20260320
2026 election: little competition but high stakes
Across MetroWest, many local offices still draw only as many candidates as seats, with Sudbury’s 2026 ballot offering the clearest case: 11 positions, 11 candidates, and no contested races since…
Community rollout of school changes raises questions
The public got a peek at possible new school buildings or renovations derived from the ongoing facilities planning project at a March 4 community meeting in the lecture hall at…
Faced with high taxes, town mulls ways to boost growth
When discussing the fact that a small percentage of property owners in town pay a majority of the taxes collected, Finance Director Brian Keveny pointed to little new growth and…
Groups pool their resources to cover graffiti with art
Like the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes to symbolize rebirth and resilience, a group of community leaders hopes for the same for an area of town that has seen…
Claypit students dip their toes in journalism waters
Is the next Joseph Pulitzer, Bob Woodward, or Grantland Rice in our midst? Honestly, we won’t know that for quite some time.There are, however, four friends at Claypit Hill Elementary…
Articles on Town Meeting scheduling, green burial, house numbers, solicitation, legal notices, crypto machines
From now until shortly before the start of Annual Town Meeting on May 4, the Wayland Post will publish batches of warrant article summaries. For more information, see the page…
LIT assembly aims to unite Wayland High community
“Whose house? Our house!” chanted jamele adams, poet and educator, along with Wayland High School scholars.This back-and-forth refrain, along with music and laughter, reverberated from the auditorium on March 5…
Donations heartening, but more contributors needed
The Wayland Post’s donor records from its first year of operation reveal a clear pattern familiar to many nonprofit startups: a powerful launch surge, a stabilizing base of recurring supporters,…
Kong Son Chiu
ed peacefully on Feb. 25 at age 95.Kong Son was born in 1930 in the former Portuguese African province of Mozambique, in the capital Lourenço Marques. He was admitted to…
Thank you to everyone who’s donated to the Wayland Post!
Dudley Pond Sustaining MemberThomas BlackElisabeth CarterFidelity CharitableBonnie GosselsMartin HendersonDavid HillWade & Judy LarsonLeroy ParkerCatherine RadmerJane RogersMary UptonJoy ViolaDave & Lilly WatkinsSusan WesterlingGreat Meadows Community MemberNorman & Sydney AbendSabra AldenJennifer AltreuterCharles…
