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News

What It Really Takes to Keep Local News Alive

September 19, 2025

From January through mid-September, the production and delivery of the Wayland Post have cost $87,590. Every dollar has gone directly into keeping trusted, independent news flowing to the community: That’s what it

Community

Officers help Wayland veterans find benefits, community

September 19, 2025

Many of Wayland’s veterans are grappling with the realities of growing older: rising healthcare costs, limited mobility, and the challenge of finding community as traditional fraternal organizations fade away.“These veterans, like a

Community·Living Green

“Leaving the leaves” — a response to species decline

September 19, 2025

“Leave the Leaves,” a recent landscaping practice, is saving future generations of moths and butterflies, which is vital to the ecosystem. Many Wayland gardeners have adopted the new practice of leaving layers

News·Top 10 of 2025

Coptic Orthodox Church proposes religious campus on designated scenic road

September 19, 2025

Neighbors on Rice Road were stunned by the magnitude of St. Philopater Mercurius & St. Mina Copic Orthodox Church’s new proposed construction project, which was revealed to them at a church meeting

Letters

Letter to the Editor – Concerns about proposed expansion on Rice Road church property

September 19, 2025

Dear Editor: I am writing to express concerns about the proposed expansion of the Egyptian Coptic Church property on Rice Road. While I respect the congregation’s right to develop its property, the

Municipal Meeting Recaps

September 5, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting

September 19, 2025

The most extensive hearing at the Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 9 focused on Millbrook Group LLC’s proposal to convert the historic Collins Market building at 21 Cochituate Road into a

Letters

Letter to the Editor – Charlie Kirk: neither “celebration” nor “false mourning”

September 19, 2025

Dear Editor: I believe that this is not a time for celebration, but neither is it a time for false mourning. To grieve Charlie Kirk’s death without acknowledging the destruction he leaves

Municipal Meeting Recaps

August 28, 2025 Economic Development Committee Meeting

September 19, 2025

The Economic Development Committee plan moved one step closer to building a playground, splash pad, amphitheater and pavilion in Town Center after a 5-0 vote on August 28. A memo to the

Talk of the Town

Fall walks, Brensley news, volleyball wins, Jimmy Fund Walk, residents honored

September 19, 2025

Fall walks attract Waylanders to the woods Hamlen Woods and Mainstone Farm Trail. (Photo by Lisa Vernegaard of the Sudbury Valley Trustees) With the cooler weather and the prospect of the foliage

News·Top 10 of 2025

New Carroll School building could eventually accommodate 250 students

September 19, 2025

The Carroll School is proposing a major expansion of its campus on Waltham Street to give the campus the capacity for five times the number of students it now serves.The private school

Community

Celebrate with Heart Community Festival honors Eliza Norton

September 19, 2025

The Eliza J. Norton Foundation will host its annual Celebrate with Heart Community Festival on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 1–4 p.m. at the Cochituate Ball Fields. Since 2023, the festival has brought

Municipal Meeting Recaps

August 27, 2025 Planning Board Meeting

September 19, 2025

Most of the Aug 27 Planning Board meeting was devoted to a joint discussion with Housing Partnership members Kathleen Boundy and Rachel Bratt on how to simplify and speed up the process

Community

Aurelia’s Garden sows nutritious seeds of hope

September 19, 2025

Tucked away in rural Wayland, a small farm operates with a singular mission: providing fresh, nutritious vegetables to people with limited access to healthy produce. Aurelia’s Garden supplies five food pantries —

Municipal Meeting Recaps

September 8, 2025 Wastewater Management District Commission

September 19, 2025

The Wastewater Management District Commission on Sept. 8 heard updates on plant maintenance, finances, and ongoing issues with fats, oils, and grease from the Alta Oxbow apartment complex.Treatment plant maintenance Public Works

Community·News

Wayland’s bridge of flowers

September 19, 2025

Members of Wayland’s Facilities and Sustainability Departments gathered on September 2 with volunteers from the Wayland Garden Club and the wider community to beautify newly renovated Stone’s Bridge in Wayland with planters

Municipal Meeting Recaps

Personnel Board Meeting

September 19, 2025

Town Clerk Trudy Reid briefed the Personnel Board on September 3 about the town’s ongoing recodification of all bylaws, the first comprehensive review in more than two decades. Reid explained that the

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