Registration is now open for the second annual Wayland OneMile Swim in Lake Cochituate on Sunday, June 20th. For those of you who swam last year, you know what a great event it is! This year there is something new…in addition to the one mile swim, there will be a kids 1/2 mile swim for kids ages 10-13. All proceeds benefit the Wayland Community Pool. For complete details, and to register…go to http://waylandonemile.com.
Wayland Town Crier 4/30/10: Wayland resident named finalist for Big Brother of the Year. Many kids have big brothers whom they credit for mentoring and making them who they are today. However, most kids don’t get the chance to have that childhood mentor recognized with a state-wide award. Alexis Avila of Wayland, owner of Prepped [...]
Wayland Town Crier 4/30/10: More honors for Wayland Student Press Network. The Wayland Student Press Network (WSPN) has pulled off a hat trick by being named among the winners of the 2010 Online Pacemaker Awards for the third consecutive year. The awards were given by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). David Ryan and Melanie [...]
This Interim Report of the Wayland Town Meeting Procedures Committee (the Committee) is presented to the Wayland Board of Selectmen (the Board) in accordance with the Board’s charge to the Committee. The Committee will likewise report to the Annual Town Meeting commencing on Thursday May 13, and thereafter will continue to meet, and will present [...]
The Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University Presents Its annual Mother’s Day Event — Motherhood Deconstructed: A Presentation by Elinor Gadon and a Performance by Alexandra Borre. WSRC Resident Scholar Feminist Historian Elinor Gadon will demonstrate how early Feminism was not interested in mothering/motherhood. Feminist artists shied away from representations of mother and child [...]
The Epoch Times 4/30/10: Lotus Restaurants: Family Business Blossoms in Greater Boston. The Chen family, with five brothers and two sisters, has at least doubled the profit for every restaurant they have owned since their arrival in America 30 years ago. Four restaurants are still open for business in Massachusetts today. Michael is the chef at Lotus Flower Restaurant in Framingham. Morris and John are the manager and chef, respectively, at Changsho Restaurant in Cambridge. Lily manages Lotus Blossom in Sudbury and Water Lily in Wayland. Sherry is in charge of accounting for all the restaurants. The Chens never dwell on their success but continue to explore new recipes, try trendy ideas, and provide better services.
Fox News 4/30/10: Should Massachusetts Reduce Its Sales Tax?. To Massachusetts resident Carla Howell, the only good government is small government. Massachusetts currently has a sales tax of 6.25 percent. Carla, who is a registered libertarian, is now supporting a ballot initiative that would cut it to 3 percent. She says the only way to cut big government spending is to cut big government funding. But not everyone is as excited as Carla about a reduced sales tax. “If this passes it will be a complete disaster for Massachusetts,” said Donna Kelly-Williams. “Once again we will be passing a burden onto our kids." Kelly-Williams is a nurse in Cambridge and a member of the Massachusetts Coalition for our communities, the main group opposing Howell’s initiative. She points out that the cut would leave a $2.5 billion hole in the state budget.
The Wayland Depot will donate 10% of sales to the Metco Late Bus from May 15-22. Everyone come shopping at The Wayland Depot, the 1881 red train station across from the library!
The Warrant for May's Town Meeting is available online.
Metrowest Daily News 4/30/10: Flood-related damages in the hundreds of thousands. As local residents continue to clean up damage from last month's record rainfall, many communities have begun tallying flood-related overtime costs and damage to public buildings in hopes of receiving federal disaster relief. Wayland, one of the hardest hit towns in MetroWest, suffered about $563,000 in damage to public facilities during the March 12-15 deluge, said Wayland Police Chief Bob Irving. The town's Public Safety Building had extensive damage to the electrical system and the heating, ventilation and cooling systems, while the Wayland Free Public Library has been closed since the storm and is not expected to reopen until July because of serious damage to the walls, insulation and flooring on the building's first floor. Irving estimated a second storm on March 29 caused an additional $100,000 in damage to public buildings and overtime costs for public employees.
Representative Thomas Conroy is pleased to announce the next broadcast of “Ask the Rep” on Wednesday, May 5th from 7–8pm. In light of recent health care reform efforts at the state and national level, a panel made up of local medical professionals and health care experts will join Representative Conroy to discuss state health care [...]
Representative Thomas Conroy is pleased to announce his local office hours in Lincoln, Sudbury, and Wayland for the month of May, 2010. Constituents are encouraged to come meet the Representative, share their views on relevant topics, and bring important issues to the Representative’s attention. No appointments are necessary and meetings are held on a first [...]
Traditions of Wayland is hosting the Natick Lions Club. This will take place at Traditions of Wayland on Thursday, May 6, 2010. The Mobil Unit will be available from 10:30am-12:30pm. Please RSVP to Traditions by Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 508-358-0700.
Boston Globe 4/29/10: Towns add up flood damage for federal grants, and figures show wide range. While around $35 million in federal relief funds has already been distributed to property owners, Governor Deval Patrick announced last week that cities and towns would be eligible for relief as well. It will cover up to 75 percent of costs for damage to public facilities and overtime for municipal employees deployed in disaster relief roles. Wayland, which sits along the banks of the Sudbury River, has been hampered in its efforts to collect information because one of the many buildings damaged by flooding was the town’s Public Safety Building. Other damaged facilities include pumping stations and the Wayland Free Public Library, which is still closed. "There are neighborhoods, like Squirrel Hill and Rolling Lane, where people are still pumping out their basements six weeks later,’’ said Police Chief Bob Irving. "We were rescuing people from Pelham Island Road in duck boats. It was really bad." After the first storm, Irving said he estimated the damage to Wayland’s public facilities to be $563,000, with at least another $100,000 estimated from the second flood.
Wayland Town Crier 4/29/10: No cost estimate yet on repairs to Wayland Library. According to the best estimates from John Moynihan, Wayland’s public facilities director, the Wayland Library will remain closed until at least the early part of July due to the flooding caused by last month’s heavy rains. The lower level has sustained serious damage to walls, insulation, flooring, fixtures and the elevator. The upper level has remained largely unaffected, though it is being used as overflow storage. Moynihan is seeking qualified contractors and bids for the repair work.
Wayland Town Crier 4/29/10: Spotlight Productions back for third year at St. Julia. When it came to choosing an honors thesis for his theater arts degree at Brandeis University, Harley Yanoff said he "didn’t see how simply putting on a play would further my career," as all his peers were doing. So he pitched the idea of summer theater workshops as an honors thesis. He didn’t expect to actually open one but the project snowballed and became a reality. In the MetroWest area, where parents are always on the lookout for somewhere fun to send their children each summer, Yanoff has set himself apart. The workshops at Spotlight Productions are two three-week sessions which have developed a strong fan base. His participant-to-staff ratio stresses one-on-one instruction besides group work and his young staff appeals to kids.
Wayland Student Press Network 4/28/10: Student journalists receive top honors. While most Wayland High School students were catching up on their sleep during their first few days of vacation, four members of the WSPN staff, along with adviser Janet Karman, traveled to Portland, Oregon for the National Scholastic Press Association’s (NSPA) National High School journalism convention. Students attended sessions and workshops to learn more about all aspects of journalism ethics, writing, and new media. In January, WSPN was nominated for an NSPA Pacemaker Award, which was to be announced on April 19th at the convention. The Pacemaker nomination marked the third nomination for the three-year-old WSPN program, which received the Online Pacemaker award the previous two years under the leadership of WSPN founder Robin Kim.
This is a town‐wide family‐oriented event where students, siblings and parents attending the fair receive a pre‐printed mini passport that they “use” to visit the many different booths set up around the school. You will have the opportunity to see and learn about many different cultures. Kids, parents and grandparents thoroughly enjoy this event, especially [...]
The Town of Wayland has arranged a seminar on the Open Meeting Law to be conducted by attorneys from special counsel Kopelman & Paige. Speakers will cover the material contained in this memoranda and PowerPoint presentation and will respond to questions. Duplicate presentations have been tentatively scheduled on two dates – Wednesday, April 28th [...]
Marrow drive Date: May 2, 2010 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Weston, MA 11:30 am- 2:30 pm A bone marrow drive will be held for Peter Condakes on May 2nd, 2010 at St. Demetrios Greek Othrodox Church , from 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Peter Condakes was diagnosed in April, 2010 with Leukemia and [...]
The Wayland Veterans Memorial Committee in collaboration with the Wayland Cultural Council has prepared a special photo and story exhibit to Celebrate our Freedom, and honor both our Veterans and Military on active duty. This exhibit will be on display from May 18 through July 5, 2010, in the Town Building, 1st floor front. Aspecial community reception will be held on May [...]
On April 23, 2010, police responded to a burglary from a motor vehicle on Sherman Bridge Road near the bridge. A woman had parked her car there while she kayaked on the Sudbury River. When the woman returned to her vehicle, she discovered that the rear driver side window had been smashed out and her pocketbook was [...]
What is the experience of creating and how does an artist describe this unique process? Scholars from the Women’s Studies Research Center offer in-depth analyses of that moment in various fields at this 11th annual panel during the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts. Introduction by Ingrid Schorr, Festival of the Arts producer. Panelists include: [...]
Metrowest Daily News 4/26/10: Massachusetts library systems to be consolidated, staff cut. Ask for a book, CD or DVD from a far-off library, and, voila, it shows up at your local branch. It's the kind of service that libraries say patrons are using in record numbers. Yet six state-funded organizations that run such programs saw a 28 percent budget cut this fiscal year and they expect to lose as much as another 29 percent the next. In July, Massachusetts' regional library systems will consolidate into a single statewide organization with about half the staff.
The Wayland Cultural Council (WCC) is seeking new members who want to join a group which supports cultural projects that benefit Wayland. The WCC distributes state funds (through mini-grants) to individuals and organizations that present important community cultural projects. Members will have the opportunity to be a positive force in the local and regional cultural [...]
Please come and meet and greet Richard Ross on Monday, May 3rd at 1pm at Traditions in Wayland. Kindly RSVP to Sue Pope (508) 358-2462 and leave a message. There are only 2 weeks until this election. Hosts Sue Pope and Nancy Keith are most appreciative to Traditions for the use of their room and [...]
Boston Globe 4/25/10: Wayland architect works to spread ‘time banking’ network west of Boston. Judy Bennett may be an architect by trade, but her talents run far beyond her resume’s bullet points. She can sew, organize closets, illustrate, and paint with watercolors. And on Wednesday night in Natick, the Wayland resident told about 20 people how she’s harnessed all of these talents, both mundane and highly skilled, to help others, and in return get stuff done that she’d otherwise have to pay for, like getting a bike fixed. Bennett, like more than 650 people in Greater Boston, practices "time banking", a 23-year-old phenomenon that proponents hope to expand in area communities in the coming months. At its most basic level, time banking is a way to get things done for free by doing other things for free.
Keith Tully was the first Wayland runner to cross the finish line, coming in at 3:10:54. Deidre Ley was the first woman at 3:29:42. Twenty runners listing their residence as Wayland finished the marathon. Click here to do your own search of the runners. Bib Name Age M/F City State Country Ctz * 4528 Tully, [...]
The next meeting of the Board of Selectmen will be held on Monday, April 26 in Town Building. Selectmen will first continue discussions with the Wastewater Management District Commission on easements and siting issues, as well as financing considerations, related to construction of the new wastewater treatment facility. At approximately 8:00 p.m., the Board will [...]
When: Friday, April 30, 2010, 8-10pm Where: Broomstones Curling Club, Curling Lane (138 Rice Road), Wayland (See http://www.broomstones.com/ for directions and more info about Curling) What: Meet Dr. Peter Smulowitz and see for yourself why so many of us enthusiastically support him Hors d'oeuvres Cash bar – Wine & Beer Enjoy Music in the warm [...]
Meet the senior softball players who travelled to Havana, Cuba. Monday, April 26, 2:00 p.m. at the Wayland Town Building, Senior Center. Free and open to the public. Come join us for a slide show presentation by members of the Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball Association (EMASS) who traveled to Cuba last November to compete against [...]
The Friends of the Wayland Public Library will sponsor their Spring Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 15, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 16, from 12:00-4:00 p.m. There will also be a preview for members of the Friends on Friday, May 14, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Memberships will be available at the sale starting at [...]
Thanks for all the interest and sympathy extended about the very unfortunate flood at the Wayland Library. The library will most likely not re-open until early July. For more information about the flood and what you can do for library services while our library is closed, please go to waylandlibrary.org and look at our Flood FAQ. Even though [...]
Wayland Town Crier 4/22/10: Candidates discuss priorities for new Board of Public Works. Candidates running for the new Board of Public Works addressed everything from town flooding to new water meters at last week’s League of Women Voters’ Candidates Night. The following candidates are running for uncontested seats on the Board of Public Works – Tom Abdella (one-year term), Michael Wegerbauer (three-year term) and Eric Knapp (three-year term), the latter of whom was not able to attend Candidates Night. The three candidates running for two open seats for a two-year term on the board are in a contested race – Jonathan Mishara, Shawn Fennelly and Chris Brown. Only Mishara was able to be present at Candidates Night last week.
Wayland Town Crier 4/22/10: Candidates in uncontested races speak at League of Women Voters forum. Other candidates in uncontested races were also given the chance to introduce themselves and state their priorities at last week’s Candidates Night sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Susan Rufo is running for re-election to the Board of Assessors, a department which has undergone some transition recently to fix assessment problems. Susan Weinstein is running for re-election to the Housing Authority, which she said is involved in several exciting initiatives, including transitioning Bent Park into a federal program under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Anne Heller is running for re-election as a library trustee. She has lived in Wayland for 30 years, and started becoming involved in the library in the early 1990s. She joined the Board of Library Trustees in 2001, and has been the chairwoman for the last five years. Colleen Sheehan, currently an associate member of the Planning Board, is looking to serve as a full member. As an associate member, she has already seen the Planning Board work on the new High School project and the new Community Pool.
Wayland Town Crier 4/22/10: Wayland High grads run Marathon on a whim and for a great cause. On Saturday evening, a day-and-a-half before the 114th running of the Boston Marathon, Bobby Lerman and Alex Schultz decided to run. They posted their intentions on Facebook and sent out e-mails looking for support from family and friends. Despite their lack of training, they both thought it would be a great way to challenge themselves and raise money for Partners in Health, an organization that partners with communities around the world to combat disease and poverty. If you are interested in donating, you can write a check made out to Partners in Health and write Haiti in the memo line. Send it to Partners in Health, P.O. Box 845578, Boston MA 02284-5578. You can also donate online.
University of Vermont 4/22/10: MacDonald a Nominee for America East Women's Lacrosse Fans' Choice Player of the Year Honor. Junior Megan MacDonald (Wayland, Mass.) and sophomore Samantha Stern (Cherry Hills, N.J.) from the University of Vermont are two nominees for the America East Women's Lacrosse Fans' Choice Player of the Year Award. The conference office made the announcement on Thursday. Fans can vote for their favorite America East women's lacrosse player beginning April 22. Voting will continue through the end of the day on April 29. Click here to vote for Megan MacDonald.
Wayland's Marcia Crowley honored posthumously for environmental work. Seven individuals, including a Wayland woman, and 10 organizations from Massachusetts are being honored today, Earth Day, in Faneuil Hall as EPA presents the 2010 Environmental Merit Awards. During a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the organization recognized significant contributions to environmental awareness and problem solving by 40 people and groups across New England. The merit awards allow EPA to recognize individuals and groups whose work has protected or improved the region’s environment in distinct ways. Given out by EPA since 1970, the merit awards honor individuals and groups who have shown particular ingenuity and commitment in their efforts. Among those honored with lifetime achievement awards was the late Marcia P. "Marcy" Crowley of Wayland, who was honored posthumously.
For the 10th year, the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable will again hold the virtual Shower for Shelters from May 2 to 16. Drop-off locations are the libraries in Sudbury and Lincoln (the Wayland Library is currently closed). Women leaving an abusive relationship arrive at shelters typically with no money, nowhere to live and only the [...]
An informational session on the proposal to transfer a parcel of land to Habitat for affordable housing will be held in Town Building at 7:30pm on Monday, May 3 as part of the Wayland Housing Partnership meeting. This proposal concerns a 3-acre parcel on land on Stonebridge Road where the aqueduct crosses the road. The land is currently owned by the town DPW and an article in the town warrant asks that it be sold for one dollar to Habitat for Humanity – MetroWest/Greater Worcester. It is anticipated to build two duplexes, housing a total of four families. We hope to be able to involve Wayland religious and youth groups in building the houses. Funding will be from donations and from the mortgages the new owners pay. Habitat representatives will be on hand to answer questions. This informational session is separate from the general Warrant Hearing also being held at Town Building on May 3.
Chris Stix, an Environmental Studies major at the University of Wisconsin, will be leading a walk at SVT’s Round Hill in Sudbury, entitled “Observing and Connecting with Nature.” Appreciating nature enhances our powers of observation, our joy in being present in nature, and our artistic eye for the natural world. This outing will include activities that enable us to observe more effectively, increase our appreciation for living things, deepen our spiritual connections with the natural world, and experience the exceptional beauty that is all around us. Rain Date May 8th.
Registration Required. Members-Free: Non-members- $10. For additional information and registration, visit www.svtweb.org or call 978-443-5588.
Join SVT volunteer Phil Stickney to paddle the Sudbury River beginning at Sherman’s Bridge Road and paddling past Fairhaven Bay. The take-out will be at at Lowell Road in Concord, where the Concord, Sudbury, and Assabet rivers meet. Participants must provide their own boat and paddling equipment. Registration required. SVT Members: Free, Non-Members: $20 For [...]
Join SVT Executive Director Ron McAdow, a novice birder for thirty years, for a beginning bird identification class. This three-session mini-course will teach beginners how to identify the groups of birds commonly seen in Eastern Massachusetts, west of Boston. In the two evening sessions, participants will practice identifying birds from slides. On Saturday morning, we’ll take our new skills into the field to try out on real birds. Members: $20, Non-Members: $35: Price includes the cost of Sibley Field Guide. Let us know if you already own your own copy. To attend the Heard Farm birding program without the classes, Members: Free, Non-Members: $10
Tuesday, May 11 7:00PM – 9:00PM Wolbach Farm Sudbury
Thursday, May 13 7:00PM – 9:00PM Wolbach Farm Sudbury
Saturday, May 15 6:30AM – 9:30AM Heard Farm, Wayland
For additional information and registration, visit http://www.svtweb.org or call 978-443-5588.
The Holy Grounds Coffee House will host 4 different bands made up of students and teachers from Wayland High School at the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Wayland at 53 Cochituate Road. Come enjoy a rockin' music experience with friends, hot drinks and the best dessert in town. Groups performing include Shomer Shabos, We Are Zombie [...]
Wayland Town Crier 4/21/10: Selectman candidates air differing viewpoints at Candidates Night. John Bladon and Don Bustin presented voters with two different viewpoints at the League of Women Voters’ Candidates Night for the open seat on the Board of Selectmen. Bladon has been a Wayland resident for 21 years. He worked for 24 years as a consultant with Arthur Andersen and its spin-off Accenture. In the last five years, he has owned and operated his own business. Bladon is currently serving on the Finance Committee, and has coached local teams including lacrosse and soccer. Bustin believes he would represent a segment of the town which currently does not have a voice in town government.
Wayland Town Crier 4/21/10: Keep up with Skype technology at demonstration. Skype? Whatever is that? I first heard about this technology several years ago. Vaguely, I understand that it’s a software application that allows people to make free phone calls to other Skypers using a computer. And, if Web cams are added, the callers can actually see one another. Skype plus Web cams have been widely touted as a way for far-flung families to stay bonded, especially by keeping up with growing grandchildren, nieces, nephews and the like. The Wayland Council on Aging is sponsoring a Skype demonstration on Wednesday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. The COA promises that presenter Serge Kogan will demystify and simplify. The event is free and open to the public.
Wayland Town Crier 4/19/10: Minuteman students compete at Future Farmers of America. Students from Minuteman Career & Technical High School in Lexington recently competed at the 80th annual Massachusetts Future Farmers of America (FFA) convention in Sturbridge, Mass. In the Nursery Landscape event, the Silver Team Award went to senior John Bryant of Wayland, senior James Mack of Bedford, sophomore Sean Harris of Medford, and sophomore Joseph DeBassio of Ayer. Sophomore Collin Wallace of Wayland earned a second place individual award in the Soils Evaluation event, and John Bryant of Wayland was also earned a Silver Team Award in Safe Equipment Operations.
Wayland Town Crier 4/19/10: Locals here and abroad find themselves stranded by Icelandic volcano. An unprecedented European travel disruption has put overseas spring break trips in doubt for area high schools and left stranded residents waiting to return home. In Wayland, 16 students taking French and two teachers had been scheduled to leave Thursday for the high school's annual weeklong Paris trip. But with flights unavailable until the middle of this week at the earliest, the trip was canceled.
Wayland Town Crier 4/21/10: School Committee candidates with impressive backgrounds. Voters will have to choose between two candidates with impressive backgrounds to fill a vacant seat on the School Committee on May 11, as attorney Deborah Cohen has decided not to run for re-election. The local Town Election, with contested races for School Committee, Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works (two-year term), will take place on the same day as the state election to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Scott Brown. For the two School Committee candidates, Shawn Kinney is the chief executive officer of his own company, Hyaluron, and Beth Butler has worked as a trial attorney and trial judge for the Massachusetts Superior Court.
Candidates in Wayland's contested School Committee and Selectman races will be participating in the 12th annual Candidates Live! Q&A/Call-In program on Wayland cable TV on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from 6-7:30pm. Viewers can find the program on Comcast channel 9 and Verizon channel 37. Town Moderator Peter Gossels will host this show, which is unique [...]
