Wednesday, May 4th, 2011, Kick-Off Event for: May is Massachusetts Spring Flower Month, Russell's Garden Center, 10-12am. The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture has proclaimed May as Massachusetts Spring Flower Month. At 11:00 am on Wednesday May 4, at Russell’s Garden Center, Commissioner Scott J. Soares will read a proclamation from the Mass. Governor’s office designating [...]
MEMORIAL DAY. The Wayland Library will be closed on Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day. ELLEN MOYER EXHIBIT Works by Ellen Moyer, a native of Wayland who now lives in western Massachusetts, are featured in the library foyer during May. Ellen is an artist and environmentalist who works in many media, including most recently watercolor [...]
Boston Globe 4/28/11: Snapshot: Income per capita 2008 Massachusetts . 2008 Census data puts Wayland's per capita income at fourth highest in the state.
The Board of Selectmen will meet on Monday, May 2 in Town Building. After reviewing the agenda for the public, Fire Chief Robert Loomer will introduce the newest members of the department. Town Clerk Lois Toombs will swear the recruits to the faithful discharge of their duties. This event will be followed by a [...]
Since September 28, 2010, the Town of Sudbury and the Town of Wayland have conducted a pilot weekday project to allow residents of either town to use the Wayland Transfer Station on Tuesdays or the Sudbury Transfer Station on Thursdays. As part of this pilot project, Sudbury’s Transfer Station has been closed on Tuesdays and [...]
Whole Foods Market celebrates Women's Health Month
Nourish Yourself Naturally!
On Saturday, May 14th from 11:00-2:00 Whole Foods Market in Wayland will celebrate Women’s Health month with FREE make-up consultations from Gabrielle Cosmetics, FREE 10 minute Zen Shiatsu chair massages from Life Flow, FREE skin-care consultations from Mila Skin Care, and an Q/A with Kathryn Loomis of Loomis Acupuncture. Click here for event flyer.
Social cruelty among kids is one of the most difficult things that adults have to confront in raising or educating children. The Weston Community Children’s Association (WCCA) and the Wayland Children and Parents Association (WCPA) invite you to attend our Spring Keynote Parenting Speaker event with Dr. Michael Thompson discussing “Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Addressing [...]
Claypit Hill’s Destination Imagination Team Techno Yard Sale, April 30 9:30am-2:30pm, 16 Bow Road Proceeds for Yard Sale will go to funding Destination Imagination Team Techno travel to Tennessee. We are fundraising to transport five 5th Grade Claypit Hill School members to compete in the Global Championship of Destination Imagination which happens May 25 to [...]
Wayland Patch 4/27/11: Wayland Selectmen Appoint New Board Leadership, Conduct Other Business. Wayland’s Board of Selectmen Monday night unanimously voted Tom Fay as the new chair and Susan Pope as the new vice chair. In other business, selectmen heard from Planning Board member Colleen Sheehan and Planning Board associate member Alan Reck regarding the desire to form a working group to draw up and vet design guidelines for the town.
Wayland Town Crier 4/25/11: Wayland resident appointed to lead Deloitte practice. Rebecca Chasen of Wayland has been appointed to lead Deloitte's Financial Advisory Services practice in New England. Chasen has been with the firm for 16 years and has extensive accounting and financial experience that covers a wide range of services including dispute analysis, corporate investigations, anti-fraud consulting, and auditing of public and private companies.
On Wednesday, May 4, The League of Women Voters of Wayland presents “WETLANDS:What are They? And Why Should I Care?” The main speaker for the forum will be Rachel Freed, Section Chief, Wetlands and Waterways Program, Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection. Ms. Freed is a wetlands scientist and head of a staff of eleven, as [...]
Sudbury Valley Trustees' Full Moon Paddle at Puffer Pond, Assabet National Wildlife Refuge, Sudbury. Tuesday, May 17, 6:30-8:30PM Leader: Refuge staff and SVT Office Manager Nancy Hallen. Puffer Pond is a peaceful spot to explore at the Assabet River NWR. From red-winged blackbird and osprey sightings to distant slaps of beaver tails, there is always [...]
Appreciating Nature at Tippling Rock, Nobscot Scout Reservation, Sudbury. Thursday May 19, 9:00AM-Noon. (Rain Date: Friday, May 20) Leader: Chris Stix, Environmental Studies major at the University of Wisconsin. Appreciating Nature enhances our powers of observation, our joy in being present in nature and our artistic eye for the natural world. You will share in [...]
There are wonderful gifts for Mom at the Wayland Depot! Featured in this photo is a selection of exquisite scarves by Scarves By Maria. There are also many other beautiful scarves that are perfect for Spring, all at reasonable prices. In addition, there are pocketbooks, glass wine stoppers, placemats, pottery, greeting cards, and many other items. Come select the perfect gift for Mother's Day at Wayland's only gift and consignment shop that features the work of local and regional artisans. The Depot is located on Route 27 near the Wayland Library. Please stop by for a visit anytime Tuesday through Saturday, from 10am-4pm. For more information, go to www.thewaylanddepot.com.
Wayland Patch 4/26/11: Claypit Hill's Destination ImagiNation Team Prepares for Global Finals. What do you get when you take five fifth graders and challenge them to creatively exchange items between a 6-foot tower and the floor without touching the tower or items with their hands? In the case of Claypit Hill’s Destination ImagiNation (DI) team, you get an award-winning solution and the chance to compete in a global competition.
Wayland Town Crier 4/25/11: Weston and Wayland phasing out fire alarm boxes. Quick! Where is the nearest fire alarm box? How long would it take you to find it? How do they work? Have you ever even used one? If your answer to all these questions is a profound shrug of the shoulders, you’re probably [...]
Traditions of Wayland is hosting Janet M. Stone author of My Parent’s and Alzheimer’s: A Daughter’s Story. Janet will share her inspirational story of successfully helping her parents deal with failing health and memory. Through training in holistic health and expressive therapies as well as a positive, creative attitude- Janet proved that it is indeed [...]
Wayland Patch 4/25/11: Viva Mexican Grill Fails Alcohol Compliance Check. Eleven of the 12 Wayland businesses passed without incident when Wayland Police conducted undercover liquor compliance checks on April 19. Viva Mexican Grill, however, sold alcohol to two 19-year-old youths and, therefore, will be referred to the Wayland Board of Selectmen for a Liquor Violation hearing.
Wayland Patch 4/25/11: Numerous Street Signs Stolen, Vandalized in Wayland. The Wayland Police Department is investigating a rash of vandalism and thefts of street signs throughout the Town of Wayland. In several cases, it’s not just the signs themselves, but also the poles to which they were attached that have been taken. "I’ve never seen it like this," said Police Chief Robert Irving. "I’ve seen cases where the individual signs are stolen off the pole. I’ve never seen a case where the signposts and signs go missing."
Beginning Monday May 2nd road reconstruction will begin on Glezen Lane west, Training Field and Moore Roads motorists should seek alternate routes and residents should use extreme caution when traveling the roads. Source:Stephen F. Kadlik III,Director of Highway Operations
Come to the Church of the Holy Spirit's Annual Fair and Silent Auction on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grab a bite to eat while browsing the White Elephant, Jewelry, and Book areas. Find fantastic bargains at the Silent Auction! The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 169 Rice [...]
Wayland Police Department Press Release 4/25/11: The Wayland Police Department is investigating a rash of stolen or damaged street signs that have occurred over the past week. Street signs from all areas of town have been stolen, including the posts. Signs have been reported damaged or missing from Draper Road, Adams Lane, West Plain Street, French Avenue, [...]
The Wayland Children and Parents Association still needs your donations for the 2nd Annual Yard Sale at Finnerty’s parking lot on May 7th at 10 am. We are currently accepting all items, except clothing and books, at 24 Sherman Bridge Road, Wayland or you can schedule a pick-up for any large items– email vicepresident@waylandwcpa.org or [...]
Save the Date! Race to Nowhere returns to Wayland on Monday, May 9 at 7:00 pm in the Wayland Middle School Auditorium. Friends of Wayland Youth and Family Services is sponsoring another screening of this thought provoking documentary about the challenges of raising healthy children in highly stressful academic and social environments. Tickets may be [...]
Wayland Patch 4/23/11: TD Bank Begins Work on New Boston Post Road Location. On Monday morning, the empty shell of Wayland’s former Finagle a Bagel restaurant still stood in its place on Boston Post Road. By Wednesday, every remnant of the restaurant was gone and an adult-size dirt pile – with adult-size machines to push [...]
Join the Wayland Baseball and Softball Association for their Annual Parade and Picnic on Saturday May 7th. 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 at Cochituate field, there will be games, music, pizza and more for all [...]
Metrowest Daily News 4/23/11: Viva Mexican Grill in Wayland caught serving alcohol to 19-year-olds. The owner of Viva Mexican Grill on East Plain Street said he was "devastated" to learn his establishment failed a police alcohol compliance check this week, the only one of a dozen establishments in town with liquor licenses to be caught. Two 19-year-olds were sent into stores and restaurants Tuesday with instructions to purchase alcohol without showing any identification, police said. A bartender at Viva Mexican Grill sold alcohol to them. Chief Robert Irving said police do the alcohol and tobacco compliance checks at least twice a year. "Our goal is not to try to trick them," Irving said. "We would like to see every establishment pass every time."
Boston Globe 4/22/11: Wayland author drinks in success of ‘Lemonade Mouth’. When he was in high school, Mark Peter Hughes finished in the top four of a young adult fiction contest whose winner would get a book published. Though he did not win, he was invited to submit another draft. He never followed up. Two decades later he entered another contest for young adult fiction. Of more than 500 entries, his made the top five, and again he was invited to keep working on it. Older and wiser, he seized the moment. He turned a backyard shed into a writing room, and in 2005 Random House published his first novel, "I Am the Wallpaper." In 2007 it published his second, "Lemonade Mouth." That second book is now a movie airing on the Disney Channel, and Hughes, 44, no longer toils in obscurity. Touted as the next "High School Musical," "Lemonade Mouth" — the story of five high school misfits who meet in detention, form a band, and challenge their cliquey classmates — premiered last Friday as the most-watched original cable movie of 2011. It airs again tonight.
The Board of Selectmen will meet on Monday, April 25 in Town Building. After reviewing the agenda for the public, the Board will organize for the year ending with the 2012 Annual Town Meeting. Selectmen will elect from their members a chair and a vice-chair/clerk. Members will also consider continuing office hours with residents, review [...]
Metrowest Daily News 4/22/11: Don't throw it out, Freecycle. Lorena Landry said she feels like she has a new kitchen, but she didn't spend thousands on appliances. Instead, Landry scoured the Franklin chapter of the Freecycle Network to get others' castoffs. Freecycle is a nonprofit organization that runs a worldwide network of online message boards, allowing users to give away items they no longer want and keeping reusable goods out of landfills. To join the Wayland-Weston Freecycle Group, go to http://my.freecycle.org, register, and search for Wayland to join the Wayland-Weston Group.
WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT? with Margaret Duggan, M.D. Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Wayland Public Library Margaret Duggan, M.D., medical director of the Faulkner Breast Centre, a nationally recognized breast cancer treatment program, will be at the library to discuss the current standards for screening [...]
MOVIES at the COA Complimentary refreshments. Bring your lunch and/or bring a friend. Showtime is 12:30pm. No reservations necessary. Audio earphones available to adjust the volume of the movie. Upcoming films: Friday, April 29: THE KING'S SPEECH (2010), Drama, 1hr 51 min., Rated R, Colin Firth "After the death of his father King George V and the [...]
APRIL EXHIBITS Longtime Wayland resident Betsy Moyer offers a potpourri of new photographic images in the library foyer during April. Also this month, Sudbury photographer Wayne Arthur Hall exhibits a series of photographs in the Raytheon Room during April that showcase the beauty and variety of nature that can be observed by simply looking down [...]
Wayland Police Department Press Release 4/22/11: On Tuesday, April 19, 2011, the Wayland Police Department conducted undercover alcohol compliance checks of local businesses/establishments that sell alcohol/liquor. Two nineteen (19) year old youths were sent into establishments with instructions to attempt to purchase alcohol without showing any identification. One of the twelve establishments checked, sold alcohol [...]
Wayland Patch 4/21/11: Patch Picks: Five Local Farms with Community Supported Agriculture. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a program by which farmers prepare weekly shares of freshly harvested food for shareholders who pay for their shares in advance of the growing season. Participating in CSA is a great way to support farmers, as well as to see first hand what grows when.
Sometimes there is a huge disconnect between the food we eat and our perception of where it comes from. Well, carrots grow in the dirt but you'd be surprised how many of us forget that.
Wayland Town Crier 4/21/11: Special private movie screening in Wayland. Boston entertainment lawyer George Tobia Jr. and his wife Allison of Wayland hosted a private movie screening of Boston Globe reporter Geoff Edgers’ new documentary "Do It Again." The film is a humorous and witty chronicle about Edgers’ quest to reunite the 1960s British rock band the Kinks. The screening offered a unique opportunity for the viewers, all Wayland residents, to meet the author and star of the film and personally discuss it with him.
Wayland Town Crier 4/21/11: Lemonade Mouth: Wayland's Own Movie Premiere. "It was an amazing moment, to see people pretending to be characters that I made up, mostly in Starbucks, in a movie being made from my book." Wayland author Mark Peter Hughes speaks of watching a scene being filmed for the new Disney Channel movie “Lemonade Mouth,” based on his widely popular book. This sentiment concluded a witty, anecdotal retelling of visiting the set of the movie during his talk on Friday night, which was part of the “Lemonade Mouth” movie premiere in Wayland.
BG 4/21/11: Men's Golf Signs Cooper for 2011-12. The BG men's golf team announced the signing of recruit Joe Cooper to a national letter of intent to join the Falcons for the 2011-12 season. Cooper, a native of Wayland, Mass., is a four-time Dual County League All-Star, a three-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic athlete and a state record holder. His five-under-par 31 earlier this season broke the state's nine-hole record. "I think Joe will be an outstanding addition to our team," said Bowling Green coach Garry Winger. "He is a young man who comes from an outstanding family and has great character. We look forward to Joe joining the Falcons golf family in the fall." Cooper won the 2009 Massachusetts state championship with a three-under-par 67. He led Wayland High School to its first-ever state team championship and a runner-up finish in the 2010 state tournament.
Hop over to the Wayland Depot to do your shopping for Easter! Featured in this photo is a rabbit folk art plaque by Mrya Orth of Wayland, one of many fine pieces of art for sale at the Depot. There are delightful Easter gifts for babies, children, and adults. All proceeds go to local charitable [...]
Boston Globe 4/17/11: Goal for Natick Schools is laptops for all. Starting this fall, Natick schools will begin rolling out a $2.27 million initiative to ensure that every high schooler and eighth-grader has an Apple MacBook notebook computer and knows how to use it. The effort comes three years after the district started giving teachers laptops as the first step toward a one-to-one computing environment for high schoolers. Superintendent Peter Sanchioni said he believes it is the only way to adequately accommodate students’ technology-driven learning style and prime them for success in modern world. Natick isn’t the only area school district to develop laptop programs. Wayland has been piloting one-to-one computing with a few dozen math and science students this year, said Superintendent Gary Burton. “We’re very, very pleased with what we’re seeing,’’ he said.
Wayland Patch 4/19/11: Domestic Situation Results In An Injured Officer and Arrest. One police officer was injured and one person was arrested after a morning call reporting a domestic situation in Wayland. Det. Sgt. Jamie Berger said police responded to a call at 6 Sedgemeadow Road around 9:14 a.m. Tuesday morning. A mother called to report that the father, John Kerrigan, had struck their 5-year-old son. She, along with the 5-year-old and another 4-year-old child, were at the house. When police arrived, they found Kerrigan to be “uncooperative.” In addition, Berger said that, upon discovering the police had been called, Kerrigan armed himself with a knife.
Wayland Town Crier 4/19/11: Wayland Man charged with Assaulting Children. Police arrested a distraught Wayland man on Tuesday whose wife feared he wanted to be killed by cops. John T. Kerrigan, 28, was arrested at 9:14 a.m. in his 6 Sedgemeadow Road home following a tirade in which he hit his two young children, police said. Police went to the home after Kerrigan's wife called and said her husband hit their 5-year-old son and shoved a chair into the face of another son, according to reports filed in Framingham District Court. Neither was hurt, police say.
Wayland has had a long tradition of swimming excellence with its high school and recreational swim teams. The teams have won state and local championships and many of the swimmers have been swimming in town since they were very young. Wayland High School swimmers are now giving back to a sport they have enjoyed for [...]
Wayland Patch 4/19/11: Entrapment Resulted from Early Morning Accident in Wayland. According to Det. Sgt. Jamie Berger, the accident that occured Monday morning resulting in entrapment of one driver, occurred when a driver traveling westbound on Route 30 (Commonwealth Road) either fell asleep or passed out and crossed into the eastbound lane. The driver of a 2007 Chevrolet SUV pulled off the road into an emergency lane when he noticed an oncoming pickup, a 2010 Ford F150, crossing out of its lane. The driver of the pickup, however, crossed over far enough to hit the SUV, trapping the SUV's driver inside.
Police Department Press Release Case#: 2011-4536 Date: 4/19/2011 Time: 0914 hrs Incident: Arrest Arrestee: KERRIGAN, John T.286 Sedgemeadow Road, Wayland Charges: Three (3) Counts Assault w/Dangerous Weapon (knife), One (1) Count Assault & Battery W/Dangerous Weapon (chair) and One (1) Count Domestic Assault & Battery On Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at approximately 0914 hrs, Wayland [...]
Wayland Town Crier 4/19/11: Wayland residents rave about electronic voting at Town Meeting. The votes are in: Town Meeting electronic voting is a big hit with residents. About 40 residents who attended last week's wrap-up discussion were nearly unanimous in their enthusiasm for the new voting system, which got a trial run at last week's Town Meeting.
Wayland Patch 4/19/11: Electronic Voting, Other Issues Raised During Town Meeting 'Debriefing'. Wayland’s annual town meeting may be over, but that doesn’t mean people are finished talking about it. After all, this was a historic town meeting in that it was the first to feature electronic voting, and any time there is that kind of change, there are always opinions in abundance.
Youth Fishing Derby May 14, 2011 Mill Pond , Wayland 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM ORGANIZED & SPONSORED BY CARPENTRY by TOM ANTONELLIS WITH SUPPORT FROM MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES RAIN OR SHINE, THE FISH DON’T CARE IF IT RAINS *WAYLAND YOUTH FISHING DERBY IS OPEN TO ALL WAYLAND CHILDREN TO GRADE 8 *NO ENTRY FEE [...]
Wayland Student Press Network 4/16/11: From Wayland to Washington DC. Claire Reade, like many young teens, didn’t know what career she wanted to pursue when she attended Wayland High School in the late 1960s. At Wayland, Reade took an interest Latin and foreign language in general. More importantly, Reade’s Wayland education opened her eyes to the world, instilling a strong curiosity and a desire to do something "meaningful and significant." Today, Reade – now an Assistant U.S. Trade Representitive (AUSTR) for China Affairs at the Office of the United States Trade Representitive – is able to offer a global perspective on the importance of education.
Wayland Town Crier 4/18/11: 'Small but powerful': Events honor Katie Lynch. The Heartbreak Hill Half Marathon, 5k road race and Purple Shoes Challenge are three extraordinary athletic events that kick off simultaneously on Sunday, May 15 to raise awareness and funding for people with disabling physical conditions.
Wayland Patch 4/18/11: A Slice of Hollywood comes to Wayland for "Lemonade Mouth". “It was an amazing moment, to see people pretending to be characters that I made up, mostly in Starbuck's, in a movie being made from my book,” said author Mark Peter Hughes. Hughes, from Wayland, was speaking of watching a scene as it was filmed for the new Disney Channel movie, “Lemonade Mouth,” based on his widely popular book.
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