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Orchestra’s winter concert features Scottish fiddling
The Wayland High School Orchestra presented its Winter Concert on Dec. 17, showcasing the talents of both the String Orchestra and the Honors Sinfonia Orchestra. The program reflected weeks of…
WHS students chosen for district music festival
Twenty-one Wayland High School students out of 1,100 who auditioned were selected to perform at the MMEA Northeastern Senior District Music Festival at Milton High School on Jan.10.Months before the…
73% of town employees work for School Dept.
Wayland employs a large workforce to deliver town and school services. But while the town has a relatively high share of six-figure earners, the composition and scale of those earnings…
Alice D. Salos, 100
Alice D. Salos, born on Dec. 10, 1925 in Framingham, passed away on Jan. 5 at the age of 100. Alice, who recently celebrated her centennial birthday surrounded by family…
Shift from preservation to disappointment
To the Editor: I write to voice my concerns raised by my neighbors regarding the re-envisioning of Sherman Bridge, a historically significant feature of my neighborhood. As I learned more…
Install a “wearing surface” on refurbished Sherman’s Bridge to protect the deck
To the Editor: The proposal to pave Sherman's Bridge seems a bit over the top, unnecessary, and not in keeping with the historic nature of the bridge. Instead, I suggest…
Seeking compliance with bridge agreement
To the Editor: I live at 61 Sherman’s Bridge Road. We moved here in February 2025. I have three children who walk and play along the street with their friends.…
ZBA needs more time to decide on Veritas appeal
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted on Jan. 13 to continue the appeal hearing on the issuance of a building permit for the Veritas Christian Academy, construction project. The discussion…
Response to racism incidents based on school policy
Following repeated incidents at Wayland High School, School Superintendent David Fleishman and Assistant Superintendent Betsy Gavron outlined the department’s policy on how it handles possible racism incidents.The latest situation was…
Select Board advances budget, warrant articles
After the public comment (see here), Finance Director Brian Keveny provided an update on development of the FY27 budget at the Jan. 5 Select Board meeting. He noted that the…
