commented on the new 2024-2025 cell phone policy that was implemented at the beginning of the school year. The policy prohibited cell phone
Library Could Be Affected by Executive Orders
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WHS Grad to Appear in Crime Drama Series
Actor Jonathan von Mering, Wayland High School class of 2013, will appear as Andrej in the upcoming crime drama TV series “Countdown” starring Jensen Ackles (“Supernatural”), which is set to be released on
Big Jump in Water Rates on the Horizon
Although no single “official” rate-hike figures have been floated for the coming years , officials recently discussed scenarios that will double the water budget by FY29 and potentially require proportional rate increases
Wayland Firefighter Graduates from Massachusetts Academy
Firefighter/Paramedic Arthur Fenno was one of 35 graduates from 15 departments who graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Class #330 on Friday, May 23. (Photo courtesy Massachusetts Firefighting Academy). During the 50-day
Wayland Library’s Summer Reading Programs Begin
By Pam McCuen, Haley Neil, and Joanne Lee Wayland Post Contributors The Wayland Public Library begins its summer reading program on June 16. The library staff is offering three programs catering to
DEP Ruling on Cascade Needs Another OK
Although the Wayland Conservation Committee (ConCom) won its appeal on May 14, there is still no final decision regarding the construction of a 60-unit, four-story building at the former Mahoney’s site at
Longtime Family Business Struggles to Find New Niche to Attract More Local Buyers
“Everyone says they love small businesses,” Robert Lavins of Lavins Liquors observed ruefully. “But not everyone shops at small businesses, and when they close, everyone wonders why.” While Lavin’s Liquors, a historic