Talk of the Town

Wayland students win academic honors

March 6, 2026
The following Wayland residents were named to their collegeโ€™s fall 2025 deanโ€™s list. College of the Holy CrossJane Gargano โ€™27Annabelle McQuilkin โ€™29 Tufts UniversityNadia Calder โ€™26Izzy Chitkara โ€™27Sarah Bruce โ€™28Nandita Meharwal โ€™28Katie

WHS junior gives solo performance

February 20, 2026
Wayland High School junior Maereg Million gave a solo performance of Koussevitzkyโ€™s Double Bass Concerto movements 1 & 2 with the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 8. The audience gave a standing

Academic achievements recognized

February 20, 2026
The following Wayland residents were named to their collegeโ€™s fall 2025 deanโ€™s list. University of Rhode IslandAbby Bennett, Gabby Fletcher, Nate Pletta, Brady Spencer University at AlbanyKaitlyn Mab Presbyterian CollegeAnthony Brown Worcester

New firefighter/paramedic

February 20, 2026
Firefighter and paramedic James Sykes graduated from the Recruit Training Program of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy on Jan. 9. Sykes was part of Career Recruit Training Class 335, a class of 28

Wayland attorney Gutbezahl promoted

February 20, 2026
Wayland resident Adam Gutbezahl was elevated to shareholder at Bostonโ€™s Ruberto, Israel & Weiner. He has been a member of the firmโ€™s Litigation Department for five years, practicing in its commercial real

Ravi Simon running for state rep

February 20, 2026
Ravi Simon, longtime aide to Democratic State Rep. Carmine Gentile and chair of the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee, announced on Feb.11 that he is running for state representative in the 13th Middlesex District,

Student artwork wins statewide award

February 20, 2026
Wayland resident James Costigan, a sophomore at the New England Innovation Academyย in Marlborough, earned statewide recognition in theย 2025โ€“26 Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nationโ€™s longest-running recognition program for creative teens.

Former police chief hired by consulting firm

February 6, 2026
Capital Strategic Solutions (CSS) announced that Ed Burman joined the firm as senior project manager. According to the announcement, they โ€œwill leverage his deep operational expertise, collaborative leadership style, and commitment to
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