WBZTV.com 10/22/09: Mass. Man Accused Of Plot To Kill Shoppers, Troops. Tarek Mehanna grew up in Boston’s upscale suburbs, earned a doctorate in pharmacology, taught religion and math at a Muslim middle school and was considered a typical American kid by those who knew him. Mehanna attended weekly religious education classes at the Islamic Center [...]
Boston Globe 10/22/09: Some suburbs face votes on tax hikes as others demur . Voters in a number of area communities will consider property tax increases to raise millions of dollars for capital projects in the coming weeks, while a few other towns are shying away from large requests amid the down economy.In Wayland, if [...]
Wayland Town Crier 10/21/09: Nike site developers return $35,000 to town. The developer of The Residences at 89 Oxbow has sent a check to the town of Wayland for $35,000 for repayment of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds derived from savings accrued during development. According to Peter W. Smith of Oxbow Partners, all units have [...]
Wayland Town Crier 10/21/09: MetroWest Medical Center proud to partner with Wayland on ALS services. Residents of Wayland, Weston, Lincoln and Sudbury can rest a little easier. Because of a partnership between MetroWest Medical Center and the Emergency Medical Services in Wayland, residents will have access to advanced life support services (ALS) closer to home [...]
Would you like to try the fastest game on two feet? Girls and Boys Grades 1-8: Come learn basic skills, meet coaches and learn about equipment. Sunday November 8th, 2009 at the Wayland High School Turf Field. Girls 1:00-2:00 pm; Boys 2:30-3:30 pm. Questions or register for spring at www.waylandlacrosse.com
The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Wayland is accepting food donations for those in need this Thanksgiving season. Beginning November 1, 2009, the Wayland office, located at 311 Boston Post Rd., will be collecting nonperishable food items Monday-Friday 9am–5pm and on Saturdays 9am-12pm. Items donated at the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage location will go [...]
From Town Moderator Peter Gossels: I am pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of the Moderator’s Handbook for Wayland Town Meeting, which is currently available at the office of the Selectmen in the Wayland Town Building. Copies will also be available at the Special Town Meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. My [...]
Want to see how CPR is done? Learn first-aid essentials? Get your blood pressure checked? Learn about “the flu”? Learn how to prepare for emergencies? (all for free, of course!). The Wayland Board of Health and Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) will be administering Tetanus Booster and Pneumococcal vaccinations. For all of this come to Wayland’s [...]
Boston Globe 10/21/09: Prosecutors: Terror plotters discussed shopping mall assault. Federal authorities say they have foiled plots to launch terrorist attacks inside and outside the United States with the arrest this morning of a 27-year-old man in Sudbury, who they said had discussed with conspirators attacking a shopping mall with automatic weapons.
Wayland Town Crier 10/20/09: Wayland resident co-produces new documentary. The stories of leaders and ordinary citizens caught in the political power struggle that was the Berlin Wall are the subject of a new documentary to be screened at Boston College on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Shot on location in Berlin, “Writing on the Wall: Remembering the [...]
Wayland Town Crier 10/20/09: Vokes Players of Wayland to perform ‘Sweeney Todd’. The Vokes Players of Wayland will be performing Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s brilliant thriller musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” to be stage directed by Donnie Baillargeon and music directed by Don Boroson. Choreography is by Jennifer Condon. Performances [...]
Mass Moments 10/20/09: On this day in 1880, Lydia Maria Child, whom abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison called "the first woman in the Republic," was buried in Wayland. A successful novelist and magazine editor and the author of a widely read guide to household economy, she sacrificed her career by taking a highly unpopular stand against [...]
The Wayland XC Festival, presented by Baldwin Insurance Agency, outpaced its own forecast again this year. The cross-country running festival continued its growth in popularity among everyone involved. Registrations topped 330 runners this year, with record numbers participating in the youth 3k races. The Wayland XC Festival includes an open 5k race and 3k youth [...]
The 1st Annual St. A – St. Z Holiday Fair at St. Zepherin Parish – Cochituate Village. Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Holiday Fair! This year, both parishes will come together to put on this wonderful family event we have come to know and love. This year’s theme will be “Home for the [...]
The Wayland High School Honors Sinfonia Orchestra, under the direction of Susan Memoli has been invited to perform at Symphony Hall in Boston on Sunday, October 25 during the BSO’s Annual Open House. The BSO Open House will feature something interesting and exciting for children and adults alike: explore multimedia musical computer programs, an instrument [...]
The Wayland Special Education Advisory Council will host a talk by Maria Trozzi, director of the Good Grief program at Boston Medical Center, on “Being a Parent of a Child with Special Needs’’. The Good Grief program helps children and adults cope with illness, loss, and crisis.
Boston Globe 10/18/09: Wayland puts NStar on notice over tree pruning. Despite its frustration with NStar’s work in town, the board voted 4-1 to allow the utility company to continue its work on Rice Road. But there was new guidance – there must be a town official present for the remainder of the project, and [...]
Wayland Town Crier 10/16/09: Natick agrees to put $12,500 toward suction boat for lake weeds. The Conservation Commission agreed last night to put $12,500 toward the purchase of a suction harvester boat designed to remove weeds from waterways, provided a resident group can secure a state grant. Related Articles:Grant received for managing invasive weeds in [...]
ON THE FRINGE OF THE HOLOCAUST George Brawerman George grew up in Belgium and spent the war years under German occupation. He will recount some of his experiences as a target of Nazi persecution, with emphasis on what it feels to be in hiding, in constant danger of being caught. He will also address, from [...]
THE SHAKERS AND THEIR FURNITURE Gene Cosloy Who were the Shakers, what was their philosophy, and how was this reflected in their furniture? How does utopian and efficiency fit in? Who were the master Shaker craftsmen and why could they achieve so much more than their worldly counterparts? What is joinery and what were their [...]
FROM IMHOTEP TO IRAQ: MEDICAL ADVANCES THROUGH WAR Ronald E. Rosenthal From the time of the earliest known physicians in ancient Egypt up until the present, many medical advances have come through military experiences. These include epidemiology, sanitation, gastric physiology, amputations, prosthetics, transfusions, burn treatments, and neuro-psychiatric diseases. Ron will cover this history and how [...]
INTRODUCTION TO HYPNOSIS Virginia Slep In recent years, hypnosis has gained increasing respect from the medical community and health plans for its effectiveness. It allows your mind to accept positive suggestions which help you to let go of behaviors not working for you. Virginia will explain what hypnosis is and how it works. She will [...]
WHAT CAN INDIVIDUALS LEARN FROM INSTITUTIONAL INVESTING STRATEGIES? Jerrold Mitchell Jerry will explain the strategies that “thought leaders” in institutional investing employ and whether or not individuals can copy those strategies to improve their own portfolios. He will talk about the best ways to avoid disappointment when investing. Over the past 40 years Jerry Mitchell [...]
Bob will clarify for a general audience recent information on this subject that has received wide popular coverage. He’ll describe what PSA screening can and cannot tell your doctor, alternative treatments (from ‘watchful waiting’ to radical surgery), and newer treatment modalities. Robert C. Eyre, M.D. is Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology) at Harvard Medical School [...]
Nancy Poydar on "How Did a Community Help Launch a Children’s Author/Illustrator & What Does the Process of Book Making Entail?" Nancy will share how she broke into the competitive children’s book field as a writer and illustrator. Her numerous titles include 14 picture books. She will share the process of book making with samples of [...]
Mike will share his experiences involving two weeks and 110 miles of trekking in the Canadian North, between drop-off and pick-up – including hiking over tundra and on the ice cover, wild life, weather conditions and arctic mirages. Since retiring, Mike has led an adventurous life – climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro, climbing in Ecuador and France, [...]
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Wayland Town Crier 10/16/09: Wayland native receives Starlight Children’s Foundation award . Wayland native Ross Homer recently became the recipient of the Starlight Children’s Foundation 2008 International Volunteer of the Year award. In his honor, Starlight donated a Fun Center – a mobile entertainment and gaming unit – to Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts [...]
Wayland Town Crier 10/15/09: The latest news from WayCam. WayCAM has added new members to its board, awarded a scholarship, launched a new website, and provided cable broadcasts on demand, among other accomplishments.
Saturday performances are at 2 and 8pm, Sunday performances at 2pm. The Weston Friendly Society, now entering it’s 125th Anniversary Season, is pleased to present "Anne of Green Gables: The Musical". This classic story recounts the poignant and funny story of Anne Shirley, the spunky, red-headed orphan who comes to Prince Edward Island hoping to [...]
Save A Dog will hold its Annual Benefit Auction/Dinner Dance at Sandy Burr Country Club in Wayland. Come for an evening of fun, socializing and bidding on many great items to help raise funds for homeless dogs. Now in its tenth year, Save A Dog finally has an adoption facility located in Sudbury from which [...]
Golden Ball Tavern Museum will open its doors to students and families on several "No School" days during the 2009-10 school year, starting with Veterans Day. Come visit us and discover the role this tavern played in the coming of the Revolutionary War. Tour the house that reveals its history in a broken hinge and [...]
Historic Battles to be recreated on the grounds of the Wayside Inn in Sudbury between various militia companies and the 16th Queen’s Light Dragoons. Two different battles will take place during the day on the east field of the historic Wayside Inn. Additionally, members of both the Continental Army and the Crown Forces will be [...]
Doug Seale, well-known conservationist, will explore changing historical attitudes about wilderness and wild things in America, and how those attitudes inform present preservation efforts and the ongoing debate over the appropriate uses of the natural world. The talk will consider how the views of Thoreau, Emerson, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Theodore Roosevelt, [...]
Computer and Electronics Recycling at St. Zepherin parking lot on Saturday, October 24, 9am-12pm for collection and recycling of old computers and small electronic items. For just $5 per item you can dispose of your old electronics in an environmentally friendly manner. Please note there is a $15 charge for televisions. All other electronics including [...]
Political Cartoonist Dave Granlund will present a program titled "Drawing Fire: The art of political cartooning" at the Spellman Museum at Regis College, 235 Wellesley St, Weston at 7:30pm. Granlund will be showing and drawing cartoons as well as discussing political cartoons in early America. Free admission.
Learn how to identify wild waterfowl in your local ponds and rivers. We will observe ducks, geese and swans in their colorful winter plumage. Fall is a great time to see waterfowl as they migrate to wintering grounds. The classroom session will be followed by a field trip to observe waterfowl at local ponds on [...]
Wayland Town Crier 10/14/09: Homecoming win for Wayland Public Schools Foundation. Wayland celebrated its first homecoming event at the Homecoming Party hosted by the Wayland Public Schools Foundation (WPSF) on Oct. 3. The party built on the enthusiasm and excitement generated by the celebration of 100 years of Wayland High School football, capped by a [...]
Wayland Town Crier 10/14/09: Wayland PTO holds Gift Your Child Campaign. For more information, check out the Claypit or
Students in the Rivers School Conservatory Program will present a benefit concert at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 169 Rice Rd., Wayland, on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 7pm. The program will showcase the school’s talented musicians performing solo pieces and chamber music. The concert is planned to raise funds in support of the [...]
This weekend, Sat. Oct. 17 & Sun. Oct. 18., marks the 45th Head of the Charles Regatta. It’s the world’s largest rowing festival, 8,500 competitors–high schools, colleges, clubs and Olympians–from 15 countries racing in 108 events over a grueling 3-mile upstream course lined with 250,000 fans. You are invited to our new Wayland-Weston tent in [...]
Wayland Town Crier 10/14/09: Weekend of activities celebrating birds at Russell’s Garden Center. Calling all you bird lovers! Come by Russell’s Garden Center in Wayland on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a weekend of activities celebrating our feathered friends.
Lincoln Nursery School, a cooperative preschool for children ages 2 years 9 months to 5 years, will host an Open House on Saturday, November 14th at 10 am. The School is located at 14 Bedford Road in Lincoln, in the Stone Church across from Bemis Hall near the Lincoln Library. Lincoln Nursery School is [...]
October 12, 2009 For Immediate Release ILOT Moves To Parmenter The Independent Living Options Taskforce (ILOT) of Wayland has announced that it has established a temporary office at Parmenter Community Health Care, 266 Cochituate Road, Wayland 01778. The office will be staffed on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings through the end of the year. Although [...]
Join SVT for this paddle to one of the most historic locations along the Sudbury River. Fairhaven Bay has been written about and visited by Henry David Thoreau. Similar to Walden Pond, Fairhaven Bay is a deep glacial kettlehole; however, Fairhaven Bay is part of the Sudbury River. Early autumn will likely bring out some [...]
The Wayland Historical Commission and the Wayland Archaeology Group are co-sponsoring an event in the conference room at Russell’s Garden Center at 397 Boston Post Road (Route 20) in Wayland from 1-4 pm on Saturday, October 24 to Celebrate Massachusetts Archaeology Month. The event, “Stones and Bones” will feature an artifact exhibit representing the prehistory [...]
Press Release October 15, 2009 VETERANS DAY PROGRAM On Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. a Veterans Day program will be held at Trinitarian Congregational Church, 53 Cochituate Road, in Wayland. This is a one hour event co-sponsored by the boys’ youth group of the church and the Wayland Veterans Committee to pay tribute [...]
October 15, 2009 Dear Wayland Residents: In preparation for this year’s Flu Season please be advised of these three important key reminders: Vaccination: Seasonal Flu: As always, we encourage you to be vaccinated against seasonal flu through either your private medical provider or our Public Health Nurse, Ruth Mori, as vaccine becomes available. It still [...]
"THE VALET" (La doublure) France, 2006 When an important CEO is photographed with his lover Elena, he tries to save his marriage by creating an elaborate scheme that she is someone else’s lover. When his wife finds out the truth, she decides to play games with him. By Francis Veber (In French with English subtitles), [...]
"VOLVER" Spain, 2006 Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her drunk husband Paco. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. Years ago, in the sisters birth village, they lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village [...]
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