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Wayland Public Works board calls transfer station unsustainable as enterprise fund

WAYLAND — April 21, 2026 — Wayland Public Works votes 5-0 to tell Select Board the transfer station no longer works as an enterprise fund. The board, in departing chair George Wegmeyer's final meeting, raised the annual sticker fee from $200 to $225 and the medium bag fee from

Obituary notices, week of 2026-04-13 through 2026-04-19

Three Wayland obituaries were published this week: Eliastam, Michael; Heller, Mitchell Howard; and McCarthy, Veronica (Healy). Michael Eliastam, 82, of Wayland, died April 18 and was remembered at a service at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland; arrangements were handled by Stanetsky Memorial…

Recreation Commission declines to endorse $400,000 playground fund shift

WAYLAND — April 16, 2026 — Wayland Recreation Commission withholds endorsement of $400,000 CPA fund shift tied to preschool move. Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize Recreation Director Leslie Rebecchi to deliver their concerns — but not an endorsement — to the Community Preservation Committee, which is weighing whether to amend 2025 Town

Wayland CPC votes to let $400,000 playground money follow Children's Way preschool

WAYLAND — April 16, 2026 — Wayland CPC broadens $400,000 playground appropriation and eyes 17 Gleazen Lane for conservation. The Community Preservation Committee voted 7-0 Wednesday to amend a 2025 Annual Town Meeting article so that $400,000 originally earmarked for the Town Building playground can instead fund construction or

Planning Board approves Carroll School site plan in unanimous vote

WAYLAND — April 15, 2026 — Wayland Planning Board unanimously approves Carroll School site plan after line-by-line edits. The 5-0 vote at the April 15 meeting authorizes Chair Anette Lewis and Town Planner Robert Hummel to finalize the decision by Friday's deadline for The Carroll School'

Wayland Conservation Commission denies Coptic church project on Rice Road

WAYLAND — April 15, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission unanimously denies Coptic church redevelopment after seven-month review. The 7-0 votes under the state Wetlands Protection Act, Chapter 194 and Chapter 193 rejected St. Philopater Mercurius and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church's plan to demolish its 169 Rice Road

Wayland ZBA renews animal clinic permit for two years amid neighbor complaints

WAYLAND — April 14, 2026 — Wayland ZBA renews animal clinic permit for two years, not 10, after neighbor pushback. The four-member board unanimously amended the 6 Winter Street special permit to allow four doctors and 13 support staff, up from three and six, after owner Dr. Caroline Pinsky conceded the

Wayland capital committee deadlocks on $200,000 Holiday Road study

WAYLAND — April 14, 2026 — Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee deadlocked 2-2 on whether to recommend a $200,000 Holiday Road feasibility study. The committee first voted 3-1 that it must take a position on Article 16, co-sponsored by the Select Board and School Committee to

Wayland commission pushes Oxbow toward grease pretreatment at pump station

WAYLAND — April 13, 2026 — Wayland tells Oxbow apartments that more cleanouts won't solve a two-year grease problem. The Wastewater Management District Commission, chaired by Mike Gitten, pressed ComRef Oxbow LLC representatives on April 13 over fats, oils and grease exceeding district limits at the Oxbow pump station,

Wayland Select Board hears pushback on $200,000 Holiday Road study

WAYLAND — April 13, 2026 — Wayland Select Board takes Holiday Road study to the public, drawing calls for an advisory group. The board held a public forum April 13 on Article 16, a joint Select Board and School Committee request for $200,000 to study potential uses of the 13.72-