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Loker School Hosts World's Fair Sunday Afternoon

A student World's Fair on Loker School's back field anchors a quiet Wayland Sunday. The district's All Schools News pegs the event from 2 to 4 p.m. on May 17, drawing families across the elementary grades. On the civic side, "Wayland Finance Committee Expands Search For Handful Of New M…

Wayland bans outdoor watering, switches to MWRA after plant issue

Wayland shut off outdoor water use and activated its MWRA emergency connection after trouble at the local treatment plant, Wayland Patch reports in "Wayland Bans Outdoor Water Use Amid Treatment Plant Issue." The town's Finance Committee Appointing Board, in a May 15 News Flash, is also…

Wayland board opens recruitment for five Finance Committee seats

WAYLAND — May 15, 2026 — Wayland's Finance Committee Appointing Board opens recruitment for five of seven seats. Meeting May 15 via Zoom, Chair Cherry C. Karlson, Carol B. Martin and Miranda S Jones voted 3-0 to approve prior minutes and spent the session rewriting the recruitment statement to

Wayland bans outdoor watering, activates MWRA emergency connection

Wayland banned outdoor water use Thursday and switched to its MWRA emergency connection under a MassDEP declaration issued May 13. The Department of Public Works Water Division cited Section 190-4 of town bylaws in the restrictions, which Wayland Patch tied to a treatment-plant problem …

Wayland activates MWRA emergency tie-in, restricts outdoor water use

Wayland switched on its MWRA emergency connection and barred outdoor water use Wednesday after a state emergency declaration. The DPW Water Division cited Section 190-4 of the town bylaws and a May 13 MassDEP order in restricting irrigation and other outdoor uses, while a redesigned tow…

Wayland School Committee receives sweeping update on diversity, equity and belonging work

WAYLAND — May 13, 2026 — Wayland School Committee hears two-hour DEB update and welcomes new members. Diversity, equity and belonging coordinator Caroline Hahn told the committee May 13 that 90 staff across the district have been trained or are scheduled for Tier 1 restorative practices and that the discrimination response

New Town Center owners pitch incremental overhaul to Planning Board

WAYLAND — May 13, 2026 — New Town Center owners outline overhaul as Planning Board continues Hobbs Road housing hearing. NP Wayland LLC principals Jesse Barakon of Fido SP and Anthony Rich of Legacy Capital Partners told the board Tuesday they will return June 10 with detailed plans for signage, an Alyssa

Wayland capital committee debriefs town meeting warrant errors, plans form overhaul

WAYLAND — May 13, 2026 — Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee debriefs town meeting errors and starts rewriting its project submission form. Vice-Chair Bradford Carver told the committee roughly $3.4 million in CIPC-recommended projects over five years did not appear in the town manager's plan,

Wayland Health Department issues tick-season precautions to residents

Wayland's Health Department on Tuesday urged residents to guard against ticks as warmer weather returns, posting precautions to the town's News Flash to lower the risk of tick-borne illness. At the Community Center, COA Director Julie Secord's office released the May newsletter and flag…

Wayland ZBA approves three special permits, continues Snake Brook Road case

WAYLAND — May 12, 2026 — Wayland ZBA grants three special permits, including a four-times-revised Plain Road rebuild. The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved IPA Development Company's replacement dwelling at 43 Plain Road at 3,067 gross square feet — a 68 percent increase, down from 200 percent