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May 5, 2025 Historical Commission
Editor’s note: This meeting was inadvertently omitted from the May 30, 2025 issue. At a May 5 meeting, Historical Commission Chair Katherine Gardner-Wescott proposed using $2,500 from the town’s $33,175…
Public Safety Log May 26 – Jun 8, 2025
Monday, May 26 6:40 a.m. — A caller reported that a deer was struck by a car at Concord Road near Sherman’s Bridge Road. Animal Control was notified. 4:46 p.m.…
May 20, 2025 Board of Public Works
At its May 20, 2025 meeting, the Board of Public Works (BoPW) members started the annual process of analyzing Fiscal Year 2025 budget results and forecasting expenses, revenues and water…
Wayland nature-based synagogue to join Sudbury’s Congregation Beth El
Two Massachusetts synagogues will join forces as Wayland’s Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope, MetroWest’s home for outdoor Judaism, becomes part of Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River…
Fleishman Discusses School Funding and More
Wayland Superintendent of Schools David Fleishman outlined the history of federal education funding and answered questions about funding cuts, social media, diversity and updating Wayland’s cell phone policy at the…
Longtime Family Business Struggles to Find New Niche to Attract More Local Buyers
“Everyone says they love small businesses,” Robert Lavins of Lavins Liquors observed ruefully. “But not everyone shops at small businesses, and when they close, everyone wonders why.” While Lavin’s Liquors,…
DEP Ruling on Cascade Needs Another OK
Although the Wayland Conservation Committee (ConCom) won its appeal on May 14, there is still no final decision regarding the construction of a 60-unit, four-story building at the former Mahoney’s…
Wayland Library’s Summer Reading Programs Begin
By Pam McCuen, Haley Neil, and Joanne Lee Wayland Post Contributors The Wayland Public Library begins its summer reading program on June 16. The library staff is offering three programs…
Big Jump in Water Rates on the Horizon
Although no single "official" rate-hike figures have been floated for the coming years , officials recently discussed scenarios that will double the water budget by FY29 and potentially require proportional…
Library Could Be Affected by Executive Orders
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