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Chiang urges a combination town/MWRA water plan
dave.watkins@waylandpost.orgWayland officials are advancing a long-debated plan to overhaul the town’s drinking water system, with Ed Chiang, a Board of Public Works member and veteran hydraulic engineer, urging residents to…
Veronica McCarthy
Veronica (Healy) McCarthy, 90, of Wayland, formerly of Sudbury, passed away peacefully, on April 12, 2026. She was the beloved wife of 54 years to the late Richard Gerard McCarthy.Born…
Pass over Sherman’s Bridge warrant articles
To the Editor: On Jan. 8, I submitted four petitioner’s articles for Town Meeting, pertaining to Sherman’s Bridge and the 1971 Agreement between the town and the residents of Sherman’s…
Voters should approve Articles 26 and 28
To the Editor:Town Meeting should approve Articles 26 and 28 to address long-standing safety and quality-of-life concerns on Sherman’s Bridge Road. This is a narrow, winding, 0.7-mile designated scenic road…
Outgoing fishing derby leader says thanks
To the Editor:Less love for our great ponds.After 26 years of organizing and running the Wayland Youth Fishing Derby, I have made the tough choice to step down and not…
Film looks at how and where youth find community
dave.watkins@waylandpost.orgA documentary that screened at Regis College on March 23 is raising a question that resonates beyond campus and into communities like Wayland: where do young people today find real,…
Submit grad wishes by June 1
Graduation season has arrived, and Wayland families are marking milestones from elementary school through college. Students are closing one chapter and stepping into the next, carrying the work and resilience…
First Parish team are busy as bees, even in winter
By Barbara HeffnerA beekeeping team from First Parish in Wayland has tended hives near the Wayland Community Gardens on the east side of Old Sudbury Road for several years. The…
WPS Foundation brings innovative school ideas to life
By Veronica HernandezAt Wayland High School, students have the opportunity to learn how to compose and record audio tracks in a music production studio. Soon, ninth-graders will use digital microscopes…
Theft serves as reminder about e-commerce vigilance
leslie.castillo@waylandpost.orgLast year on a five-day trip to Northern Minnesota, a Great Gray owl landed on Sachin Sawe’s camera and his friend Brian Bloch captured the shot.Ironically, it would not be…
