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News

Celebrate with Heart Festival brings Wayland together

October 3, 2025

The Eliza J. Norton Foundation’s annual Celebrate with Heart Community Festival lived up to its name on Sunday, Sept. 28, turning the historic Cochituate Ball Field into a lively, joy-filled gathering spot

Letters

Letter to the Editor – “rehabilitation” of Sherman’s Bridge

October 3, 2025

Dear Editor:The Wayland and Sudbury Departments of Public Works are undertaking what they call a “rehabilitation” of Sherman’s Bridge. The public notice, available on each town’s website, indicates that the bridge could

Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town – Drug survey & resources

October 3, 2025

The Wayland Health Department is seeking input on opioid-related needs in the community. If you live, work or otherwise engage with the Wayland community, share your thoughts in the anonymous 10-minute survey

Letters

Letter to the Editor – looking to raise $35,000

October 3, 2025

Dear Editor,My friend and neighbor Phil Sandock has been a Waylander since 1961, Wayland High School graduate (class of 1979), a self-employed carpenter, painter and handyman, and he’s also a breast cancer

High School Sports·Sports

WHS Warriors roundup: Sept. 5 to Oct. 5, 2025

October 3, 2025

FootballWayland football dropped its season opener to Holliston 14–0 on September 5. The defense produced key stops, including an interception by Aidan Curry at the goal line, but the offense couldn’t break

High School Sports·News

Title IX changes could impact high school sports

October 3, 2025

Wayland school officials are revising the town’s Title IX policy and procedures in response to a federal court decision vacating the Biden administration’s expanded 2024 rules. Ronnie Kessler, the district’s Title IX

Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town – Update on town water

October 3, 2025

On August 26th, 2025 the Wayland Water Division experienced a pipe failure at the Temporary PFAS Treatment System located at the Happy Hollow Wells. The Town has continued to rely on a

Letters

Letter to the Editor – Sherman’s Bridge

October 3, 2025

Dear Editor:For 282 years, Sherman’s Bridge has been all wood bridges linking country lanes in Wayland and Sudbury at a narrow point in “sedge meadows” lining the Sudbury River – protected forever

Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town – Fujita attorney files motion

October 3, 2025

Nathaniel Fujita’s attorney, Robert Shaw Jr., is again asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to grant a new trial or send the case back to the Appeals Court, according to recent court

Letters

Letter to the Editor – Charlie Kirk

October 3, 2025

Dear Editor,The recent letter on Charlie Kirk’s assassination was deeply troubling. While it stopped short of celebrating his death, it claimed Kirk “reaped what he sowed.” That view is not only cruel

Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town – Health club hosts ALS ride

October 3, 2025

Over 250 bike riders from Wayland and nearby communities participated in the Ride to Defeat ALS Massachusetts on September 20. The Longfellow Club in Wayland has hosted the ride for over 20

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