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Municipal Meeting Recaps

ConCom opens probe into tree clearing at 17 Glezen Lane

Carole Plumb · August 28, 2026

At its Aug. 19 meeting, the Conservation Commission opened a tree-clearing violation probe at 17 Glezen Lane. Conservation Administrator Linda Hansen told the commission Aug. 19 that the new owner…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Cultural Council plans leadership handoff; eyes direct MCC grant payments

Carole Plumb · August 28, 2026

The Cultural Council planned a leadership handoff and eyed direct MCC grant payments at its Aug. 19 meeting. Chair Pallavi Nagesha told the Aug. 19 meeting she will hand the…

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FinCom tentatively leans against FY28 override, pushes strategic plan

Carole Plumb · August 28, 2026

On Aug. 17, the Finance Committee leaned against a fiscal 2028 override, pushes for multi-year strategic plan. Meeting jointly with the Select Board and Finance Director Brian Keveny on Aug.…

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Finance Committee Appointing Board chair Karlson won’t seek reappointment

Carole Plumb · August 28, 2026

Wayland’s Finance Committee Appointing Board will lose its chair Sept. 1. Cherry Karlson said on Aug. 20 that she will not seek reappointment after three years on the panel, which…

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Historic District Commission OKs window replacements at Town House Cafe

Carole Plumb · August 28, 2026

The Historic District Commission approved Town House Café window replacements on Aug. 12 and issued a certificate of applicability allowing all 22 windows at 21 Cochituate Road to be replaced…

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Historical Commission protests library’s removal of local history collection

Carole Plumb · August 28, 2026

The Historical Commission moved on Aug. 17 to formally protest the library’s removal of the local history collection. The commission voted to send a letter of concern to Library Director…

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Housing Partnership review panel deadlocks on Housing Production Plan vendor

Carole Plumb · August 28, 2026

The Housing Production Plan vendor choice slipped a month as the review panel deadlocked on Aug. 11. Member Jean Milburn reported that the four-person selection committee could not choose between…

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School Committee enters executive session on teacher, custodian contracts

Carole Plumb · August 28, 2026

The School Committee entered executive session on teacher and custodian contracts at its Aug. 3 meeting. At a two-minute open session, Vice Chair Kate Sambuco moved to enter a closed…

News in Brief

Coffee with Cops debuting Sept. 18

Brad Spiegel · August 28, 2026

Members of the Wayland Police Department will host a new community gathering, Coffee with Cops, at the Council on Aging building (8 Andrew Ave., on Sept. 18 from 8:30-10 a.m.).…

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Overdose Awareness Day

Brad Spiegel · August 28, 2026

For the third year, the Opioid Settlement Working Group will observe International Overdose Awareness Day with a two-week display of purple flags in the center of town representing the lives…