Everyone is invited to the fourth annual Community Service Awards Ceremony on Wednesday May 6h at 7:00 pm at the Wayland High School Little Theater. The awards, sponsored by Wayland Youth and Family Services and the Wayland High School Community Service Leadership Program, will honor 40 high school students and eight adults who have contributed [...]
The Florence Adler METCO Cup Road Race 5k Walk/Run
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Location: Wayland Middle School, 201 Main Street, Wayland
Join us for a fun morning. Jam’n 94.5 will create a festive backdrop to a morning of activities. Jenny Boston will have handbags, jewelry and small fun items for sale and informative booths on draught gardens and [...]
Leaders and staff of conservation non-profits, federal and state agencies, and area towns to launch new collaboration
WHO:
Libby Herland, Project Leader, Eastern Massachusetts Refuge Complex, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Nancy Nelson, Superintendent, Minute Man National Historical Park, National Park Service
Debra Edelstein, Executive Director, New England Wild Flower Society
Lynn Lyford, Executive Director, New England Forestry Foundation
Laura [...]
At 11:03am Friday morning, the Wayland Police Department was notified of an attempted armed robbery at the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Commonwealth Road. A white male subject had entered the store and displayed a black handgun. The subject demanded to see the head pharmacist, however he fled the store without any cash or drugs. There [...]
Louise Brown, former director of the Wayland Public Library, will speak about the history of the library at the Wayland Historical Society’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30pm at the Grout Heard House. Founded in 1848, the Wayland Public Library is the first public library in Massachusetts and the second oldest in the nation. Its origins stem [...]
[ May 1, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. May 2, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. May 3, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Book and Bake Sale: The Friends of the Wayland Library’s semi-annual book and bake sale will take place during the first weekend in May. Book donations accepted until Wednesday, April 29. Baked contributions welcome anytime during the sale. Sale hours are Saturday, May 2, 10am-4pm and Sunday, May 3, 2-4pm. There [...]
[ April 30, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 1, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 2, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 7, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 8, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 9, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 14, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 15, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. May 16, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] By Christopher Fry, Directed by Chris Cardoni. The Lady’s Not for Burning is a play full of wry humor and gentle humanity, spun out through Christopher Fry’s sophisticated, evocative verse. It’s the 15th century, more or less, and the quiet household of Hebble Tyson, mayor of the little market town of Cool Clary, is preparing [...]
A preview of Monday’s Board of Selectmen Meeting from Town Administrator Fred Turkington:
The Board of Selectmen will hold a regular meeting on Monday (May 4) at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting will begin with an update by the Board of Health and Public Health Nurse Ruth Mori on the status of the swine flu outbreak and the state [...]
[ May 2, 2009; 10:30 am to 2:00 pm. ] Join the Wayland Baseball and Softball Association for their Annual Parade and Picnic. Players are asked to gather at the Wayland Middle School at 10am to get ready to walk to Cochituate Field at 10:30am. After opening ceremonies, there will be games, music, pizza and more for all players and their families. Wayland Baseball and [...]
[ May 2, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. May 3, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] This is a wonderful family show with a universal theme of parent-child relationships and changing times and traditions in the community. The century-old story is as modern as our societal struggles today. Under the direction of Nancy Bergstein, musical direction of Marilyn Darack and choreography by Bonnie Neill, the show features a cast of 50 [...]
[ May 2, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. May 3, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Saturday’s performance is at 7:30pm, Sunday’s at 5:30pm at Temple Shir Tikva, 121 Boston Post Rd., Wayland. This is a wonderful family show with a universal theme of parent-child relationships and changing times and traditions in the community. This century-old story is as modern as our societal struggles today. Under the direction of Nancy Bergstein, [...]
Boston Globe 5/3/09: In Boston suburbs, a wave of young farmers. In the 1980s it was the roller rink. In the 1990s it was the mall. These days, small community-supported farms are the cool place for suburban youths – and oftentimes their parents – to hang out. Local farms report a boom in [...]
[ May 3, 2009; 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm. ] On Sunday, May 3 from 2:30-5pm, the Claypit Hill and Happy Hollow school councils are sponsoring a World’s Fair. This repeat event is in response to the positive reception the fair enjoyed among parents and children last May when the Claypit Hill School introduced it. The Wayland World’s Fair, combining both elementary schools, will [...]
Need a special gift for a team coach, Father’s Day, or fresh items for camp? WAYLAND BOOSTER STORE will be set up for sales at the Patriots versus Wayland Basketball game on Thursday, May 7 at the newly renovated High School Field House. The game begins at 7pm, and the Booster Store will be open [...]
Metrowest Daily News 5/4/09: Wayland’s Yanoff directs summer theater workshop. Harley Yanoff became hooked on theater after seeing a video of the Broadway production of "Sweeney Todd" during Tom Large’s sixth-grade drama class at Wayland Middle School. He now wants to get other children hooked as well, and last year founded Spotlight Productions to [...]
Worcester Telegram 5/5/09: Courting stress relief:
pastimes help judges relax. Judge Peter Agnes’ Worcester Superior Court lobby is lined with photographs he has taken depicting such things as a hawk in flight near his Wayland home, a loon captured on film during an early morning boat excursion at his summer place in Maine, and the [...]
Metrowest Daily News 5/5/09: Wayland: Mahoney’s Garden Center eyed by developer. The owners of Mahoney’s Garden Center on Rte. 20 said the company has been approached by a developer looking to build an assisted living center. Tom Mahoney, a partner and son of the founder, said business has been doing well, but they have [...]
Wayland Student Press 5/5/09: WSPN won the Webby People’s Voice Award. The only high school site selected in the "Student" category, WSPN came away the top choice among voters for the Webby’s People’s Voice Award.
[ May 5, 2009; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. May 12, 2009; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. May 19, 2009; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] The Library is hosting another series of preschool integrated arts programs with Sharon Engler. We’ll explore children’s books, music, and crafts. Ages 3-5. Siblings welcome.
Press Release from Town Administrator Fred Turkington
5/5/09
DPW Director appointment
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Donald Ouellette as Director of Public Works. Mr. Ouellette has more than 29 years of civil engineering and management experience. He served in the US Army from 1983 to 1993 as an engineer at Fort Campbell, KY, Frankfort, Germany, and [...]
[ May 5, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. May 12, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. May 19, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. May 26, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Parmenter’s Neighbor to Neighbor Workshop Series: Learn Yoga with Lindsay. Join Lindsay, Whole Food’s in-house certified Yoga instructor, each Tuesday in May from 7:00 – 8:00pm. at the Parmenter Auditorium located at 266 Cochituate Road (Route 27). Open to all levels. Please bring a $5.00 donation to the Wayland Food Pantry and your own mat [...]
[ May 5, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. May 19, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. June 2, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The theme for this year’s Shakespeare Festival with Professor Helen Whall is “Shakespeare Means Trouble.” We will be meeting on three Tuesday evenings and reading three plays. The dates and plays are: May 5-The Taming of the Shrew; May 19-The Merchant of Venice, and June 2-Othello. Join us for this series of lectures and discussion [...]
NECN 9/5/09: Wayland high schoolers honored with Webby Award. Gone are the days when high school students simply swap information at the water fountain. Now they’ve gone to the web in a big way. At Wayland High School in Wayland, Massachusetts, the student web page is getting international recognition.
SouthCoastToday.com 9/6/09: Mercy! Daughter of NB lawyer lands lead role in NBC drama. Taylor Schilling, the 24-year-old daughter of former Bristol County prosecutor Robert J. Schilling, has landed the lead role in NBC’s new medical drama “Mercy.” After graduating from Wayland High School in 2002, she went to Fordham University, earning a bachelor [...]
Wayland Student Press Online 5/6/09: WSPN wins the Webby People’s Voice Award. The global Web community has voted WSPN as Best Student Site of the year in the Webby People’s Voice Awards. This year, over 500,000 votes were cast by people around the world for their favorite sites, videos, and ads in The [...]
Boston.com RBJ is leasing Wayland Business Center. Richards Barry Joyce & Partners LLC, a commercial real estate advisory firm headquartered in Boston, said it has been hired by KGI Properties LLC as the exclusive leasing agent for Wayland Business Center, a 400,000 square foot office building in Wayland.
The League of Women Voters of Wayland will celebrate its 60th anniversary at its upcoming annual meeting on Wednesday, May 13. Long-time League members will present cameo reviews of each of the last six decades, with special focus on local issues.
What comes to your mind when you think of the League of Women Voters of [...]
Registration is open for the 2009 Wayland Weston Pop Warner (WWPW) Football and Cheerleading season. Go to www.wwpopwarner.com to sign up now.
WWPW attracts kids aged 7-15 and their parents who love the skill, character and community building designed into the program. The season starts with evening practices starting August 10 and continues with weekday evening [...]
Call Park & Rec at 508-358-3660 to register for these fun events or go to our website
www.wayland.ma.us/park
to register on line.
MOTHER & SON BOWLING EVENT Sun, May 17
Celebrate Mother’s Day a week late. This is a special day just for moms and sons. We hold events especially for girls (Father/Daughter Valentine’s Dance and Mother/Daughter Fashion Show [...]
NECN Extra 4/6/09: NECN Extra: Teen online journalists have lessons for ‘old media’.
Wayland Town Crier 5/6/09: Wayland Wahoo soccer team remembers teammate .
Summary of Board of Selectmen Meeting, Monday, May 4 from Town Administrator, Fred Turkington:
The Board of Selectmen held a regular meeting on Monday (May 4) at 7:00 p.m.
Members of the Board of Health and Public Health Nurse Ruth Mori provided a briefing on the status of the swine flu outbreak and the state and local [...]
Wayland Police Department
Press Release
May 6, 2009
On May 5th, 2009, members of Wayland Cub Scout Pack # 1, Den # 4 presented a “flag box” to Wayland Police Chief Robert Irving to be used by the department to collect old and worn United States flags from Wayland residents. The box will be permanently placed in the [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/6/09: Play ball, but where?: Numerous teams creates difficulty in scheduling. The new lights at the Cochituate Ballfield on West Plain Street have made it the “Field of Dreams” for so many leagues that there is not enough availability for all the teams to schedule night games. And that has [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/6/09: Tradition!: Temple Shir Tikva hosts production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’. TST Players staged the classic musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in front of two sold-out crowds on May 2 and 3 at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland. The production was a smash hit on both nights with theatergoers singing [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/6/09: Moynihan enjoys band time outside Town Building. This is the third in a series of articles on Wayland town employees. The Crier’s interview this week is with Public Buildings Director John Moynihan.
Below are updated recommendations from the Massachusetts Dept of Health to parents, along with a flu symptom checklist regarding the H1N1 Swine Flu, submitted by the Wayland Board of Health.
Flu symptom checklist for families and schools
H1N1 (swine) flu information for parents
[ May 8, 2009; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] At the next meeting of the library’s book group we will be discussing Eva Moves the Furniture by Margot Livesey.
[ May 8, 2009; 12:30 pm; ] Popcorn and cold drinks are provided. It’s all complimentary! Bring a friend, and/or bring your lunch. On Friday, May 8, the movie will be Golden Globe nominated LAST CHANCE HARVEY, PG-13, a romantic comedy with Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson.
[ May 9, 2009; 8:00 am to 9:30 am. ]
All ages through 8th grade. Organized & sponsored by Carpentry by Tom Antonellis with support from many local businesses. No entry fee to fish The pond is stocked with many trout including two “special fish”. Bring your own gear and bait. Coffee, donuts, hot cocoa will be available. Raffle for adults and children, ribbons for [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/8/09: Stay ahead of Lyme disease this summer. The state’s cases of Lyme disease, which is starting its peak season with the arrival of warm weather, have grown remarkably the past decade. Predicting its frequency for this coming summer is too difficult to do, doctors said yesterday, but the area’s [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/8/09: Natick residents appeal herbicide use at Lake Cochituate. A group of 180 residents appealed the Conservation Commission’s vote to let the state Department of Conservation and Recreation use herbicides in the Lake Cochituate’s Middle Pond to control invasive Eurasian milfoil. The appeal claims the application made by DCR and [...]
Wayland Student Press Network 5/7/09: Former WHS student inspires marathon runners. When Katie Lynch suffered a leg injury before the 2001 Boston Marathon, she never contemplated giving up. Throughout her life, Katie had a passion for athletics. In 1992, when she was a junior at Wayland High School, Katie walked 175 feet from the [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/6/09: Wayland resident performs well in competition. The Horticulture Department at Minuteman Career & Technical High School in Lexington would like to recognize the accomplishments of the junior class by winning first place at the Massachusetts Future Farmers of America (FFA) State Turfgrass Contest held at Essex Agricultural High School in [...]
Boston Business Journal 5/11/09: Buyers wage bidding wars as real estate bottoms out. With home prices back to 2002 levels, savvy buyers are snapping up unprecedented bargains – and to a growing extent, competing with each other to get them – before the market hits bottom and prices start rising broadly. Brian [...]
Adds Special Support for WayCAM, Charitable Committee
May 8, 2009 – WAYLAND, MA – More than $7,500 has been donated so far this year by the Wayland Business Association (WBA) to community groups and funds. Despite the economy and a smaller fundraising event than in past years, the WBA has maintained its contribution level. “This is [...]
[ May 11, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] For those of you who didn’t get around to reading Breakfast with Buddha until after the author came to town, we’re having one last book discussion on Monday, May 11, at 7:00 p.m. with librarian Rachel Sideman-Kurtz in the library’s Raytheon Room.
The High School Building Committee will host a community forum on the Wayland High School modernization project on Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30pm at the Town Building in the Large Hearing Room. The team has been hard at work in the Feasibility Study/Schematic Design phase, updating the educational program specification, studying various renovation and construction [...]
Police received a report of a 150 pound black bear at 47 Shaw Drive on May 8 at 9pm. The bear was spotted by a police officer and left the area. Department of Environmental Protection Police were notified. Black bears will normally avoid contact with humans, however it is advisable that people do not feed the [...]
The Wayland Archaeology Group will continue a controlled excavation of an 8,000 year old site in Wayland. There will be instruction on field techniques. NO prior experience is necessary. NO fee required. Two sessions are scheduled.
Session A : Four Saturdays: June 6, 13, 20, 27.
Session B: True/Thurs: June 2 /4, 9/11, 16/18, 23/25.
Please call Betty [...]
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