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…
Legal Notice – Wayland Housing Authority Public Hearing on 2027 Annual Plan
The Wayland Housing Authority will hold a public hearing on its 2027 Annual Plan Update (PHA Plan, FY2027-2031) on October…
Wayland tried to end Omar Easy’s discrimination case. A judge said a jury should hear it.
By The Wayland Post WAYLAND — A Middlesex Superior Court judge has refused to dismiss former Superintendent Omar Easy’s discrimination…
Numerous midterm candidates at Wayland Democratic Committee picnic
By Ainsley Jay Wayland Post Contributor The Wayland Democratic Town Committee hosted the annual Wayland DTC summer picnic on Sunday,…
Real Estate Transactions: June 12 – July 11, 2026
WAYLAND — A Draper Road property topping $2.8 million led Wayland's June residential market, as 14 of 20 recorded…
News
Debate widens over possible override for FY28
Wayland’s budget debate has moved past the question of how the town balanced fiscal year 2027. Across recent meetings, town officials have begun turning toward…
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Wayland Post adjusts summer publication schedule
The Wayland Post will skip its July 24 print edition as part of a temporary summer schedule adjustment. The next planned print edition is Aug.…
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What to do for fun in and around Wayland this summer
By Olivia Green While remaining historic, lush, and well rounded, Wayland is not necessarily well known for its entertainment. However, if you know where to…
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Municipal Meeting Recaps
Wayland entered the new fiscal year with vacancies or recently expired terms on a wide range of town boards and…
Municipal Meeting Recaps
Select Board At the June 29, 2026 Wayland Select Board meeting, the board voted to pursue the most comprehensive investigation…
Municipal Meeting Recaps
Select Board The Select Board held its first substantive public discussion June 15 of whether Wayland should seek a Proposition…
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…
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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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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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Letters to the Editor
Unhappy with Loker music cutback plan To the Editor: As a former instrumental music specialist in a nearby…
Letters to the editor
Unhappy with Loker music cutback plan To the Editor:As a former instrumental music specialist in a nearby community…
Letters to the Editor
Concerns about litter and fishing debris in Heard Pond To the Editor: As a resident living on Heard…
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,…
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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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A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Brigid Church in Lexington on Wednesday, July…
