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Wayland gets into the Halloween spirit
Wayland embraced Halloween this year, with town staff, families and neighbors turning out in costume for the holiday. Town Recreation Department employees gathered outside the Wayland Town Building in costume,…
Prop 2½ override may not be needed after all
By Wayland Post staff Wayland could avoid a new operating override for fiscal 2028, but the townwide property-tax levy would rise 5.86% and leave only about $21,000 in unused taxing…
Wayland voters cast their ballots
Wayland voters went along with the state in most of the contested races during the midterm elections on Nov. 3. The town also mirrored Massachusetts voters in the nine binding…
Colorful mural overwrites memory of graffiti at pool
Following two incidents of hateful graffiti at the Wayland Community Pool, including a racist message and a swastika, residents, students, and local organizations came together to transform the area into…
PFAS levels in two wells exceed proposed limits
While Wayland’s filtered drinking water meets current Massachusetts and federal regulations for PFAS compounds, water from the Chamberlain and Baldwin wells exceeds new federal PFAS limits and must achieve compliance…
Health survey questions teens on sleep, technology
Results from MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey, administered to students in grades 6-12 in fall 2025, show that nearly three out of four surveyed said they had a trusted adult at…
Draft plan proposes extending sewer service
While answering questions about the draft 2026 Wayland Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Select Board on Oct. 19, Fire Chief and Director of the Wayland Emergency Management Agency Neil McPherson…
When Grand Prix racing came to Wayland
Alan Bemis’s first competition in a Grand Prix auto race did not go well. Bemis, an MIT professor and an heir to a family fortune, spun out on a nasty…
Students find different routes to cross-country success
They’ve taken different paths, but juniors Ava Miller and Brandon Hopps have both arrived at the top of their cross-country teams this season. Hopps has followed in his running lineage;…
School Committee plans for next academic year
The school committee covered MCAS assessment data, the Gossels Fund for Academic Excellence, the superintendent’s evaluation, and the Loker Music Pilot at its Oct. 14 meeting. While the MCAS are…
