Wayland Patch 5/31/11: Black Bear Sightings Reported in Wayland and Nearby Towns. A caller from Glen Road in Wayland reported seeing a bear in his backyard Monday at 5:47 a.m. While Wayland Police could not locate the animal, this sighting was one of several reported in the area over the holiday weekend. The chief of [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/31/11: Wayland resident competes in Regional Robotics Competition. Alexander Borgestedt of Wayland competed in the 2011 Boston FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology) Regional Robotics Competition on April 7 to 9 at Agganis Arena as a part of the team for Boston University Academy (BUA), where he is a junior. The BUA team was awarded the Regional Chairman’s Award, the highest honor the competition offers.
Wayland Patch 5/31/11: 911 Hangup Leads to Overnight Arrest in Wayland. A 911 hangup call took police to 20 Three Ponds Road at 12:39 a.m. Monday, and led to the arrest of a Wayland man.
Representative Thomas Conroy is pleased to announce the next broadcast of “Ask the Rep” on Wednesday, June 22nd from 7:00 – 7:30 pm. “Ask The Rep” is a live call-in show that provides constituents with the opportunity to ask questions on-air regarding local and state issues. Call in during the show at 508-358-3472 or email [...]
Representative Thomas Conroy is pleased to announce his local office hours in Lincoln, Sudbury, and Wayland for the month of June 2011. 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 [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/30/11: Latest update on Wayland High School building project. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, June 9 at 7pm in the School Committee conference room on the second floor of Town Building. The community is welcome to attend all HSBC meetings. Project information is available online (http://waylandhsbc.org).
Summer break is quickly approaching! We would like to let Waylanders know the spring campaign of HATS Off (Honor and Appreciate Teachers and Staff) has officially begun.
Parents, students and friends of the school system may wish to consider honoring special teachers, administrators and staff members with a gift to the Wayland Public Schools Foundation’s HATS Off program. Honorees will receive certificates acknowledging that a donation has been made in their honor with your personalized message. The amount donated will not be disclosed.
This spring, HATS Off is pleased to celebrate the retirement of Wayland Superintendant Gary Burton, as well as the retirements of Wayland High School teachers Emily Norton and Mike Rumrill. A donation to the Wayland Public Schools Foundation is a perfect way to say, “Thank you!”
For over 25 years, the Wayland Public Schools Foundation has supported our schools by funding teacher-led classroom innovations and creative units of study not covered by the regular school budget. In these challenging economic times, these additional funds are more important than ever. Donations also qualify for matching gifts at participating companies. Please visit the foundation’s website (www.WaylandPublicSchoolsFoundation.org) for more information and to learn about specific grants for the 2010-11 school year. Donations may be made online or mailed to P.O. Box 97, Wayland MA 01778. The deadline for donations is Friday, June 17.
For more information contact Sue Mitrano (smitrano@comcast.net) or Jen Murray (jbm723@comcast.net).
Wayland Town Crier 5/30/11: Achieving personal best at Katie Lynch Purple Shoes Challenge. The opening ceremony for the third annual Katie Lynch Purple Shoes Challenge, an athletic event for individuals with physical and sensory limitations, was wrought with emotion as family, friends and volunteers gathered to welcome this year’s athletes. Paralympic bronze medalist Anjali Forber-Pratt began the festivities with a high-speed lap around the Newton South Gymnasium and then led the parade of athletes through a tunnel of applauding, admiring and tear-filled fans. During the procession, Jacques LeDuc, the starting line announcer for the Boston Marathon, introduced each athlete. Fueled by deep admiration, the cheering was loud and prolonged. The events were under way!
Wayland Patch 5/31/11: Habitat for Humanity Project in Wayland Keeps Moving. Fifteen volunteers came to the Large Hearing Room at the Wayland Town Building last Thursday to hear about the next steps – and how they could help take them – in the Habitat for Humanity project planned for Wayland. Beth Rust, community housing specialist with the Town of Sudbury, is the liaison between Wayland’s still-forming local Habitat team and the regional Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester chapter, of which Wayland is a part. Rust explained that while the regional chapter of Habitat had resources to support Wayland’s project, the Habitat model is really designed to be a local, community project.
6/1: Black bear spotted several times this morning. Bear was seen in the backyards of houses on Caufield, Loker and Main Street. Source: Wayland Police Deparment.
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5/31: Black Bear sighted over the weekend in Glen Road area. A black bear was sighted in Wayland early Monday morning. He has since moved along into Weston. For information on black bears and what to do if you see one, click here.
(Note: this photo is from the mass.gov website, and is not a photo of the bear that was sighted)
Wayland Town Crier 5/30/11: 'Mr. Wayland' loved being involved. George Lewis taught for 35 years at Boston University, where came to be known as Mr. Boston. At home, he was a three-term selectman, co-founder of the Sudbury Valley Trustees and author of the book on the town that called him Mr. Wayland. "He enjoyed getting involved – he just dove in," said his son, Peter. "It was his sustenance and gave meaning to his life. It was built into his genes." Until the beginning of the year, when his health began to fail, Lewis was vibrant and kept busy with the Sudbury Valley Trustees and the Unitarian Church, where he was a member, said his daughter, Pamela Sway of Wayland. A memorial service is scheduled on Wednesday for Lewis, who died May 14 at the age of 88.
Wayland Town Crier 5/30/11: School gardens sprouting across region. A new trend is taking root in the region this spring as more and more schools start their own vegetable gardens. The practice, popular on the West Coast, has been slow to spread to the comparatively chillier New England, where most of the growing season occurs after the school year ends, school leaders said. But heavy focus on environmental awareness and healthy eating at local schools has now led many to consider gardening as a way to have lessons on both. "We want it to be integrated with everything," said Debbie Bearse, principal at Claypit Hill School in Wayland, which has been gradually expanding its garden over the past two years. "Some kids have written papers about it. They take it back to the classroom." Later this fall, Claypit Hill's garden will become part of a pilot program for on-site composting, Bearse said.
For the sixth consecutive year, Wayland-Weston crew took home the boys, the girls, and the overall team trophies at the Massachusetts public schools rowing championship. We will post the link to complete results when it is posted at regattacentral.com
A new program at Wayland High School this year is the Script to Screen class. Four movies have been written, produced, directed and edited by the students in the honors level digital movie making class. The scriptwriters and actors in the movies are mostly from the Wayland High School dramatic arts class. On Wednesday, June [...]
Setti Warren, candidate for the U.S. Senate and currently mayor of Newton, will speak to the Weston Democratic Town Committee on Wednesday, June 1 in the Community Room of the Weston Library. The organizing leadership of the meeting are Jackie Haas and John Carlton-Foss, both of Weston, chair and secretary of the Weston Democratic Town [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/29/11: Wayland High School student wins National Merit Scholarship. National Merit Scholarship Corporation officials released the names of the first group of winners in the 56th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, which included Wayland High School student Neeti Singhal. Approximately 1,000 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 200 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations.
Wayland Patch 5/29/11: House Fire Sends Three to Hospital. Three people are being treated for what authorities are calling minor burn injuries, after a house fire at a Wayland home earlier Sunday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Vinnie Smith said at about 4:20 p.m., the station received a call about a house fire at 21 Leary St. The fire was quickly knocked down by the first arriving company, said Smith. Three people – a man, woman and child of approximately 10 years old – were treated at the scene for what Smith called minor burn injuries.
Pack your kids, a blanket and/or lawn chair for an evening of entertainment, food, and fun at the Wayland Children and Parents Association’s annual Beach Concert and BBQ on Friday, June 10th at the Wayland Town Beach from 5:30-8:00pm. This year’s concert will feature live music by award winning musician, Wayne Potash. There will be [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/29/11: Two Natick teens charged in car theft in Wayland. Two Natick teenagers were arrested Friday after they were caught riding in a stolen car and tried to escape, police said. Cody Polchlopek, 17, and a 16-year-old boy, whose name was not released because of his age, were pulled over early Friday [...]
Join us on Saturday, June 18th for a fun-filled outing to Mohegan Sun and help raise funds to support the Wayland Community Pool. This day long excursion includes: R/T via private motor coach departing from Wayland High School Wine/beer and cheese & crackers served on way to casino 5 hours at Mohegan Sun Resort Casino [...]
The Board of Selectmen will meet on Tuesday, May 31 in Town Building. After reviewing the agenda and receiving public comment, Selectmen will consider a proclamation suggested by resident Ann Landry in support of the National Race Amity Day initiative aimed at celebrating the racial, cultural and religious diversity of America on Sunday, June 12. [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/28/11: Wayland man dies in landslide in Greece. A prominent Wayland financial adviser who died in a landslide on the Greek island of Santorini earlier this week was remembered by his colleagues as a "quiet leader" who enjoyed riding his bicycle to his office in Harvard Square. James A. Henderson of Wayland and his family were hiking in Oia, Santorini, on Monday afternoon when they were struck by the landslide, according to published reports.
Wayland Town Crier 5/27/11: Wayland High School students declare 'Your Skin Is In'. Wayland High School students entered the Melanoma Foundation of New England’s “Your Skin Is In” no tanning contest and chose their health over a tan during this year’s prom season. Seventy-five percent of the junior class signed a pledge asking them to make a commitment to avoid tanning prior to their prom. That included no visits to tanning beds – something over two million teens in the U.S. do every year. Wayland High School was selected as one of the $500 winners in Massachusetts for participating. The students received the check from Amy Mason, event manager of the Melanoma Foundation of New England. “We congratulate Wayland High School students and commend their efforts to help create awareness about the dangers of tanning and the associated risks of melanoma,” said Deb Girard, executive director of the Melanoma Foundation of New England.
Wayland Patch 5/27/11: Overnight Police Chase Results in Two Arrests. Early Friday morning, Wayland Police officers found themselves engaged in a chase and manhunt near the Wayland-Natick border that resulted in the arrest of two individuals. According to the police log, Wayland Police attempted to pull over a vehicle at 3:19 a.m. with Massachusetts plates 969IKW. The driver pulled over, but when the vehicle stopped, the occupants ran away.
Wayland Patch 5/27: Questions Asked, Concerns Raised at Middle School Fields Forum. Vernal pools, blue-spotted salamanders, runoff, noise and educational sacrifice were on the minds of the many residents who attended this week’s public hearing regarding proposed leaching and athletic fields at Wayland Middle School. Town Administrator Fred Turkington opened the forum letting attendees know that the purpose was to collect the questions and concerns of residents so that those issues could be addressed in the field analysis to be conducted soon.
Please Join Us! You and your family are invited to attend a meeting for parents of children with extra X and Y Chromosomes at Baystate Medical Center! Saturday June 4th, 2011, 12-2pm Location: Baystate Health Education Center, 361 Whitney Avenue, Holyoke, MA 12:30 pm- Parent discussion group with Lennie Wilson, who is a certified clinical [...]
SUMMER HOURS Our Summer Hours (Saturdays 10-1, closed Sundays) start the weekend of June 25. The library will be closed July 2-July 4 over Independence Day weekend. DECORDOVA: FROM CASTLE TO MUSEUM Louise Brown, DeCordova Museum guide, will present a program entitled “DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum: From Castle to Contemporary Art Museum” on Friday, [...]
Wayland Patch 5/27/11: Wayland DPW Announces Closure of Hannah Williams Playground. DPW Director Don Oullette decided to close Hannah Williams Playground following a report conducted by an independent contractor that confirmed Oullette's fears about the park's potential safety issues. "The playground is not up to today’s standards," said Diane Gorham in the DPW office. Oullette [...]
Wayland Patch 5/27/11: Sobriety Checkpoint in Middlesex County May 27-28. The State Police will be conducting a motor vehicle sobriety checkpoint on Friday, May 27 into Saturday, May 28 somewhere within Middlesex County which includes Wayland, according to a state police press release. “It will be operated during varied hours, the selection of vehicles will [...]
Boston Globe 5/27/11: Wayland man dies in rockslide in Greece. Friends and colleagues are mourning the death of Cambridge financial planner James A. Henderson, who was killed Monday in a rockslide on the Greek island of Santorini. Henderson, 52, of Wayland, was vacationing with his wife and college-age daughter when he died, his brother, John of Virginia, confirmed yesterday.
Wayland Town Crier 5/26/11: Wayland man going to jail in child-porn case. A Wayland man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve time in jail for possessing child-pornography images on his computer. Jeffrey Barnett, 53, pleaded guilty to charges of possession of child pornography (3 counts) and dissemination of child pornography, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said Thursday.
Wayland Town Crier 5/26/11: Winner of the Wayland Veterans Memorial Freedom Prize named. The 2011 winner of the Wayland Veterans Memorial Freedom Prize is Maggie Hojlo, a Wayland High School sophomore, for her essay “High Standards: Looking at Women’s Rights in Iran from an American Point of View.” She is the daughter of David and Laurie Hojlo. Hojlo began her essay with the words, “Women in the United States have the security of the Bill of Rights, particularly the 14th Amendment, to protect them in situations of discrimination … In Iran it is a completely different tale.” The Wayland Veterans Memorial Freedom Prize, offered for the sixth year, is one of three parts of an ongoing “Celebration of Freedom” – the granite memorial standing in front of the Wayland Town Building; the Book of Remembrance published in honor of all U.S. veterans for their gift of freedom; and the annual award of a $500 Freedom Prize for an essay on “freedom” by a Wayland High School student.
Wayland Patch 5/26/11: Patch Picks: Local Green Homes and Businesses. Consider features that reduce energy needs and costs in your home: Daylighting, light shelves and better insulation, for example. Among examples in the article, the home of Jackson Madnick in Wayland. Features: Creator of Pearl's Premium Ultra-Low Maintenance Grass, Jackson Madnick has been adding features to his home for over a decade. He now uses no electricity to heat his house in the winter yet on a January day it was a toasty 72 degrees. Almost all of the features have been installed by Madnick himself, including insulation in the walls from recycled fibers such as bluejeans, a heliostat on the roof which melts snow in key spots of the yard (including his wife's windshield), solar heating, thermal mass, daylighting and much more. The list is long and impressive. How to see it: Tours are available on Saturdays and must be scheduled in advance. Email Madnick here.
BRITISH ROMANTIC POETRY A Four Week Course with college professor, Dr. Eugene Narrett, Mondays – June 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 1:30-3:00in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Pre-registration and payment required for this $40 course. Course curriculum will include works by Samuel Taylor Colerdige, William Wordsworth, William Blake, Percy Shelley, John Keats. MFA EARLY ADMISSION/TOUR of [...]
Greek Reporter 5/23/11: American Tourist Dies in Isle Rockslide, Santorini. An American tourist was killed and four other foreign tourists were injured on Monday afternoon by a rockslide, on the renowned holiday island of Santorini. According to initial reports, the tourists were riding mule-back from the traditional cliff-hanging village of Oia to the tiny harbor of Armeni, on the island’s northern most coast. The 52-year-old American tourist and the mule he was riding were hit by falling boulders and ended up on the small seaport at the bottom of a cliff, some 200 metres below. The victim’s wife, 49, his daughter, 22, and two female tourists, both Mexican nationals in their mid 20s, were slightly injured before being rushed to the local health clinic in the island’s capital. We have heard reports that the victim was a Wayland resident, but are awaiting confirmation before posting more details.
Rosie is a long-haired miniature dachshund who has been missing since Wednesday evening (May 25) from her home near Riverview ball field. She is very small (about 7 pounds), and has brown fur. She is wearing a green collar and has Wayland town tags. She is friendly, and is not afraid of strangers. If anyone has seen Roxie, please call us at 508 314 3094, or an email to scm971@yahoo.com. Click here for full-sized photo.
Wayland Patch 5/26/11: Wayland Green Team Asks for Non-Polystyrene Trays at New High School. Representatives from the Wayland Green Team spoke at this week’s School Committee meeting about the need to do away with polystyrene lunch trays at the new high school. "We're of the mindset that polystyrene isn’t an effective way to serve food to students long-term for a number of reasons," Green Team member Christina Veal told the School Committee. While the ultimate goal is to remove polystyrene trays from all Wayland schools, the Green Team’s immediate goal is to impact the new high school. The High School Building Committee heard from the Green Team on this issue previously and has done preliminary looking into whether dishwashers could be added to the kitchen at the new high school. According to HSBC chair Lea Anderson, who attended the meeting to seek change orders for the construction, adding dishwashers at this point seems to be cost prohibitive.
Wayland Patch 5/25/11: Wayland Police Investigation Results in Prostitution Charges. An April investigation by Wayland Police resulted in charges related to prostitution for two individuals. According to a police press release, Amy McPherson, 34, of 106 Main Street #307 has been charged with sexual conduct for a fee, her second such charge in less than a year-and-a-half. William Hassan of 50 Highland Street in Medway has been charged with solicitation of prostitution.
Wayland Town Crier 5/26/11: Wayland woman charged with prostitution in public housing again. A Wayland woman who admitted to working as a prostitute last year has been charged with prostituting herself again in the same Wayland Housing Authority apartment. Amy McPherson, 32, of 106 Main St., will be summoned to appear in Framingham District Court on one count of sexual conduct for a fee, police said. An alleged customer, William Hassan, 57, of 50 Highland St., Medway, will also be summoned to court for solicitation of prostitution, police said. Police Chief Robert Irving said police began investigating McPherson in April after neighbors' complaints about activity at McPherson's apartment.
Wayland Town Crier 5/26/11: DEP decision on Town Center project expected soon. An overflow crowd filled the Large Meeting Room of the Wayland Town Building last week to give testimony to two representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding the application for a sewer connection submitted by Twenty Wayland in connection with the long-pending Town Center project. The permit would allow the proposed development to link up to the new wastewater treatment facility now under construction on the former Raytheon property. The new plant will have a capacity of 52,000 gallons per day.
Wayland Patch 5/25/11: Student Response to Vandalism is Appropriate, Tutwiler Says. Wayland High School Principal Pat Tutwiler said the students at his school are responding appropriately and actively to the offensive graffiti spray painted on the WHS sign over the weekend.
You’re invited to a fundraiser for Jeff’s Place, a Wayland-based children’s bereavement program providing free, nondenominational support groups to grieving children, teens and families in MetroWest Boston. Saturday night, June 4 at 8 pm at Temple Shir Tikva, 141 Boston Post Road, Wayland. $60 pp includes lots of food, beer, wine, desserts, amazing silent and [...]
Shop at Whole Foods in Wayland and 5% of their next sales goes to the Wayland Green Team's School Gardens and Composting project. The Green Team is working with Claypit Hill, Happy Hollow, and Wayland Middle School to establish on-site kitchen and cafeteria composting and school gardens. .
Instrument Petting Zoo Sponsored by the Park and Recreation Department with Michael and Rebecca Leonard of Leonards Music Sunday, June 5th, 2-4pm at the Wayland Arts Center, 14 East Plain Street, Wayland, MA Demonstrations of all the band instruments will be followed by the opportunity for your child to try the instruments themselves. Come join [...]
During the Month of April 2011, The Wayland Police Department conducted an investigation into prostitution that had been reported during the month. The prostitution investigation focused on #106 Main Street in Wayland. This has been the focus of a past investigation into the same illegal behavior. During the investigation, the Wayland Police Department identified two (2) [...]
Parmenter Community Health Care and Traditions of Wayland are co-sponsoring an informational session on understanding long-term care insurance. Linda Thalheimer, CLTC, CSA, OTR/L, MSA has over 25 years of experience in professional and personal long-term care products and will explain the various benefit triggers, policy variations, coverage options and more. This will take place at [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/25/11: Stow woman pleads guilty to Wayland drunken driving charge. A woman whose blood alcohol level was almost four times the legal limit when she was stopped by police Monday on Rte. 27 pleaded guilty at her arraignment yesterday to drunken driving. Kate McManus, 50, of Stow, was allowed to plead guilty in Framingham District Court over the objection of prosecutor Dannon Spacer, who wanted another court date to have time to check on any outstanding cases or possible charges. Spacer urged Judge Douglas Stoddart to issue a guilty finding, but he continued the case without a finding for a year. McManus will lose her license for 45 days, must attend an alcohol education course and has to pay $600 in court fees.
Wayland Patch 5/24/11: Hannah Williams Site Visit Results in Talk of New Plans. The Wayland Planning Board took a soggy stroll through Hannah Williams Park Monday morning during a site visit that is part of next steps to revitalizing the park. Don Oullette, director of Wayland’s Department of Public Works pointed out multiple trees marked for removal – some to make way for new fencing and others because they are sick and in danger of falling. Plans have not yet been finalized when it comes to the layout of the park, but Town Planner Sarkis Sarkisian brought sketches of the plans as well as a tape measure to actually walk off the area suggested. The debate continues to center on where to put the parking lot.
Adult mountain bike found abandoned near Dudley Pond. Call Jennifer Steel at 508-652-1952 or email her at jennifermsteel@gmail.com. The bike is nice, it was perhaps stolen and then dumped by the side of the road. If it could be yours, please email Jennifer and provide the details of your missing bike.
The Wayland Police Department wishes to advise the public that there will be temporary road closings in place in the Main Street area of Wayland on Memorial Day, Monday May 30th, 2011, due to the Memorial Day Parade. The parade will commence at the Middle School at 11:00 A.M.; proceed south on Main Street (Route [...]
Wayland Town Crier 5/24/11: Man charged with hitting Down syndrome son. A Special Olympics coach was arraigned yesterday on charges that he repeatedly slapped his mentally disabled adult son for playing poorly during a tennis match in Wayland on Saturday, police said. George L. Chin, 63, of Mattapoisett, denied the allegations in Framingham District Court yesterday and said he was baffled by the charges. In a police report filed in Framingham District Court yesterday, Wayland Police Officer Tyler Castagno said he went to the Longfellow Fitness and Tennis Club on Boston Post Road around 5pm on a call about an assault.
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