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Wayland students receive academic honors, degrees
Two Wayland students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) completed a Major Qualifying Project, a required senior capstone thesis: Nicolas Alvarado (mechanical engineering), “UGV Mechanical Design for Off-Road Mobility,” and Alina Potashinsky…
Quartet of Retiring Teachers Look Back on Decades in Wayland Classrooms
By Ellie BroganWayland Post Intern Multiple teachers, administrators, and staff will be retiring from Wayland Public Schools at the end of the 2024-25 school year, among them four teachers from…
Teachers, Students React to Cell Phone Policy
As the school year wound up, students and teachers commented on the new 2024-2025 cell phone policy that was implemented at the beginning of the school year. The policy prohibited…
How Wayland Ensures Safety Amid ICE Actions
In the wake of nationwide arrests of suspected undocumented immigrants, Wayland’s police chief offered assurances that the department follows established legal precedents that protect residents from unlawful detention while maintaining…
Wayland Firefighter Graduates from Massachusetts Academy
Firefighter/Paramedic Arthur Fenno was one of 35 graduates from 15 departments who graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Class #330 on Friday, May 23. (Photo courtesy Massachusetts Firefighting Academy). During…
WHS Grad to Appear in Crime Drama Series
Actor Jonathan von Mering, Wayland High School class of 2013, will appear as Andrej in the upcoming crime drama TV series “Countdown” starring Jensen Ackles (“Supernatural”), which is set to be…
Two Old Friends Reunited
The Wayland Post helped reunite two 90-year-old friends by publishing a story about Dan Hood, a local author. Dan Murphy, a mutual friend of Dan Hood and Roland Clements, was…
Parents Give Proud Shout-outs to their New Grads
The following are Senior Shout-Outs purchased by families of new Wayland High School graduates. Congratulations to Zach and all of his friends and classmates! Our pride in you knows no…
Water Meter Notices Don’t Mention “Opt Out”
When Wayland residents first heard about upgrading their water meters nearly a decade ago, the project was introduced with promises of transparency, efficiency, and customer choice. However, the rollout of…
Town Center Site Completes Cleanup
Cleanup and final reports on contaminants found on the Council on Aging/Community municipal parcel during construction are almost complete. During excavation work to build the CoA/CC on January 30, 2023,…
