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Armed Home Invasion Leaves Resident Injured
Police are searching for two masked men who forced their way into a Joyce Road home last week, assaulted the homeowner and fled empty‑handed, according to Wayland Police Chief Ed Burman. Officers…
Town Officials Evaluate Future of School Facilities
With worn-out midcentury school buildings and rising maintenance costs, Wayland is launching a long-term facilities planning effort with hopes of reshaping the town's schools and how its students learn. "Our…
Fire Department steps up assisted living safety
The Wayland Fire Department is fast‑tracking a series of fire safety measures at the town’s three assisted living communities and its sole nursing home in the wake of the fire…
More local support need to sustain small businesses
“We never achieved our budgeted sales since moving to the Wayland location,” Bagel Table co-owner Edgar Eglitis gave as an explanation for closing the Wayland location. The Bagel Table, located…
Summer fun on Dudley Pond with ice cream and music
It’s not summer in Wayland without a good time at Dudley Pond, and this summer was no exception as residents enjoyed the annual Dudley Pond Association ice cream social on…
Wayland Summer Farmers’ Market: midweek bounty under the maples
Every Wednesday from June 25 through October 8 from noon to 4 p.m., the Wayland Summer Farmers’ Market transforms the upper parking lot at Russell’s Garden Center into a shaded village green alive…
Legislator, lawyer discuss immigrant rights
As federal immigration raids spread across the state, anxiety is mounting among Massachusetts immigrant families, and so is the effort to protect them. Ashley Fuller of WayCAM TV’s “Meet Our…
July 16, 2025 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee
Members of the newly seated 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee opened their first meeting July 16 by revisiting a key assumption of the project voters endorsed at April’s Annual Town Meeting (ATM):…
July 8, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals
The Zoning Board of Appeals on July 8 cleared a half‑dozen home‑addition requests. Home projects advance Owners of 10 White Pine Knoll Rd. were granted a special permit to replace a…
July 9, 2025 Planning Board
At the Planning Board's July 9 meeting, Chair Anette Lewis led a unanimous 5‑0 vote to endorse “final mylar” plans for a new three-lot subdivision at 13 Charena Rd. after Town…
