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Wayland sets Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremony for May 25

Wayland will mark Memorial Day with a parade and Ceremony of Remembrance on Monday, May 25, the Public Ceremonies Committee announced in a News Flash posting Monday. Town offices also corrected the Zoom link for the upcoming Dudley Chateau outdoor dining public hearing after a website u…

Warriors boys volleyball runs table; girls tennis, lacrosse stay hot as baseball stumbles

Wayland boys volleyball ran the table while baseball and boys lacrosse went winless in a sharply split week. The Warriors volleyball team beat Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Agawam and Natick by identical 3-1 set scores, capped Friday at the Field House. Girls tennis went 3-0 with 3-2 wins over Weston

Obituary notices, week of 2026-05-11 through 2026-05-17

One Wayland-connected obituary appears this week: DiBona, Doreen A. (1961–2026), formerly of Wayland, MA and most recently of Boynton Beach, FL, who died May 12, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Cartwright-Venuti Funeral Home in Braintree, with the notice also indexed on Legacy.…

Warriors boys volleyball sweeps three in 3-1 wins to headline Wayland week

Wayland boys volleyball ran the table while baseball and boys lacrosse went winless in a sharply split week. The Warriors volleyball team beat Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Agawam and Natick by identical 3-1 set scores, capped Friday at the Field House. Girls tennis went 3-0 with 3-2 wins o…

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 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