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Building a sweet holiday season
Young artists and their families recently gathered at First Parish for a festive annual tradition: a spaghetti dinner followed by decorating gingerbread houses. Featured Photo, Ali Polat and his daughter…
Voters narrowly approve debt service measure
Wayland voters approved a single ballot question at a special town election, with unofficial results showing 328 votes in favor and 297 opposed, a margin of 31 votes. A total…
Jan. 15 deadline for Annual Town Meeting citizen petitions
Wayland residents who want to place an issue directly on the warrant for the upcoming Annual Town Meeting must act soon. Petitioners’ articles are due by Jan. 15, a statutory…
Public Safety Log
Monday, Dec. 13:02 p.m. — A 911 call from Cochituate Village Apartments (106 Main St.) stated that a resident was slamming doors and yelling.6:13 p.m. — A caller from Donelan’s…
A closer look at the Dover amendment and how it’s applied today
Massachusetts’s Dover Amendment is often invoked as shorthand for a simple idea: some land uses are so central to statewide public policy that towns cannot use zoning to keep them…
No written contract behind Sherman’s Bridge deal
According to Town Manager Michael McCall, after an exhaustive review of town records, archival materials, and contemporaneous reporting, no evidence has been found that a formal written agreement existed between…
Wayland marks holidays at home amid dark times globally
More than 175 police officers from Wayland and surrounding communities showed up at the Framingham Walmart on Dec. 16 for the 9th annual Shop with a Cop event. Wayland’s Police…
Nierenberg heads push for better bipolar treatments
By Isabel RavennaWayland Post Contributor Dr. Andrew Nierenberg of Wayland has spent decades treating and studying bipolar disorder. Now he’s channeling that work into a national experiment in “radical collaboration.”The…
Wayland Post adjusts holiday publication schedule
The Wayland Post will shift its print schedule during the upcoming holiday season to account for holiday closures and newsroom availability. The Post issue that would normally come out on…
A huge thank-you to everyone who’s donated to the Post!
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