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Recreation Commission approves new Schwartz Field sign, defers naming policy

WAYLAND — January 29, 2026 — Wayland Recreation Commission approves redesigned Schwartz Ball Field sign and shelves $37,000 restroom-opening plan. Commissioners voted 4-0 Thursday to approve a 60-by-30-inch replacement sign at the Eric Schwartz Ball Field on Riverview Avenue, paid for by the Schwartz family. Chair

Planning Board continues Carroll School hearing to Feb. 25 over stormwater concerns

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland Planning Board continues Carroll School hearing to Feb. 25 amid stormwater fight. The board voted 4-0 to continue the 37-45 Waltham Road site plan hearing virtually after Chair Anette Lewis said she was not comfortable with the applicant's use of separate

Wayland Finance Committee reviews 52 warrant articles for May town meeting

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee opens review of 52 warrant articles for May town meeting. The Jan. 28 workshop with the Select Board and Planning Board assigned writers for each article, headlined by Article HH's $38.6 million Happy Hollow water treatment and MWRA connection, Article

Conservation Commission approves Turkey Hill septic, defers Lakeshore Drive disputes

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission approves Turkey Hill septic replacement and defers two contested Dudley Pond cases. The seven-member commission voted 7-0 Wednesday to issue an Order of Conditions for a shared innovative/alternative septic system serving 8, 9 and 10 Essex Street, where engineer Vito

Wayland committee trims scenarios from 212 Cochituate Road draft report

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland's 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee moved to trim apartment-scale options from its draft reuse report. Meeting Wednesday, the committee approved Jan. 7 minutes 7-0 and worked through a 44-page draft authored by member Gene that outlines five scenarios for the

Wayland schools advance reading pilot, weigh major facilities overhaul

WAYLAND — January 27, 2026 — Wayland weighs $103M in school base repairs while piloting two new reading curricula. The School Committee on Tuesday heard that conceptual base-repair costs total $19 million at Happy Hollow, $25 million at Claypit Hill, $20 million at Loker and $39 million at the middle school,

Wayland design board urges Carroll School to tie new buildings to historic mansion

WAYLAND — January 27, 2026 — Wayland design board unanimously presses Carroll School to better tie new pods to historic mansion. The Design Review Advisory Board voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend that Carroll School's roughly 45,000-square-foot, two-story academic addition on Waltham Road add tower elements

Cochituate Road committee narrows scenarios as Feb. 15 report deadline nears

WAYLAND — January 27, 2026 — Wayland advisory panel trims draft report on 212 Cochituate Road housing as Feb. 15 deadline looms. The 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee spent Tuesday absorbing input from three abutters and three Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee members on a draft report recommending a Request

Wayland ZBA closes Veritas Christian Academy permit appeal hearing, sets February deliberations

WAYLAND — January 26, 2026 — Wayland ZBA closes hearing on Veritas Christian Academy appeal, will deliberate Feb. 10. The board voted 5-0 to end testimony in case ZBA 26-02, filed by abutter Adam Mascari, and 5-0 to continue to a 6:30 p.m. session. Chair Thomas White

Wayland capital committee drafts FY28-31 plan, awaits department answers

WAYLAND — January 26, 2026 — Wayland CIPC drafts FY28-31 capital plan, defers big calls until department heads testify. The Capital Improvement Planning Committee, chaired by Kelly Lappin, spent more than two hours Monday assigning funding sources to high-priority items and tagging "maybes" across four fiscal years, with