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Wayland Post marks its first birthday

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

One year ago this month, the Wayland Post published its first edition. With it, the Post helped fill the widening local news gap as regional newspapers reduced coverage of small-town…

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Wayland vet helps stray dogs and cats in Myanmar

Brad Spiegel · February 20, 2026

One would be hard-pressed not to be aware of the group of monks that recently completed a 15-week journey across the United States to promote peace.The Theravada Buddhist monks started…

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Main Street fire station sustains damage

June Valliere · February 20, 2026

Wayland Fire Station #2, located at 154 Main St., is currently boarded up due to an accident.Town Manager Michael McCall said on Feb. 14 that the accident occurred when a fire…

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Clarification on tax abatement item

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

In the story headlined “Property tax abatement forms due by Feb. 3” that appeared in In the Jan. 23 edition of the Wayland Post, the deadline date may have been…

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Speaker laments ‘fracture’ in Jewish community

Jack Schwed · February 20, 2026

By Jack Schwed A Feb. 11 guest speaker at Temple Shir Tikva pointed to a common thread running through many of the challenges currently facing the Jewish community: fracture and…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Capital Improvement Planning Committee proposes $8.3M

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

The Capital Improvement Planning Committee has proposed an $8.3 million capital budget for fiscal 2027 – lower than both departmental requests and prior projections – marking a significant departure from…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Planning Board OKs Coptic church expansion

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

The Planning Board voted 4–1 on Feb. 11 to approve the site plan for the St. Philopater Mercurius and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church complex at 169 Rice Road, following…

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Public Safety Log

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

Monday, Feb. 28:48 a.m. — Following a motor vehicle stop, the operator was found to have a suspended license; the vehicle was driven by a tow company employee to State…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Finance Committee reviews FY2027 budget proposals

Wayland Post Staff · February 19, 2026

The Finance Committee began a detailed review of the fiscal year 2027 Capital Plan at its Feb. 11 meeting, hearing from Town Manager Michael McCall and Finance Director Brian Keveny…

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Hindu community celebrates Makar Sankranti

Amita Potnis-Raj · February 6, 2026

By Amita Potnis-RajWayland Post Contributor The Wayland Interfaith Leaders Association (WILA) and Conversations for Change participants celebrated Makar Sankranti at the Wayland Library on Jan. 15, a day after the…