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Slow Down Wayland Days September 8th thru 11th

Wayland Police Department
Press Release
September 1, 2009
Police Chief Robert Irving advises Wayland residents that the Wayland Police Department will be conducting extra traffic enforcement patrols on Tuesday, September 8th, through Friday September 11th, in conjunction with the beginning of the new school year in Wayland.  These days will be “Slow Down Wayland Days” and all residents [...]

The Write Stuff: Presidential speechwriter from Wayland featured in documentary

Metrowest Daily News 9/2/09: The Write Stuff: Presidential speechwriter from Wayland featured in documentary. Wayland native Sarah Hurwitz, a White House speechwriter, will be one of three professionals with high-profile bosses to be featured in an upcoming TV documentary about how education has paved the way for their careers. Her boss, President Barack Obama, [...]

Wayland resident ready to groove at ‘That “Steventies” Show’

Wayland Town Crier 9/1/09: Wayland resident ready to groove at ‘That “Steventies” Show’. First he “raised the roof” with his Broadway 25 musical revues. Now Steve SanSoucie of Wayland is getting ready to tear the roof off the place with his groovy new ’70s-inspired “That ‘Steventies’ Show” on Sunday, Sept. 20 at The [...]

Daisy and Brownie Girl Scout Sampler

The Wayland Girl Scout Service Team is hosting a Daisy and Brownie Sampler for girls interested in finding out more about Girl Scouting.  This event is open to all kindergarten through third grade girls not currently in a troop.  The sampler is on Thursday, September 24th from 4:00pm – 5:00pm, in the Loker Art Room.  [...]

Father-Daughter Monthly Breakfasts at Mel’s

School has started so it is time to think again about the Cochituate Breakfast Club!  The CBC is a great Wayland tradition that is open to all Wayland’s elementary school girls and their dads. It is a great opportunity to spend some quality time with your daughters and meet other dads in town.  So please [...]

Wayland’s veterans agent is 85 and eager to serve

Metrowest Daily News 9/3/09: Wayland’s veterans agent is 85 and eager to serve. As he celebrates his 85th birthday, Wayland resident John Turchinetz is also marking his 10th year on the job as the community’s veterans’ agent.

Wayland resident coordinating Boston Walk for PKD

Wayland Town Crier 9/2/09: Wayland resident coordinating Boston Walk for PKD. Wayland resident Beth Leven is celebrating her fourth year as walk coordinator for the signature fundraising event of the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation.
Join Leven and WCVB-TV’s Mary Richardson at the ninth annual Boston Walk for PKD on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Artesani [...]

Brown says it’s ‘too soon’ to talk about running for Kennedy’s seat

Wayland Town Crier 9/2/09: Brown says it’s ‘too soon’ to talk about running for Kennedy’s seat.  State Sen. Scott Brown, seen as a prospective Republican candidate to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat, said yesterday he was looking into a possible campaign but that he wouldn’t discuss his plans in detail [...]

Pay-as-you-throw trash disposal gaining acceptance

Wayland Town Crier 9/3/09: Pay-as-you-throw trash disposal gaining acceptance. Pay-as-you-throw trash disposal is gaining gradual traction at the Wayland Transfer Station, according to the facility’s superintendent George Russell, with a couple of stumbling blocks involving the availability of the bags as well as inadequate thickness now being addressed.

Toll repeal, tax cut ballot questions pass first step

Wayland Town Crier 9/3/09: Toll repeal, tax cut ballot questions pass first step – Wayland, MA – Wicked Local Wayland. State ballot initiatives with local backers cleared an early hurdle yesterday in the long road to making it before voters next fall.
Poll questions to eliminate tolls and to cut the state sales tax [...]

Community Preservation Committee seeks ideas for projects

Wayland Town Crier 9/3/09: Community Preservation Committee seeks ideas for projects. With legislation now pending on Beacon Hill regarding the Community Preservation Act (CPA), including to fix the level of the state’s matching funds at 75 percent and to broaden the scope of projects that can be underwritten, Wayland’s Community Preservation Committee is [...]

Cameras will help public monitor Labor Day traffic on the Pike

Wayland Town Crier 9/3/09: Pike: Cameras will help public monitor Labor Day traffic. To view the cameras, click here or here.

Landlord charged with breaking into tenant’s apartment

Wayland Town Crier 8/30/09: Landlord charged with breaking into tenant’s apartment. A Wayland man broke into a tenant’s Framingham apartment while she slept Tuesday, found her hiding in the closet and told her he was evicting her, police said.

Trinitarian Congregational Church Bible Study Program

T.W.I.G.S.   Have you ever wanted to explore the life of Jesus?  Have you ever wondered why His life has had such an impact on others?  Ever wondered how His life might impact your own life?
This fall, a study will begin that looks at the meaning of the life of Jesus as recorded in the [...]

Bus Routes for 2009-2010 School Year

Bus Routes for the upcoming school year are posted at the School Website here.
Bus routes are listed by ROUTE number, not bus number. Assignment of buses and drivers is not complete as of the time of posting this information to the website.  All students must show a bus pass when boarding the bus. Drivers will [...]

Resident fills the ‘gap’ before college with City Year

Wayland Town Crier 9/3/09: Resident fills the ‘gap’ before college with City Year. Daniel Cowen of Wayland applied to live and work in Washington, D.C., where the program focuses primarily on helping people with HIV and AIDS as well as service work done in schools.

Police and fire logs

Wayland Town Crier 9/3/09: Police and fire logs .

MetroWest School of Mathematics to hold grand opening

In celebration of its grand opening at its new location, the MetroWest School of Mathematics will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 3pm at 5 Auburn St. in Framingham, just around the corner from its former location.
The event will feature music by the mathematically themed Algorhythms, a number 9 celebration, math [...]

Playground Potluck Picnic

Local moms and children are invited to learn about our chapter at Mothers & More. We will meet at Hannah Williams Park, 71 Main St. (Route 27), Wayland (just past the intersection with Route 30) on Wednesday, September 16 at 4 pm. Bring a dish or drinks to share and join in the fun! With [...]

Neighborhood Meeting Oxbow Meadows (aka Nike Site)

Please join Don Ouellette, Director of Public Works, at a Neighborhood Meeting to discuss the possible uses of Oxbow Meadows (aka Nike Site).  The meeting will be held at Oxbow Meadows on September 12, 2009 at 9am. Now that the housing is complete, a decision needs to be made as to how to use [...]

Local membership drive for Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts will hold its annual membership drive on Monday, Sept. 21 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. at the Weston Scout House, 86 School St.  Another membership drive will take place on Friday, Oct. 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Wayland Town Beach.   Local [...]

Land’s Sake programs

Introduce your child to farm, forest and other ecological landscapes with "Farm and Forest Explorers" at Land’s Sake Farm, 90 Wellesley St., Weston, taking place Sept. 15 to Nov. 5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-5pm. Participants witness the effect of the changing season on the farm landscape and learn about natural life cycles. They [...]

COA partners with WaylandeNews to launch: 55+ FORUM

COA partners with WaylandeNews to launch:
55+ FORUM
an “on-line” discussion forum…. coming Sept. 15

“I paid $2.52/gallon for gas at …”
“Save $…go for an early supper at Cheesecake Factory. You can order off their lunch menu until 5pm.”
“How do I get a chipmunk out of my house?”
“Anyone know a good handyman?”

WHO?  Wayland residents 55 years plus
WHAT?  Wayland [...]

News and Updates from the Council on Aging

REGISTER NOW for 55+ FORUM – an “on-line” discussion site
Wayland residents REGISTER NOW on waylandenews.com so you will be able to network with other Wayland resident about home repairs, contractors, cost saving tips, pet concerns and much more. Although anyone may view the 55+ Forum, only Wayland residents 55 years of age or older [...]

Becoming a tutor of English

Have you ever thought about tutoring someone in English?  The Library always has a waiting list of learners who need help. Program director Ginny Steel is currently enrolling prospective tutors for the five-session course that starts on September 30.  The class will meet at the Wayland Library on five consecutive Wednesday evenings, from 6-9 p.m.  [...]

Passport to Adventure Book Club

Are you between 8 and 11 years old?  Do you like reading?  How about other fun activities?  Want to meet new kids?  If you answered “YES!” to all these questions, then you’ll want to join the Wayland Public Library children’s book club, Passport to Adventure.  Each month, we’ll meet with local author Helen Kampion for [...]

State Representative Conroy Announces District Office Hours and “Ask the Rep” Show on Local Cable for September 2009

State Representative Conroy Announces District Office Hours and “Ask the Rep” Show on Local Cable for September 2009
Representative Thomas Conroy is pleased to announce his local office hours in Lincoln, Sudbury, and Wayland for the month of September, 2009.  Constituents are encouraged to come meet the Representative, share their views on relevant topics, and [...]

State Representative Conroy Announces Public Forum on Expanded Gaming in Massachusetts

In anticipation of the upcoming debate about expanded gaming in Massachusetts, Tom Conroy, state representative for Lincoln, Sudbury, and Wayland, invites area residents to join him for a Forum on Expanded Gaming in Massachusetts on Thursday, September 24 at 7:30pm.  The venue of the forum has not yet been finalized.
The forum will include:

A presentation [...]

Join Wayland Team Cure In our annual Walk To Cure Diabetes

The walk is Saturday, October 3, 8:15am-1:45 pm.  Meet at St. Ann’s Church in Wayland for breakfast at 8:15am and then board a bus to the Esplanade in Boston leaving at 8:45am.  The walk is a 5K and a ton of fun!  There will be a band to dance to at the Hatchshell and lunch [...]

More bang for your buck

Boston Globe 9/5/09: More bang for your buck . When families are choosing where to live, they typically ask two questions before all others. Are the schools good? Can we afford a home there? We crunched some numbers taking both questions into consideration. The results are not perfect, but they are useful in [...]

These college lessons will be learned in a personal way

Providence Journal 9/5/09: Bob Kerr: These college lessons will be learned in a personal way. Deborah Goessling will explain the wheelchair to her students when classes begin Tuesday at Providence College. She will tell them she might need help this year in some small matters — passing out materials, that kind of thing.
And she [...]

Preview of September 8 meeting of Board of Selectmen

The Board of Selectmen will meet on Tuesday, September 8, in Town Building. 
Selectmen will review an update on the status of the Town Center development from Chuck Irving, principal of Twenty Wayland, LLC and KGI  Properties.  The firm has continued with the permitting process for the mixed use retail/housing/office development with Conservation Commission and the [...]

Attention Boys 1st-5th grade: Join Cub Scouts!

Make some new friends, learn about the outdoors, and give back to the community.
If you have a boy at Claypit Hill or Happy Hollow Elementary Schools in 1st – 5th grade, they should consider joining Cub Scouts!  There are two packs in Wayland: Pack 88 and Pack 1.  Pack 88 meets at Claypit Hill and [...]

Wayland Boy Scout Troop One Cochituate is getting ready to kick off their 2009-2010 program

Attention Boys in 6th grade though 17 years of age:  Develop leadership and outdoor skills in a fun, friendly and safe environment with Boy Scout Troop 1 Cochituate.  We have some great activities planned for the coming year including camping, hiking and skiing trips and community service projects.
Wayland Boy Scouts, Troop 1 Cochituate will be [...]

Enrolling Now for Fall! After-School Chinese Language and Culture Class

For:  Claypit Hill, Happy Hollow, Grades 1-5, Loker School Kindergarten, WMS
Why:  To learn spoken and written Chinese (entry and intermediate levels)
How:  Through games, songs, poems, crafts, food, calligraphy, cooking, music, art,  demonstrations
When:  Starting Sept. 16, 2009
Contact:  Coco Min Zhou (508-650-4884)
Offered by: Wayland School Community Programs, Wayland Public Schools
What Parents are [...]

Wednesday Workouts to benefit the Wayland Food Pantry

Leslie, Certified Personal Trainer, and Whole Foods Team Member, will be conducting group exercise classes each Wednesday through Oct. 21 from 7:15pm–8:15pm. The focus will be on body stabilization, increasing overall strength and gently sculpting your muscles.
 
Join Leslie at the Parmenter Community Health Center 266 Cochituate Road. All fitness levels welcomed! A donation of [...]

Everyone invited to join Sudbury Valley New Horizons Band

Wayland Town Crier 9/8/09: Everyone invited to join Sudbury Valley New Horizons Band. “Oh, no! I could never do that!” or “I can’t read music!”
These are responses Diane Muffitt, Wayland Middle School’s band director, often hears when talking with people about learning an instrument and joining the Sudbury Valley New Horizons Band.
In reality, [...]

Debate continues on how to fill Kennedy’s seat

Lincoln Journal 9/8/09: Debate continues on how to fill Kennedy’s seat . Local officials sounded off last week on what path should be taken in order to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat, left vacant after his death on Aug. 25 of brain cancer. State Rep. Tom Conroy, D-Wayland, said he [...]

Wayland Cultural Council accepting applications for grants

Wayland Town Crier 9/8/09: Wayland Cultural Council accepting applications for grants. Is there a cultural activity, exhibit or performance that you would like to present to the town of Wayland? If so, we may be able to assist you with some much needed funds!
The Wayland Cultural Council (WCC) would like to reintroduce itself [...]

Disabled advocates protest changes to The RIDE

Metrowest Daily News 9/9/09: Disabled advocates protest changes to The RIDE. Advocates for the disabled went to selectmen last night to protest changes to transportation services for disabled made by the MetroWest Regional Transportation Authority.
Representatives of the Natick and Framingham disability commissions alerted selectmen about the two-tiered system for users of [...]

Help make Wayland more walkable

Are you interested in promoting walking? Then come to the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Walkable Community Workshop, Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. 
The Wayland Walkable Community Workshop will take place on Wednesday, September 23, 4–6pm at the Large Meeting Room at Wayland Town Building.  The workshop will help participants
to explore typical difficulties [...]

The Fourth Annual Wayland XC Festival, Sunday, October 11, 2009

 
The Fourth Annual Wayland XC Festival, presented by the Baldwin Insurance Agency, will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the Wayland High School. The main purpose of this event is to promote fitness in children and adults. Proceeds of the race will benefit the Wayland High School cross-country teams. This is a USATF-sanctioned [...]

Guardian Angels Cat Rescue needs volunteers to provide foster homes for cats and kittens.

New Volunteers Needed!  Guardian Angels Cat Rescue needs volunteers to provide foster homes for cats and kittens.  Training and supplies will be provided by Guardian Angels.  Volunteers must be over 21 years of age and be able to temporarily host  cats or kittens in their home.  Guardian Angels Cat Rescue, founded in 2008, is an [...]

Sign up for Fall Recreation Activities and Events

The Recreation Fall Brochure is currently on the Town’s website at
www.wayland.ma.us/park
and you may register on line or call our office at 508-358-3660.  Included are offerings in science, art, and sports for preschool, youth and adults. 

Doran Road Property Advisory Committee

MOTION:
That the Board of Selectmen establish a temporary advisory committee to be known as the Doran Road Property Advisory Committee to assist the Board with exploring the feasibility of developing and implementing a plan for the use of Town-owned parcels on Doran Road, Pond Drive, Cross Street, and Curtis Road.  The committee will review the [...]

The Wayland Depot will open for business next week on September 15

We are a gift and craft consignment shop You must know the ancient little red  RR  station on route 27 near the Library. We are still chugging along!  Our hours are 10am-4pm Tuesday through Saturday, and Monday 9am-12pm for consignments. Come and visit. We are totally non-profit and give our earnings to many different charities [...]

The LWV of Wayland is sponsoring two programs of interest in the coming weeks which we hope you will be able to attend.

See the flyer concerning Walkable Wayland on Wednesday, September 23rd from 4-6pm. A second program will be held at the Town Building on Thursday, October 15th from 7:30 to 9:30 pm dealing with the conversion of rails to trails. More information on this will be forthcoming. If you are thinking of attending either of [...]

Town Center project on life support

Wayland Town Crier 9/10/09: Town Center project on life support. Town officials are hopeful that a proposal by developer Twenty Wayland to modify its development agreement with the town will keep the Town Center project moving forward.
But a proposed zoning change in the agreement will require Town Meeting approval.

Local children experience exciting Summer Adventure

Wayland Town Crier 9/10/09: Local children experience exciting Summer Adventure – Wayland, MA – Wicked Local Wayland. This popular summer camp flourishes under the directorship of John Berry and a dynamic set of counselors, and keeps children coming back for more.
The eight-week program, which began the last week of June and celebrated the [...]

‘Wayland A-Z’: ‘P’ is for ‘Public Safety’

Wayland Town Crier 9/10/09: ‘Wayland A-Z’: ‘P’ is for ‘Public Safety’. In the early years, local residents took responsibility for public safety. When a fire broke out, every available hand showed up, grabbed a bucket and helped douse the fire. Their efforts probably did some good, but few establishments were saved in this [...]