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ZBA seeks associate members
The Zoning Board of Appeals is seeking associate members to serve on an as-needed basis. This is a great opportunity to get involved in local government, contribute your perspective, and…
Tree removal permits
Because trees contribute to a clean water supply and flood control, tree protection and removal is regulated through the Town of Wayland’s Chapter 193 Stormwater and Land Disturbance Bylaw. A…
Green grant
The Town of Wayland has received $100,475 from the Mass. Department of Energy Resources Green Communities Division. The grant will enable the town to continue its efforts to improve energy…
Observing Overdose Awareness Day
(Editor’s note: Overdose Awareness Day is Aug. 31.) To the Editor: This is the 25th year of International Overdose Awareness Day and the third year the Wayland Opioid Settlement Fund…
Laurie Pimentel, director of Carriage House at Lee’s Farm, is honored
The Massachusetts Assisted Living Association presented Carriage House at Lee’s Farm Maintenance Director Laurie Pimentel the 2026 Facilities and Maintenance Award. Northbridge Senior Living Community owns the Carriage House, which…
Municipal Meeting Recaps
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…
Crozier’s separation agreement: what the records reveal
The release of Brad Crozier’s separation agreement has answered some of the public’s questions about his unexpected departure last spring as Superintendent of Sudbury Public Schools, while leaving the central…
Rebuilt Liberty Pizza may reopen by year’s end
On Oct. 3, 2023, a fire destroyed Liberty Pizza and all other businesses located at 116-118 Main St. Now, an “Opening Soon” sign hangs in the window, bringing hope to…
Bette L. Place, 1934-2026
Bette L. (Richardson) Place, 91, died on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, at Mass General Brigham Hospital in Boston. She was born in Newton on Dec. 18, 1934, the daughter of…
Pretrial filing details Easy’s discrimination claims, Wayland’s defense, dozens of potential witnesses
A newly filed pretrial memorandum in former Wayland Superintendent Omar Easy’s lawsuit against the town lays out detailed and sharply conflicting accounts of what happened during his tenure, identifying specific…
