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Municipal Meeting Recaps

CIPC rebuilds FY28 plan around $9.17M; shifts $2M WHS study to excluded debt

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland’s Capital Improvement Planning Committee rebuilt its fiscal 2028 capital plan Tuesday around a roughly $9.17 million funding envelope, moving major school and public-safety projects while expressing frustration over the…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Select Board sets May 10-12, 2027 Town Meeting; hears FY28 deficit

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

The board voted 5-0 on Monday to set the Annual Town Meeting for May 10-12, 2027, with a Town Election May 4, and 3-1-1 to keep the 6:30 p.m. start…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

ELVIS Committee retools remote voting push after three bills sent to study

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland’s ELVIS (Electronic Voting Implementation) Committee retooled its remote-voting push after three bills were sent to study. Chair Dave Bernstein told members Tuesday that H.2272, Wayland’s home-rule petition, along with…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

HDC approves 34 Bow Road window project with exterior muntins

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window replacement on exterior muntins. The commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a Renewal by Andersen replacement window project at 34 Bow Road,…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

School Committee accepts $335,110 in grants, OKs $2M feasibility study request

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland School Committee accepts $335,110 in grants and prepares $2 million feasibility study line. The five-member committee unanimously approved $33,110 as the district’s share of a joint MassCyberCenter cybersecurity grant…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Planning Board continues Hobbs Road supportive-living hearing to Oct. 21

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

Wayland Planning Board continues Hobbs Road supportive-living hearing to Oct. 21 as chair warns extensions are ending. The board voted 3-0 Wednesday to continue Oak Street Management’s site plan hearing…

Public Safety Logs

Public Safety Log

Arlene Wyman Petri · September 11, 2026

Monday, Aug. 24 8:08 a.m. — A caller reported that her vehicle had hit a fire hydrant on Main Street near Harrison Street. Police notified the water department. Tuesday, Aug.…

News in Brief

Help update hazard plan

WP Admin · September 11, 2026

The town is inviting residents and business owners to help shape its updated Hazard Mitigation Plan — a critical document that identifies natural hazard risks facing the community and outlines…

Elections

Wayland State Primary: Official Results Released

Wayland Post · September 2, 2026

Official results from Wayland’s September 1 State Primary have been released. The results include races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor and other state and district offices. View the complete…

Featured

Town moves toward vote on first override since ’09

Dave Watkins · August 28, 2026

The town has begun setting a calendar to decide whether to ask voters for a Proposition 2½ operating override, the first such request in 17 years, to close a projected…