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Parmenter Foundation awards grant to Samaritans
The Wayland-based Parmenter Foundation recently awarded a $30,000 grant to Samaritans, Inc., a suicide prevention organization, to provide expanded grief support services to individuals in MetroWest communities who have lost…
Hindu community celebrates Makar Sankranti
By Amita Potnis-RajWayland Post Contributor The Wayland Interfaith Leaders Association (WILA) and Conversations for Change participants celebrated Makar Sankranti at the Wayland Library on Jan. 15, a day after the…
Group celebrates Lunar New Year and more
leslie.castillo@waylandpost.org The 2020 federal census calculated Wayland’s Asian population to be 13%, and today that number is growing. With such a large concentration, the town boasts many resources and celebrations…
80 teaching assistants providing classroom support
Approximately 80 teaching assistants are currently employed by the Wayland school district during the 2025-26 academic year. Teaching assistants and ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) tutors work with teachers and students…
Overdue school budget complicates life for FinCom
carole.plumb@waylandpost.org Per Wayland’s Chapter 19-4 bylaw, the school budget is due Dec. 15 to the town manager. But as of press time, a budget lacking the final school numbers has…
School Committee briefed on possible reading curricula
leslie.castillo@waylandpost.org Reading Specialist Sara Sontag shared updates on piloting two reading curricula and why adopting a new curriculum is an important district goal at the Wayland School Committee meeting on…
EDC discusses ideas for revitalizing Route 20 corridor
The Select Board on Dec. 15 heard a presentation from the Economic Development Committee outlining illustrative strategies to expand Wayland’s tax base, with discussion focused on growth priorities, zoning tools…
Select Board mulls Town Meeting articles and more
Before disucssing various Town Meeting articles at its Jan. 20 meeting, the Select Board heard public comments on the 25 Holiday Road parcel, property tax relief, and Sherman’s Bridge.Andrew Carpenter…
Real Estate Transactions: Jan 7 – Feb 5, 2026
WAYLAND -- A sale on Old Connecticut Path anchored a month of elevated activity in Wayland's housing market, with the town recording 18 deed transfers between Jan. 7 and…
ZBA closes public hearing on Veritas proposal
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously on Jan. 26 to close the public hearing and continue deliberations on an appeal challenging permits for the Veritas Christian Academy project, explicitly…
