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Town debuts redesigned website and posts 2026 Town Meeting synopsis

Town launches new website, publishes Town Meeting synopsis as police warn of bear. Wayland's redesigned municipal site went live Tuesday, and Town Hall posted its official synopsis covering all 41 articles from the 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Council on Aging Director Julie Secord's offic…

Historical Commission accepts Sherman's Bridge response, advances Main Street plaque

WAYLAND — May 6, 2026 — Wayland Historical Commission clears small-bore agenda, abandons Sherman's Bridge streetlight ask. The commission accepted DPW project manager Mr. Piccolo's word that fiber-optic conduit and an information kiosk will be built into the Sherman's Bridge rehabilitation, but dropped its

Conservation Commission approves Dudley Road home over abutter's objections

WAYLAND — May 6, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission approves contested 123 Dudley Road home 4-1, with conditions on final planting plan. Members issued an order of conditions for applicant Joel Goodmonson's single-family home, septic and stormwater system over the objections of member Barbara Howell and abutter Skip

Wayland launches redesigned town website, posts Town Meeting synopsis

Wayland's redesigned municipal website went live Wednesday alongside the official 2026 Annual Town Meeting synopsis covering all 41 warrant articles, giving residents a single online record of this week's votes on the budget and housing changes. The dual launch comes as Wayland Patch re…

Wayland Town Meeting approves Route 20 housing density increase, 87-72

WAYLAND — May 5, 2026 — Wayland approves Route 20 density and height increase over Select Board opposition, 87-72. Town meeting on Tuesday narrowly passed Article 25, raising the Route 20 West Multifamily Housing Subdistrict cap from 20 to 32 units per acre and maximum height from 35 to 58 feet,

Town releases official synopsis of 2026 Annual Town Meeting's 41 articles

Wayland's clerk posts official Town Meeting synopsis as police warn of black bear in town. The News Flash published the 2026 Annual Town Meeting Synopsis covering all 41 warrant articles, giving residents the authoritative record of budget, housing and water votes wrapped up last week. …

Wayland approves $112.9 million budget and $38.6 million water project

WAYLAND — May 4, 2026 — Wayland Town Meeting approves $112.9M budget and authorizes $38.6M for new water plant. Voters passed the fiscal 2027 operating budget 256-19, a 4.6 percent increase, and approved borrowing up to $38.6 million for a Happy Hollow water treatment facility and MWRA

Wayland police warn residents after black bear sighting in neighborhood

Wayland police warn of a black bear sighting as town news settles after Annual Town Meeting. The advisory, the most-read local item of the day, comes alongside a sold-out Vokes Players run of "Jesus Christ Superstar," directed by Jennifer Gasser and playing through May 16 at Beatrice He…

Boys tennis sweeps three, capped by 5-0 rout of Cambridge

Boys tennis ran the table at Wayland High School with a 3-0 week, capped by a 5-0 shutout at Cambridge Rindge & Latin and a 3-2 home squeaker over Acton-Boxborough. Boys volleyball matched the surge, sweeping Waltham/Weston 3-0 and winning 3-1 at Acton-Boxborough on Thursday, while girl…

Wayland School Committee withdraws backing for $200,000 Holiday Road study

WAYLAND — April 29, 2026 — Wayland School Committee reverses course and withdraws support for the $200,000 Holiday Road study. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to drop its co-sponsorship of Article 16 after residents Jim Van Sciver and Chris Memoli warned the appraisal and engineering work would "be the