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Parmenter Foundation awards grant to Samaritans
The Wayland-based Parmenter Foundation recently awarded a $30,000 grant to Samaritans, Inc., a suicide prevention organization, to provide expanded grief support services to individuals in MetroWest communities who have lost…
Wayland residents, METCO students celebrate MLK Day in Boston
Wayland students, teachers, school administrators, and residents celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the METCO community celebration luncheon held at the Thelma Burns Building in Boston.The Wayland contingent represented…
Former police chief hired by consulting firm
Capital Strategic Solutions (CSS) announced that Ed Burman joined the firm as senior project manager. According to the announcement, they “will leverage his deep operational expertise, collaborative leadership style, and…
Wayland residents recognized for academic performance
Springfield College has named Xoren Livingston to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the 2025 fall semester. Livingston is majoring in exercise science/applied ES.Calvin Chow was named to the…
Overdue school budget complicates life for FinCom
carole.plumb@waylandpost.org Per Wayland’s Chapter 19-4 bylaw, the school budget is due Dec. 15 to the town manager. But as of press time, a budget lacking the final school numbers has…
New owners aim to revitalize Town Center
Jesse Baerkahn, president and founder of Graffito SP, said all three ownership groups are invested in rejuvenating Wayland Town Center and are equally involved. He outlined the new ownership structure…
Norovirus outbreak sends several residents to hospital
The Wayland Police and Fire departments sent out a joint notice on Feb. 3 concerning a norovirus outbreak at a local assisted living center.Acting Police Chief Mark Hebert and Fire…
Police warn of scammers posing as Wayland ZBA
By Wayland Post Staff The Wayland Police Department is warning residents of a scam that asks for payment via a wire transfer to the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals.Police are…
80 teaching assistants providing classroom support
Approximately 80 teaching assistants are currently employed by the Wayland school district during the 2025-26 academic year. Teaching assistants and ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) tutors work with teachers and students…
February school vacation happenings at the library
By Haley Neil February break is a standard practice in Massachusetts. But while local students have a week off, most kids in the United States are still in school. So…
