Pilot program to reduce Loker music instruction
Loker Elementary School Principal Brian Jones outlined the new pilot program to be initiated this fall that would reduce the current 75 minutes of music instruction to a weekly 45 minutes in grades 4 and 5. A memo describing the changes was sent out to…
News
News
Vacancies raise questions about Wayland committees’ capacity
Wayland entered the new fiscal year with vacancies or recently expired terms on a wide range of town boards and committees, raising questions about whether…
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News
Town Center’s transformation plan revealed
Plans to transform Town Center into a more vibrant pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly area were previewed at the June 29 Select Board meeting.Jesse Baerkahn of Graffito…
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News
Area police warn about e-bike/scooter dangers
By Rowan H. Karaca A string of recent accidents involving young riders on electric bikes and scooters across MetroWest has prompted area police departments to…
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Wayland entered the new fiscal year with vacancies or recently expired terms on a wide range of town boards and…
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Select Board At the June 29, 2026 Wayland Select Board meeting, the board voted to pursue the most comprehensive investigation…
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Select Board The Select Board held its first substantive public discussion June 15 of whether Wayland should seek a Proposition…
131 views ConCom mulls preservative type for Sherman’s Bridge
The Conservation Commission voted unanimously on May 27 to reject chromated copper arsenate as a wood preservative for the planned…
Community
Community
When will Wayland have a permanent police chief?
Town Manager Michael McCall said he will begin the search process for a permanent police chief at the end of the summer. McCall pointed out…
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Living Green
Discovering Wayland’s native flowering plants
By Michele Trucksis I am a gardener of native flowering plants. I delight in the delicate blooms of early spring, known as ephemerals, and in…
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Obituaries
Diane Marie Murnane
Diane Marie Murnane, 76, passed away peacefully in Newport R.I., on July 2, 2026. Born on Aug. 3, 1949, in Boston, she was the oldest…
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Talk of the Town
42 from Wayland to tackle Pan-Mass Challenge Among the 6,000 cyclists and 4,000 volunteers participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) on Aug. 1-2 will be 42 Wayland residents. Wayland participants…
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Talk of the town
WHS students perform in prestigious choirs WHS choral students Ariana Price and Maggie Agyeman performed in Honor Choirs this year. Maggie performed this spring with the All-Eastern ACDA (American Choral…
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Talk of the town
Memory book for retiring teachersA memory book is being created for two beloved Happy Hollow teachers who are retiring. Anyone who wants to contribute to Ms. Weig and Ms. Horgan’s…
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Wayland receives 17th National Music Education Award
The Wayland Public Schools have received the Best Communities for Music Education Award from the NAMM Foundation for their outstanding support and commitment to music education.Now in its 27th year,…
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Sports
Boys’ volleyball team are Division 2 state champions
It was only fitting that the first-ever state championship for the Wayland High School boys’ volleyball team was in the hands of one of the…
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High School Sports
Boys’ tennis bows to Weston in state championship
There certainly were no surprises when the Wayland boys’ tennis team faced Weston in the Division 3 state championship on June 13 at MIT’s duPont…
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Sports
Sports roundup: summer youth programs come to the fore
Wayland’s summer sports calendar shifted from high school competition to youth programs, with Wayland High School tournament action completed. Little League Wayland Little League reported…
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340 views Letters to the Editor
Unhappy with Loker music cutback plan To the Editor: As a former instrumental music specialist in a nearby…
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Unhappy with Loker music cutback plan To the Editor:As a former instrumental music specialist in a nearby community…
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Concerns about litter and fishing debris in Heard Pond To the Editor: As a resident living on Heard…
641 views Kudos to the Wayland Post staff
To the Editor:There aren’t enough words to express my gratitude to Dave Watkins and Brad Spiegel, Carole Plumb,…
Real Estate
172 views Real Estate Transactions: May 28 – June 26, 2026
WAYLAND -- A $2.8 million sale on Draper Road anchored a late-spring market in which 13 of 20 recorded transactions carried disclosed prices, with the median landing at $1,505,000 and no sale falling below…
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Public Safety Log
480 viewsPUBLIC SAFETY LOG, June 8 – 14
489 viewsObituaries
David Andrew Treffs
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Brigid Church in Lexington on Wednesday, July…
