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Sound quality at town meetings is a frequent issue

January 30, 2026
Anyone who regularly attends or watches Wayland public meetings has likely heard some version of the same exchange. โ€œCan you hear me?โ€โ€œYouโ€™re muted.โ€โ€œTry moving closer to the microphone.โ€โ€œCan the room hear the

73% of town employees work for School Dept.

January 23, 2026
Wayland employs a large workforce to deliver town and school services. But while the town has a relatively high share of six-figure earners, the composition and scale of those earnings differ from

Sound quality at town meetings is a frequent issue

January 30, 2026
Anyone who regularly attends or watches Wayland public meetings has likely heard some version of the same exchange. โ€œCan you hear me?โ€โ€œYouโ€™re muted.โ€โ€œTry moving closer to the microphone.โ€โ€œCan the room hear the

Richard P. โ€œDickโ€ Hoyt, 98

January 23, 2026
Richard P. โ€œDickโ€ Hoyt, 98, formerly of Wayland, passed away on Jan. 14, HOYT, Richard P. “Dick” Age 98, formerly of Wayland, passed, on January 14, 2026, at Mary Ann Morse Healthcare

Select Board advances budget, warrant articles

January 23, 2026
After the public comment (see here), Finance Director Brian Keveny provided an update on development of the FY27 budget at the Jan. 5 Select Board meeting. He noted that the townโ€™s certified

Response to racism incidents based on school policy

January 23, 2026
Following repeated incidents at Wayland High School, School Superintendent David Fleishman and Assistant Superintendent Betsy Gavron outlined the departmentโ€™s policy on how it handles possible racism incidents.The latest situation was on Oct.

John Blair, age 96

January 23, 2026
John Blair, Born in the year 1929, in Budapest, Hungary, died peacefully at home, in the smaller town of Wayland, Massachusetts, in this new January of 2026, at the age of 96.

Meg Ann McConnell, age 66

January 23, 2026
Meg Ann McConnell, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on December 20, 2025. She was born on September 25, 1959, in Boston, Massachusetts. Meg
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