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WayCo players cap season with All Star Game
For WayCo Softball League's eight teams, mid-August means it's time to determine the summer's championship team. But the Cochituate Ballfield lights go dim for the final time when the two…
Stories of town history as the sun sparkles
Dudley Pond Stories The Wayland Museum & Historical Society was thrilled to join our friends at the Dudley Pond Association’s annual event on July 12 celebrating the community, featuring live…
A salute to the Wayland American Legion
American Legion Post 133, which was established in 1922, will meet in September at the new Community Center. All veterans are welcome. Post members collaborate with the Public Ceremonies Committee…
$38M water plan moves ahead; funding still TBD
The Board of Public Works voted on July 15 night to advance a $38 million plan that would permanently connect the town to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) system and…
BoPW approves $38M for MWRA connection and PFAS treatment plant
Most of the board's July 15 meeting was dedicated to discussing and approving $38 million for an MWRA connection and a new PFAS treatment plant (see story page 1). In…
Housing Trust authorizes chair to sign P&S for Habitat house on Hammond Road
At its July 8 meeting, the Municipal Affordable Housing Trustees voted 4‑0 to let Chair Michael Staiti execute the purchase‑and‑sale (P&S) agreement and related paperwork for Habitat for Humanity's three‑bedroom house…
Design Review Board endorses Terrain plans on Boston Post Road
The Design Review Board on July 16 unanimously endorsed revised plans for Terrain’s mixed‑use garden retail, restaurant, and event complex at 297 and 311 Boston Post Road, forwarding the proposal to the Zoning Board…
Public Safety Log Jul 21 – Aug 2, 2025
These reports are incidents from police and fire logs that are of public interest. Not included, for instance, are over 110 other incidents from this past week, such as medical…
Select Board’s goals compared to other towns’
Wayland’s Select Board outlined on July 15 their strategic priorities for fiscal year 2025-2026, addressing the town's long-term sustainability and quality of life. A comparative review of Wayland’s goals to…
Town looks for new ways to meet affordable housing requirement
Wayland is barely over the state-mandated 10% affordable housing minimum and Wayland Town Planner Robert Hummel says the town is looking for inventive ways to support affordable housing. "We don't…
