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Student artwork wins statewide award

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

Wayland resident James Costigan, a sophomore at the New England Innovation Academy in Marlborough, earned statewide recognition in the 2025–26 Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running recognition program for…

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Officials respond to complaints on sound quality

June Valliere · February 20, 2026

Town Manager Michael McCall and IT Director Nick Lombardi explained why there were microphone problems at town meetings and the action they were taking in an interview on Feb. 5.…

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Wayland Post marks its first birthday

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

One year ago this month, the Wayland Post published its first edition. With it, the Post helped fill the widening local news gap as regional newspapers reduced coverage of small-town…

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Wayland vet helps stray dogs and cats in Myanmar

Brad Spiegel · February 20, 2026

One would be hard-pressed not to be aware of the group of monks that recently completed a 15-week journey across the United States to promote peace.The Theravada Buddhist monks started…

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Main Street fire station sustains damage

June Valliere · February 20, 2026

Wayland Fire Station #2, located at 154 Main St., is currently boarded up due to an accident.Town Manager Michael McCall said on Feb. 14 that the accident occurred when a fire…

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Clarification on tax abatement item

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

In the story headlined “Property tax abatement forms due by Feb. 3” that appeared in In the Jan. 23 edition of the Wayland Post, the deadline date may have been…

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Speaker laments ‘fracture’ in Jewish community

Jack Schwed · February 20, 2026

By Jack Schwed A Feb. 11 guest speaker at Temple Shir Tikva pointed to a common thread running through many of the challenges currently facing the Jewish community: fracture and…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Capital Improvement Planning Committee proposes $8.3M

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

The Capital Improvement Planning Committee has proposed an $8.3 million capital budget for fiscal 2027 – lower than both departmental requests and prior projections – marking a significant departure from…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Planning Board OKs Coptic church expansion

Wayland Post Staff · February 20, 2026

The Planning Board voted 4–1 on Feb. 11 to approve the site plan for the St. Philopater Mercurius and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church complex at 169 Rice Road, following…

Public Safety Logs

Public Safety Log

Arlene Wyman Petri · February 20, 2026

Monday, Feb. 28:48 a.m. — Following a motor vehicle stop, the operator was found to have a suspended license; the vehicle was driven by a tow company employee to State…